Kaiāwhina - Chronic Care
The Raukawa Charitable Trust’s (RCT) Health and Social Services group, Tīwai Hauora, embrace an all of life approach to its service delivery. To meet our vision for our service, we need likeminded people to join us on our journey of making a real difference to whānau, uri, and communities.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Kaiāwhina to join our Chronic Care Services team, this is a fixed term part-time role, working 30 hours per week; 8:30am-4:30pm Monday – Thursday and based out of the Raukawa Putāruru tari.
The purpose of the Chronic Care Service is to provide support to whānau in the Raukawa rohe living with, or at risk of chronic health conditions. This includes diabetes, cardiovascular disease, respiratory conditions, stroke, and gout. These conditions include diabetes, cardiovascular disease, respiratory conditions, stroke, and gout. A significant focus of the mahi is preventing the occurrence of chronic conditions and reducing the progression of complications for those living with these conditions.
Our Kaiāwhina works in partnership with people and their whānau to achieve whānau ora, improved quality of life, and equitable health outcomes. The Kaiāwhina is a member of the Comprehensive Primary Care Team (CPCT) working within the Te Whare Tapa Whā model of care. Kaiāwhina will provide advocacy and support, information and education, and work to reduce barriers to Māori accessing healthcare.
Your Attributes - What you will bring to the role:
- A genuine commitment to improving the health and wellbeing of our whānau
- Experience delivering and supporting health plans within the community
- The ability to problem-solve and provide tailored individual or group support
- An understanding of Māori models of health
- An understanding of the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its application within service delivery
- Experience building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders
- A commitment to working collaboratively across Tīwai Hauora and Te Whatu Ora to ensure the health and wellbeing of whānau is improved
- The capability to advocate on behalf of whānau to ensure better health and social outcomes for our people
- A current full driver’s licence & an entitlement to work in New Zealand
What RCT can offer:
- Free health insurance via Southern Cross
- Pathways for personal and professional development
- Autonomy within the role, operating from a high trust model
- A fantastic team culture: opportunity to work in a culturally rich, vibrant, fun, and friendly workplace environment
- An environment where your skills, expertise and life experiences are valued
If you would like more hours, there is a possibility of fulfilling another part-time role on the Fridays with our Raukawa Energy Innovation Project.
If you think you meet our requirements, please complete the application form and submit a cover letter, and a CV in chronological order.
Applications close on Friday 15th August 2025 and will be assessed as they are received. Interviews may be undertaken prior to close date, so don’t delay!
For more info about the Raukawa Charitable Trust visit www.raukawa.org.nz
Applications for this role will take you to the advertisers site.
