Kaiarahi - Cultural Practitioner casual hours

Deliver the daily programme. This includes facilitating whanaungatanga or skills groups, providing 1:1 sessions to support wāhine to work towards their individual goals, and helping with the daily running of the whare.

About the role

Our Cultural Practitioner - Te Whare Hīnātore is responsible for implementing the daily programme, ensuring service delivery aligns with the direction, goals, and objectives of Te Whare Hīnātore, with a specific focus on the implementation and integration of te ao Māori within all elements of the service. This includes the weekly Wāhine dinner as an important extension of Te Whare Hīnātore. This is a female - only service.

We value team development and our people's career growth; we will mentor you on your unique journey to do meaningful work in a supportive environment. This role is a great starting point where you can learn on the job and work towards a longer-term career at Auckland City Mission.

Duties

• Deliver Te Whare Hīnātore daily programme alongside other practitioners.
• Provide support to conducts groups and 1:1 session in a safe and professional manner.
• Supports and/or conducts comprehensive assessments.
• Collaborate with team in the development of individual treatment and care/safety plans.
• Supports and / or conducts admission/discharge meetings.

Skills

• Relevant tertiary qualification with demonstrated experience or experience working in the sector, ideally within a residential setting. An understanding of mental health and addiction.
• Experienced dealing with intensive clinical needs assessment and care planning for vulnerable clients.
• Empathy and understanding of issues of trauma, mental health, addiction, poverty and homelessness.
• Ability to build rapport, build and maintain relationships and interpersonal skills.
• A full clean New Zealand Drivers Licence.
• Skills, experience and knowledge may also be obtained from a number of different experiences. For example, from paid work, voluntary work, work undertaken within your Church, Marae, or from specific iwi/whānau responsibilities.

Benefits

• 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 changed, 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 9 sites in Tāamaki Makaurau. We offer support for however long and in whatever way is needed – for some people, that’s simply accessing one of our many services, for others, it’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 462 people in our residential social detox facility in HomeGround, distributed almost 50,000 food parcels to families and individuals, and served over 80,000 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 the Auckland City Mission.

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