Job Description
Position
0.4 FTE Permanent position available.
Overview
We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a Pukenga Atawhai to join the Intellectual Disability services within Specialist Mental Health services (both inpatient and outpatient settings). We are looking for a motivated and positive Pukenga Atawhai to uphold tikanga, strengthen cultural pathways, and foster manaakitanga and whanaungatanga within our supportive multidisciplinary teams.
Responsibilities
- Awhina and manaaki our tangata whaiora and whānau
- Connect and engage with tangata whaiora to understand their cultural requirements through assessments (Te Arotakenga – cultural assessments)
- Work alongside and guide our qualified health professionals to be culturally responsive
- Tautoko (support) our kaimahi (staff) in understanding Tikanga Māori
- Support other teams as needed and participate in an out‑of‑hours on‑call roster