Community Connector - Kaitūhonohono ā-Hapori
Community Connector - Mission Grocer
(Fixed term contract July 2025 – February 2026)
About the role
This position manages the day-to-day running of the Mission Grocer, a social enterprise dedicated to bringing low-cost healthy food to those who live and work in the city. While there are several retail management aspects to the role, central to the position is being a community connector. The Mission Grocer is a place where all members of the community must feel safe and welcome to shop and interact with others. It is a new and developing service
We value team development and our people's career growth; we will mentor you on your unique journey to do meaningful work in a supportive environment. This role is a great starting point where you can learn on the job and work towards a longer-term career at Auckland Mission.
Duties
- Develop and maintain knowledge and understanding of external community issues and how they relate to Mission services.
- Work closely with the HomeGround Community Lead and Food Security Service, engage with potential and existing customers, HomeGround residents and kaimahi, and other city centre community members.
- Undertake retail tasks including stock management, customer sales, ordering, limiting waste, keeping an organised and tidy shop, including maintaining it’s ‘A’ grade food hygiene certification
Skills & Experience
- Tertiary qualification in a relevant field. OR extensive experience in a related and transferable setting.
- Solid administrative and computer experience.
- Ability to relate to people from all walks of life.
- Full clean driver’s licence.
Skills, experience and knowledge may also be obtained from a number of different experiences. For example, from paid work, voluntary work, work undertaken within your Church, Marae, or from specific iwi/whānau responsibilities.
Benefits
- Opportunity to move into other roles and grow your career.
- Access to Vitae & external supervision.
- Access to monthly romiromi (holistic energy and bodywork), kapahaka, and weekly waiata).
- Ongoing training and development.
- 15% discount at Auckland City Mission Op Shops.
- Access to low-cost, farm fresh produce weekly.
- Close to public transport.
- Discounted parking at SkyCity.
About the organisation
Auckland City Mission - Te Tāpui Atawhai supports Aucklanders in greatest need. Our services have evolved as the city’s social needs have changed, and we respond to these needs with care and compassion while advocating for a reality where there are: enough suitable homes, enough money for nutritious food, and easily accessible health care for all. Since our doors opened more than 100 years ago, this has been our ‘why’. Today, we operate across 9 sites in Tāamaki Makaurau. We offer support for however long and in whatever way is needed – for some people, that’s simply accessing one of our many services, for others, it’s a complex journey with our full support.
Over the past 12 months, the Mission has provided 200 people with permanent homes, conducted over 20,000 consultations at the Calder Health Centre in HomeGround, cared for 462 people in our residential social detox facility in HomeGround, distributed almost 50,000 food parcels to families and individuals, and served over 80,000 warm meals in our community dining room, Haeata.
Last year we were proud to win the Nga Āhuatanga o Te Tiriti Tohu (Award), and the Supreme Award at the 2023 Diversity Awards. These awards recognise our mahi to create a workplace which empowers Māori, and where Māori solutions can be developed and offered to the people who we support. If you are interested in this role, please apply with your resume and a cover letter outlining your interest in the role and the Auckland City Mission. “
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