Health Promotion Advisor

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Community and Whānau Wellbeing Team - Invercargill

National Public Health Service

• Utilise your strong connections with communities and settings, such as workplaces, and your in-depth knowledge of Hauora Māori to promote healthy environments
• Previous experience in health promotion or community development would be ideal
• Permanent role, 1.0 FTE, 40 hours per week based in Invercargill

Mō te tūranga - About the role

Join our Community and Whānau Wellbeing team at Te Whatu Ora, Southern at a key time of change where you will meaningfully contribute to our kaupapa of working in partnership with communities to identify and address health and wellbeing priorities.

Our team has an equity focus working in partnership with communities. We work in various settings to promote health and wellbeing, reduce inequities and work alongside focus populations to support them in building on their strengths to address priorities, for example, alcohol harm reduction, workplace wellbeing, and mental wellbeing.

Our mahi involves building connections and maintaining effective relationships; as the Kaiwhakatairanga Hauora - Health Promotion Advisor, you will be involved in:

• working as part of a team with colleagues in Te Whatu Ora, supported by our Community and Whānau Wellbeing Leadership team members
• establishing effective and trusted relationships with key stakeholders to support the implementation of health promotion processes and initiatives e.g health promoting workplaces including WorkWell, well-being and mental health promotion
• collaborating with community, other organisations and sectors, to identify and address health and wellbeing priorities.

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Mōu ake - About you

We are looking for a motivated team member who enjoys connecting and working with community partners and settings, such as workplaces and NGOs.

In this role you will build and maintain great working relationships with community partners in Southland to support the implementation of health promotion strategies, and work with workplaces to support sustainable health promotion approaches to workplace wellbeing.

You will have excellent organisational, communication and computer skills.  You will have the confidence to build successful working relationships with those around you, the ability to work independently or within a multidisciplinary team environment.  You will also bring experience in community development or health promotion.

Mō mātou - About us

Te Whatu Ora - Southern has the largest geographical coverage of all the New Zealand regions, providing services to 350,000 people in diverse communities. We take pride in all the services we provide, and our aim is to improve, promote and protect the health of our region. We believe that our dedicated and passionate staff are a significant driving force behind the achievement of these standards, and we need more like-minded people to help us continue providing for our community.

Tauwāhi - Location

Life is kind in Invercargill. If it's the city life you crave, you'll find it here - and still have money in your pocket. You'll find affordable housing, there are great schools for all levels, and the stressful long commute to work will be history.

In addition to this you'll have easy access to lakes and the sea, and in the winter some of the country's best ski fields are an easy drive away.

Now is a great time to relocate to Southern if you were considering a move. Check out https://careers.southernhealth.nz/ for what the region and we can offer you and your whānau.

Utu whānui - Salary range

This role belongs to the Allied, Public Health, Scientific and Technical Multi Employer Collective Agreement and falls between Step 1 ($74,842) and Step7 ($104,466) p.a pro rata

Rā mōnehu - Closing date: Sunday, 5 May 2024.

Due to the fast-paced nature of what we do, our vacancy close dates may be subject to change. Don't delay, make sure you apply as soon as possible.

Tono ināianei - Apply now

We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website:

For further information please contact James, Recruitment Advisor - email: James.Boyd@southerndhb.govt.nz

Pre-employment checks

In the interests of protecting our people and our patients, all appointments will be subject to:

• Occupational health assessment
• Police vetting/Ministry of Justice safety checks
• Serious misconduct checks (previous Public Service departments and statutory Crown entities only)
• Covid-19 vaccination

To apply

We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website: https://careers.southernhealth.nz/