Kaiwhakatairanga Hauora - Health Promotion Advisor

Kaiwhakatairanga Hauora – Health Promotion Advisor

Community and Whānau Wellbeing team

National Public Health Service – Queenstown

• Permanent full-time, and permanent part-time (20hrs per week) opportunities available
• Utilise your strong connections with communities and settings and your in-depth knowledge of Hauora Māorito promote healthy environments

Join our Communities’ team at Te Whatu Ora, Southern at a key time of change where you will meaningfully contribute to our kaupapa of working in partnership with communities to identify and address health and wellbeing priorities. 

Mō te tūranga | About the role

Our team has an equity focus working in partnership with communities.  We work in various settings to promote health and wellbeing, reduce inequities and work alongside focus populations to support them in building on their strengths to address priorities, for example, alcohol harm reduction, healthy food environments and mental wellbeing, and working with partners to identify and address other determinants e.g. rural wellbeing.

The opportunities available are:

• Permanent, part-time (0.5FTE, 20 hours per week) with a key focus on healthy food environments
• Permanent, full-time (1.0FTE, 40 hours per week) with a key focus on alcohol harm reduction

Our mahi involves building connections and maintaining effective relationships. As the Kaiwhakatairanga Hauora – Health Promotion Advisor, alongside the key focus of your portfolio you will also be involved in:

• Working as part of a team with colleagues in Te Whatu Ora and Te Ake Whai Ora, supported by our Communities’ Leadership team members
• Establish effective and trusted relationships with key stakeholders to support the implementation of health promotion initiatives e.g. mental wellbeing, healthy food environments
• Collaborating with community, other organisations and sectors, to identify and address health priorities.

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Mōu ake | About you

• Health promotion experience along with experience working with community development is highly desirable;
• Health promotion qualification is advantageous but not essential;
• An understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its application to working with communities to promote health and wellbeing;

We are looking for a motivated team member who enjoys connecting and working with community partners such as councils, NGOs and schools. In this role you will build and maintain great working relationships with community partners in Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago to support the implementation of health promotion strategies  You will have excellent organisational, communication and computer skills.  You will have the confidence to build successful working relationships with those around you, the ability to work independently or within a multidisciplinary team environment.  You will also bring experience in community development or health promotion.

Painga | Benefits

• Continuous support for career development.
• Subsidised gym membership and discounted health insurance.
• Access to a range of retail discounts and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• Feed your bold side out of hours in the most adventurous region of NZ!

Find out more about our variety of benefits and discounts here Benefits of joining us | Southern Health | He hauora, he kuru pounamu

Mō mātou | About us

Health New Zealand I Te Whatu Ora - Southern has the largest geographical coverage of all the New Zealand regions, providing services to 350,000 people in diverse communities. We take pride in all the services we provide, and our aim is to improve, promote and protect the health of our region. We believe that our dedicated and passionate staff are a significant driving force behind the achievement of these standards, and we need more like-minded people to help us continue providing for our community.

Now is a great time to relocate to family-friendly Southern if you are considering a move! The Southern district offers excellent amenities, first class early childhood through to tertiary education and the opportunity to have an outstanding work-life balance.  Whether it is surfing or skiing, hunting or fishing; theatre, live-music or art – there’s literally something for everyone. The stunning Catlins, Fiordland and Central Otago regions are within driving distance, offering beautiful scenery and plenty of recreational opportunities whatever your passion. Check out https://careers.southernhealth.nz/ for what the region and we can offer you and your whanau.

Utu whānui |Salary range

This role belongs to the Allied, Public Health, Scientific and Technical Multi Employer Collective Agreement and falls between Step 1 ($74,842) and Step7 ($104,466) p.a pro rata

Rā mōnehu |Closing Date: Sunday, 5th May 2024

Due to the fast-paced nature of what we do, our vacancy close dates may be subject to change. Don’t delay, make sure you apply as soon as possible.

Tono ināianei | Apply now

We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website: https://careers.southernhealth.nz/

If you currently work for Health New Zealand I Te Whatu Ora- Southern , please apply for this role via our internal careers site, found here:  Pulse > Applications > Corporate > SuccessFactors

For further information please contact James Boyd, Recruitment Advisor, all conversations will be confidential in nature James.boyd@southerndhb.govt.nz

Pre-Employment checks

In the interests of protecting our people and our patients, all appointments will be subject to:

• Occupational Health Assessment
• Police Vetting / Ministry of Justice safety checks
• Serious misconduct checks (previous Public Service departments and statutory Crown entities only)
• Covid 19 vaccination