Cultural Practitioner Lead

• Full Time
• Application Closes 06 Jul 2024
• Auckland - Auckland
• Social Worker

Cultural Practitioner Lead – Te Whare Hīnātore

About the role

As a key member of Te Whare Hīnātore, the role of the Cultural Practitioner Lead is to support the Team Leader to provide a tuakana/teina mentoring role, coaching and developing other kaimahi to step into the cultural leadership space. This includessupporting to develop mātauranga and reo Māori, implementing tikanga and kawa in the whare, facilitating groups or interventions, co-leading Wāhine Dinner, helping with the daily running of the whare and providing rostered on-call duties.

Duties

• Provide support to develop staff understanding and integration of te ao Māori practice.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of a Kaupapa Māori programme.
• Develop and implement initiatives and plans to embed Te Ao Māori in alignment with Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
• Develop relationships that support the Mission and its work.
• Deliver and continuously improve the provision of quality kaupapa Māoriservices at Te Whare Hīnātore and the Wāhine Dinner.

Skills

• Knowledge of Kaupapa Māori principles e.g. understanding culture, power and how it relates to the Treaty.
• Previous experience working with those experiencing homelessness, food insecurity, alcohol or other drug addictions, physical/mental illness.
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of implementing te reo me ōna tikanga Māori into organisational practice.
• Working knowledge of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and experience implementing into organisational practice.
• Full clean New Zealand Driver’s Licence.

Benefits

• 5 x ‘Mission leave’ days, additional to annual and sick leave.
• Access to EAP & 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 on a weekly basis.
• Close to public transport.
• Career progression opportunities.

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 done 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 10 sites in Tāmaki Makaurau. We offer support for however long and in whatever way needed – for some people that’s simply accessing one of our many services, for others that’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 474 people in our residential social detox facility in HomeGround, distributed over 50,000 food parcels to families and individuals, and served over 75,000 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 Auckland City Mission.