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Job Offer: Kaiarahi/M?ori Student Coordinator:HainesAttractJob description:Job DescriptionM?ORI HEALTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT UNIT (MHWDU)DIVISION of HEALTH SCIENCES M? te t?ma – About our team Join the M?ori Health Workforce Development Unit (MHWDU) at the University of Otago and help make a positive impact on M?ori health and education. We are a friendly and passionate team dedicated to increasing the number of M?ori in Aotearoa New Zealand’s health workforce. If you are enthusiastic about supporting M?ori students, advancing M?ori education and M?ori health results, we want to hear from you! Te mahi – The function As a Kai?rahi (adjunct Programme Coordinator), you will support the delivery of our T? Tauira Hauora programme. This programme is designed to foster the retention and achievement of M?ori students pursuing health sciences degrees at the University of Otago. Your responsibilities will include providing tailored academic and wellbeing support, coordinating captivating professional/cultural development events and academic tutorials, and forging significant connections (whakawhanaungatanga) with/between M?ori students, university staff, and community groups. Key tasks: » Identifying and assessing support needs of M?ori students within the Health Science Division’s degree programmes. » Identifying and recruiting skilled tutors/demonstrators to enhance student learning and development. » Tracking and monitoring the progress of M?ori students, ensuring accurate and up-to-date student records and data management. » Contributing to the planning, coordination, and prosperous implementation of hui, w?nanga and professional development opportunities for M?ori students. » Reporting on student progress to the MHWDU, providing valuable insights for program improvement and development. » Encouraging student participation and utilisation of services and programs offered by the M?ori Centre and other University staff. Your valuable contributions will extend beyond day-to-day operations, as you will participate in monitoring, evaluating, and reporting on the T? Tauira Hauora programme. You will also have the opportunity to lend your skills to other exciting MHWDU programmes and collaborative team initiatives. K? p?keka me k? wheako – Your skills and practice We are seeking for a positive, friendly, approachable person who can relate and build relationships with tertiary students, staff, M?ori communities and health workforce organisations. prosperous candidates will also have: » demonstrated capability to work effectively across multiple projects. » excellent interpersonal and communication skills. » strong verbal and written communication, including report writing, skills. » practice planning and facilitating activities and events. » the capability to meet deadlines and complete tasks in a timely and professional manner. » competency in use of the Microsoft Office suite, especially Excel for report generation and analysis. » some flexibility for after-hours work (agreed in advance). » proficiency in te reo M?ori me ?n? tikanga is desired but not essential. » a tertiary qualification and demonstrated knowledge of the tertiary sector is desired but not essential. P?roko – Further details If you feel confident in fostering a culturally-responsive and safe environment that values and supports all M?ori students, we warmly encourage you to apply. This is a fixed term position for one year. The function is part-time 0.8 FTE (30 hours), minimum to full-time (37.5 hours), negotiable. Days and hours of work will be negotiated. Some after hours and weekend work will be required from time to time. You must have the right to live and work in New Zealand to apply for this position. Tono – Application To submit your application (including CV and cover letter) please click the apply button. Applications quoting reference number 2300827 will close on Wednesday, 2 August 2023. Applications may be reviewed as they are received, the University reserves the right to close this vacancy at any time. Note: If this is a part-time position, the income range for this function will be the pro-rata equivalent of the annual full-time income range listed. How to submit the application:To apply, please enter the following URL into your internet browser: https://otago.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=2300827Skills:
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