Te āheinga - The opportunity:

Reporting to the Clinical Lead for Te Pou Oranga Whaiora at Te Whare Ora o Kōpūārau, the Kaiārahi Navigator acts as an “on the ground” advocate for whānau to access integrated care and support services.

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You will have a Social Work or clinical qualification or will have commenced your study pathway.

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Ngā Kawenga me ngā Mahi – Duties & responsibilities:

• Work with whānau in your allocated case load to understand their needs, aspirations, support, own potential, and barriers and introduce wrap around services and support.

• Complete pre-entry, referral, intake, triage, assessments, and discharge processes in line with the required framework.

• Collaborate and work with internal and external providers, Kaimahi and relevant community services to complete the service delivery requirements.

• Report on, evaluate, review, all goals, plans and milestones to ensure the service delivery is to the required standard and fit for purpose to achieve whānau goals.

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Ngā wheako me ngā pūkenga - Experience & Skills required:

• A qualification in Social Work or in the final year of study towards a recognised Social Work Degree.

• An understanding of the social work framework and how to apply this as a Kaiārahi Navigator.

• Act with a high-level of professionalism, able to prioritise, work under pressure and maintain accuracy.

• Passionate about empowering our whānau towards Te Ao Marama.

• Knowledge of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

• Knowledge of Te Whakatōhea me ona tikanga would be highly regarded.

 

If your skills and experience match this role, please APPLY NOW! Submit your expression of interest to peopleandculture@whakatohea.co.nz requesting the job description.

 

Check us out at: https://www.whakatohea.co.nz

 

Due to the substantial number of applications, we will only contact shortlisted candidates.