Senior Practitioner - Practice and Capability

About Kōrure Whānau

Kōrure Whānau is the frontline integrated-services team of Te Whānau o Waipareira. We work alongside whānau across social, health, education and justice services, helping whānau pursue their self-determined aspirations and wellbeing. Our mahi is guided by Te Kauhau Ora o Waipareira, Whānau Ora and a commitment to mana-enhancing practice.

About the opportunity

Kōrure Whānau is seeking two experienced Senior Practitioners to strengthen frontline practice and workforce capability.

Working alongside Management Leads and Team Leaders, you will provide professional guidance, coaching, mentoring, reflective practice and case oversight. You will help kaimahi work confidently with complexity while supporting consistent, safe and high-quality outcomes for whānau.

This is a practice-leadership role. Formal responsibility for staffing, leave, performance and day-to-day people management remains with the relevant leader.

What you will do

• Provide coaching, mentoring, reflective practice and professional guidance
• Support case consultation for complex, high-risk or multi-agency situations
• Strengthen assessment, planning, documentation and professional practice
• Undertake practice reviews, audits or case sampling and support improvement
• Help embed Te Kauhau Ora, Whānau Ora and culturally grounded practice
• Identify capability needs and contribute to learning and development
• Provide practice observations and advice to leaders when requested
• Maintain professional boundaries between practice oversight and people management
• What you will bring

• A recognised qualification in social work, health, nursing, psychology, counselling or another relevant discipline
• Current registration and practising certificate where required
• Significant frontline experience working with Māori whānau in health or social services
• Demonstrated experience in practice leadership, coaching, mentoring or supervision
• Sound judgement in complex, high-risk and multi-agency situations
• Experience in practice quality, case review, audit or continuous improvement
• Strong cultural capability and commitment to Te Kauhau Ora and Whānau Ora
• Clear communication, documentation and relationship-management skills
• Our cultural expectations

You will work in a way that respects whakapapa, identity, tikanga Māori and whānau tino rangatiratanga. You will be expected to build trusted relationships, uphold the mana of whānau and contribute to cultural development through activities such as karakia, waiata and hui where appropriate. Te reo Māori capability is valued, along with a genuine commitment to continued learning.

How to apply

Tell us how you have strengthened the practice of others while preserving clear accountability between practice leadership and people management.

Please submit your CV and complete the application questions. Shortlisted applicants will be contacted about the next stage of the selection process.

Employment will be subject to confirmation of work rights and all checks required for the position.