Community Stroke Navigator – Kaiārahi

Job not on LinkedIn

🔥 14 minutes ago

🇳🇿 New Zealand – Remote

⏱ Part Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👫 Community Manager

Apply Now
Find Similar Remote Jobs

📊 Check your resume score for this job

Improve your chances of getting an interview by checking your resume score before you apply.

Logo of Stroke Aotearoa New Zealand

Stroke Aotearoa New Zealand

11 - 50 employees

🤲 Charity

🏥 Healthcare

Charity • Healthcare

Stroke Aotearoa New Zealand is a registered charity (trading as The Stroke Foundation of New Zealand Trust) that leads stroke prevention, support, and advocacy across New Zealand. The organisation provides public education (including the F. A. S. T. campaign and free online training), resources and supports for survivors and caregivers, community stroke navigator services, grants, events, and policy advocacy to improve prevention, treatment, and recovery. It runs awareness campaigns, offers downloadable resources for health workers and the public, and advocates for system-level change such as workforce support and better carer support.

📋 Description

• Work alongside communities across the Nelson, Tasman, Marlborough, and Kaikōura regions • Build relationships and identify community needs • Support people to understand and manage their stroke risk • Work with people affected by stroke, community groups, health providers, and other stakeholders • Strengthen community resilience and wellbeing • Provide advice, guidance, and support • Connect people with appropriate information and resources • Amplify local capability and maximise Stroke Aotearoa’s impact across the region • Facilitate training and education in the community • Advance Stroke Aotearoa’s mission to prevent stroke and improve lives

🎯 Requirements

• Experience working in the health, community, rehabilitation, or disability sectors • Independent self-starter with empathy and ability to engage effectively across all age groups and stakeholders • Experience working with vulnerable and diverse communities • Confident facilitator, presenter, and networker • Well-developed time management and organisational skills • Resourceful, self-motivated, and committed to making a difference for New Zealanders • Some knowledge of the effects of stroke and strategies for day-to-day management • Understanding of responsibilities to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and commitment to equitable health outcomes • Excellent oral and written communication skills • Ability to confidently facilitate training and education in the community • Tertiary qualification in a relevant subject area or equivalent experience • Competence using Microsoft Word, Teams, PowerPoint, and information technology generally • Ability to work independently and as part of a wider team • Ability to travel regionally with some nights away from home • Able to work from home and remotely • Full clean driver’s licence • Currently eligible to work within New Zealand

🏖️ Benefits

• A $150 wellness voucher each year • A $150 contribution towards optometrist and/or dental costs each year • A day of leave on or around your birthday • A whanau/wellbeing day of leave of your choosing each year • Up to 3 days’ End of Year closedown paid leave • Access to our Employee Assistance Provider • A branded vehicle provided for work use only • Additional training provided

Apply Now