Thinking about a Career with Raukawa

The Raukawa Charitable Trust is always looking to employee dedicated and qualified individuals to join our team to build a brighter future for our iwi members and the wider community.

Vacancy Listing

Alcohol and Other Drug Clinician (.8 FTE) (Part-time, Permanent)

About Raukawa Charitable Trust:

The Raukawa Charitable Trust (RCT) has been a provider of quality community initiatives throughout the South Waikato since 1987. We are proud to deliver a wide range of iwi-lead initiatives in health, social, treaty, cultural, and environmental sectors, to the communities that we serve.

We have a part-time vacancy for an Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Clinician in the Tiwai Hauora Mental Health and Addictions Team. This role provides a community or outpatient-based alcohol and drug assessment, treatment, and consultation/liaison service within a kaupapa Māori framework.  Work hours are 32 hours/week, and is primarily based in the Tokoroa office with travel to satellite offices.

The preferred applicant will:

We offer:

• The opportunity to bring your skills and experience
• Ongoing professional development and training opportunities
• Monday to Friday business hours, supportive of employee-friendly work-life balance
• A dynamic and supportive clinical team environment
• Use of a vehicle whilst on duty, plus mobile phone
• Health Insurance for all eligible employees

The successful candidate will:

• Be familiar with Maori models of health
• Be a registered health practitioner from either a Social Services, Nursing or Allied Health background with specific experience in AOD or similar
• Hold a current DAPAANZ registration, or be working towards achievement of
• Ideally, have experience working in the Alcohol and Drug field
• A demonstrated ability to work within the community at all levels
• Possess a current full drivers licence

If you are interested in working in a supportive please apply by sending an application form, CV and a covering letter to HR@raukawa.org.nz

Registered Nurse – Whānau Ora Mobile Nurse

 (Full-time, Permanent)

About Raukawa Charitable Trust:

The Raukawa Charitable Trust (RCT) has been a provider of quality community initiatives throughout the South Waikato since 1987. We are proud to deliver a wide range of iwi-lead initiatives in health, social, treaty, cultural, and environmental sectors, to the communities that we serve.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Mobile Nurse based from our Tokoroa premises. The mobile nurse will work with a Whānau Ora integrated approach to provide support to individuals and high needs communities with diabetes, cardio vascular and respiratory disease, with a view to improving quality of life for those with a chronic disease.

We offer:

• The opportunity to bring your nursing skills and experience to our organisation and clients
• Ongoing professional development and training opportunities
• Excellent working conditions
• Christmas holidays each year due to a Christmas close-down
• Monday to Friday business hours, supportive of employee friendly work-life balance
• A dynamic and supportive clinical team environment
• Use of a vehicle whilst on duty, plus mobile phone
• Health Insurance for all eligible employees*

The successful candidate will possess:

• A current practicing certificate for a Registered Nurse
• Experience in chronic or long term conditions or medical nursing
• Excellent communication skills
• The ability to work independently with great team support
• Experience working within the Whānau Ora concept and in supporting Māori kaupapa
• Current full drivers licence

Applications close midday Friday 14 June 2019.
If you are interested in working in a supportive organisation, please apply by sending an application form, CV and a covering letter to HR@raukawa.org.nz.

For a copy of the application form and position description visit https://www.raukawa.org.nz/rct/vacancies-2/

Family Start Whānau Worker (6 months fixed-term)

In order to provide cover for parental leave, we are looking for a Whānau worker to provide support and assistance to whānau by visiting them in their homes so they can achieve their care plans.  This is an exciting opportunity for a caring, compassionate individual who has great listening skills, and who wants to make a difference in their communities and the lives of others.  We are looking for a mature person who is respectful of others, and who is culturally sensitive.

Family Start is a child-centred, family focused and strengths-based service working from Putaruru.  Responsibilities in this role include:

• Home visits in South Waikato including the Piako area to deliver the Family Start programme; and
• Delivery of the new parenting resource.

Our preferred applicant will have:

• A Level 7 Diploma or Degree qualifications in a discipline relevant to working with children and their families/whānau
• Registration in the respective fields of Health, Education, or the Social Services sector
• Skills and experience working in the homes of our most vulnerable stakeholders
• A commitment to work in culturally appropriate ways, to reflect and build on the strengths of individuals, whānau and hapu
• Experience working within the Whānau Ora framework – assisting families to build and strengthen their whānau and community support networks

• Excellent communication, report writing skills, and the ability to maintain confidentiality.

You will be working in a friendly and supportive team environment, but you must also be able to self-manage, and take the initiative.  Applicants must hold a valid and full Class 1 drivers licence and be prepared to undergo reference checks and Police vetting.

If you think you meet our requirements, please submit a cover letter, and a CV in chronological order by Friday 21 June 2019, to HR@raukawa.org.nz.

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