Health Promoter - National Bowel Screening Programme Waikato

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Where you’ll be working: Based at the Cancer Society Building, 511 Grey St, Hamilton East 3216 

• The details: Full time (40 hours per week) 

• Salary details: Range from $69,975 up to $84,193 (depending on experience and qualifications) with automatic annual increases and development opportunities 

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence. 

About the Role 

Are you looking to take a step forward with your community engagement and communications career? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you! 

Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora Waikato is looking for an exceptional Health Promoter to raise awareness of and participation in the free national bowel screening programme in our area, prioritising engagement with Māori and Pacific communities. 

The Health Promoter plays a crucial role in planning, leading and coordinating events and education sessions. Combining your established community networks and ability to engage with our eligible age group - 50-74 year olds, you will make a genuine difference and improve outcomes for whānau and ‘aiga. 

Day to day you will: 

• Encourage and inspire people in their hauora screening practices, principally to complete their test kits for the bowel-screening programme. 

• Complete targeted outreach phone calling with participants. 

• Network with diverse organisations and workplaces, and build local collaborations with key community stakeholders. 

• Maintain strong and effective relationships with health and social community groups. 

• Carry out promotional activities and projects. 

This is a full time 1.0 FTE permanent position where you will work Monday to Friday, and be available for intermittent evening and weekend work, both locally and across the wider Waikato region when required. 

About the Service 

Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora Waikato promotes the national bowel screening programme with eligible people - Māori and Pacific people between the age range of 50-74 years old, and everyone else in the age range of 60-74 years old. 

Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora expects to achieve bowel cancer screening rates of 60% for all eligible people. 

The current participation rate for eligible Māori living in the Waikato area is 43%, and for eligible Pacific people is 38%. 

The Bowel Screening Community team are passionate and committed to increasing these participation rates. We are a dynamic and innovative team, resourceful and highly motivated. We work collaboratively to develop community-driven approaches to hauora education and awareness. 

About you 

• Essential: 

• Have established community networks and engagement experience with Māori and / or Pacific communities 

• Background in health promotion and / or education, and have worked in a health setting for more than 2 years. 

• Demonstrated experience in problem solving and delivering on innovative solutions. 

• Full New Zealand Driver’s License. 

• Proven excellent communication skills. 

• Desirable: 

• Under-graduate education in a health care profession. 

• Event management experience. 

• Communications, design or social media experience. 

Working for Health New Zealand 

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes. 

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. 

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion  

• We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter. 

• We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities. 

Click here to view the position description. 

How to Apply 

Please click ‘Apply online’ or apply via our Waikato Careers Website by clicking here All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on Date. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Elisa Travailleur at elisatravailleur@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz. 

Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.