Whanau Ora Navigator

Navigator

• Whanau Ora - Pacific 
• The leader in Pacific family support services 
• South Auckland 

About the roles:

Join a great team making a real difference in Pacific wellbeing. This fulltime position based at our Manurewa hub is a special opportunities requiring a versatile social / community worker looking for an exciting new role.  

Pacific Whanau Ora is a family-centred approach which understands that families themselves know the best solutions to the challenges they face. The Pacific Whanau Ora Navigator is there for Pacific families living in Auckland to show them the ways to achieve their goals in health, education, economic development and culture. 

It’s an out and about role so duties will take you around your region from your base.  40 hours per week – flexitime - salaried position. 

About You:

We are looking for an enthusiast to join our Whanau Ora Navigator Team.  You will: 

• Value the whanau ora approach 
• Have a sound understanding of the Pacific community sector where you live, with connections within it
• Believe and have genuine enthusiasm for what can be achieved by our Pacific people
• Know how to access community resources for families
• While social worker registration is preferred, if you are at least a Category 3 – Level 4 Health Certificate graduate
• Be able to work flexibly 
• A Pacific language capability may be an advantage 
• Value and want to live The Fono approach to working with community groups and families

About us:

A message from The Fono’s CEO - Tevita Funaki

Because you’re thinking about a career with The Fono Trust let me tell you why that could be a great idea.  When you become part of The Fono family you are sharing over 30 years of heritage as the Pacific organisation proven to have the power to generate substantial improvements for Pacific peoples in health and wellbeing right across Auckland.

As an employee you become an important part of FonoCare – our unique Integrated Model of Care.  It is The Fono’s lifeforce and guides us all in our commitment to equity in outcomes.  What our Integrated Model of Care can achieve inspires us every day when we connect with the communities and families we serve. Seeing how The Fono has grown through innovative thinking that doesn’t accept it can’t be done - It can, and we’ve proved it time and time again.  Taking personal inspiration from the past and what our people at The Fono are achieving every day through our services.

FonoCare - The Fono Integrated model of Care is an expanding range of high-quality primary health, mental health, dental services, public health, health support, whanau ora, social services -- including the Feleoko family support/food bank to Pasifika and all who need our care.  The Fono also has the Oceania Career Academy as a service providing, as a NZQA Category One tertiary institution, highly successful training and transitions to employment. 

We lead the way in developing partnerships with the community and other providers.  The term "fono" in our name is particularly suitable for our identity as its meaning reflects meetings between people.  And that’s what we offer the people we serve and the people who join The Fono family as employees or contractors.  With links into all areas of Pasifika community life we have a unique ability to make our high quality, affordable health and social services conveniently available across our vibrant and multicultural city from eight locations and through outreach services. For more on The Fono see www.thefono.org

Find out more / apply:

For an application form, job description email [email protected] putting WONM in the subject line.