Community Services and Injury Prevention Coordinator

September 3, 2024

Plunket

OTHER & PART TIME

Here at Whānau Āwhina Plunket, our community services provide supplementary support to our clinical teams to support holistic whānau wellness, provide helpful services and supporting stronger community bonds.
We’re seeking a dynamic Community Services and Injury Prevention Coordinator to join our Southland team as we rebuild our community services on a part time (25 hours per week) permanent basis. This role is based in Invercargill and will involve travel around the Southland region in a Plunket vehicle. The days and hours worked can be negotiated.

Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity
Our Community Services and Injury Prevention Coordinators wear two hats – they ensure our community-based initiatives such as our parenting groups and programmes run smoothly, and our volunteers are well supported. You will have the opportunity to build connections with local community groups to develop initiatives that promote healthy, confident whānau and pēpi.
In addition, injury prevention involves supporting whānau to keep tamariki safe from unintentional injury. Your focus will be working in partnership with whānau to understand risk and support them to develop strategies that keep their child safe. You will work in collaboration with our Plunket Nurses, Kaiāwhina , Health workers and our community partners to deliver services to local communities.
This hybrid role requires a degree of flexibility which could be the perfect match for your needs. Working with different groups and with volunteers means that the day to day needs will change, but the mahi also allows flexibility to work from the office and home.
The pay rate for this role is $27.80 per hour.

He kōrero mōu | About you
To thrive in this role, you will have a passion for working with tamariki, be confident in engaging with local groups and be able to effectively build relationships with whānau. You will have had prior experience working in a role where you built positive relationships and were able to understand needs before working towards a solution.
We’re open to a variety of backgrounds, as long as you bring the passion for advancing and promoting services which will make a genuine difference to whānau.
While prior Child Restraint experience would be fantastic, if you are eager to learn new practical skills and willing to undertake Child Restraint Technician training, we will pay for your qualification.
There is a fair level of fitness required as you will be lifting child restraints and climbing into cars.
You will also have:

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Confidence to work both independently and within a team environment
Commitment to work in a manner that reflects the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi
A full driver’s licence.

Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou | What we offer
If you’re seeking to work for an organisation that values improving society, join us at Whānau Āwhina Plunket. In line with our values, we believe in caring for our people, to support your wellbeing and ongoing professional growth.

Various wellbeing schemes such as a Wellbeing day: use your one of your sick leave days to proactively support your well being
Retail discounts
Programmes to build your cultural competence so you can contribute to our goals most effectively

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply
To view the position description or to apply for this role please refer to www.plunket.org.nz/careers. For specific questions about this mahi, please contact Jane Denley (Community Services Manager) on Jane.Denley@plunket.org.nz.
Applications close on 18 September 2024.

He huanui oranga mo ngā mokopuna whakatipuranga roto i ngā hapori heke iho, heke iho
Setting the path of wellness in our communities for the early years, for generations to come
Whānau Āwhina Plunket is committed to supporting the health and wellbeing of pēpi, tamariki and their whānau/family. We have committed to adopting a pro-equity approach where we give life to the Treaty principles of tino rangatiratanga, partnership, active protection, equity and options in our mahi/work to ensure healthy tamariki, confident whānau and connected communities. This journey is creating exciting career opportunities - If you would like to contribute to the important mahi we do, nau mai, haere mai.

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