Kaitipu Ora Workers, Te Rito Ora - Women’s Health

2 roles available – full time, permanent and 1-year fixed term until August 2027

Remuneration as per PSA MECA guidelines

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

Te Rito Ora is a Health NZ community-based service dedicated to supporting whaanau in the Counties Manukau area. We promote and protect breastfeeding while providing practical advice and guidance on all aspects of infant feeding. Our aim is to enable and empower women to breastfeed, improve infant nutrition, and promote healthy feeding practices for babies and toddlers, giving tamariki the best possible start in life. Our service also offers support around infant and adult nutrition, helping families make informed and healthy choices. 

 Key Responsibilities

• Provide support, information, and guidance to mothers and whaanau on breastfeeding and infant nutrition including starting first foods.
• Deliver support through a range of channels, including in-home visits, virtual consultations, phone, and text, to help mothers initiate and continue breastfeeding.
• Promote Te Rito Ora services to other organisations, community groups, and the wider public.
• Work collaboratively with Lactation Consultants to ensure consistent, evidence-based support for whaanau.
• Support the delivery of practical workshops focused on preparing healthy, affordable meals for families.
• Use health promotion skills to create and support community opportunities that enhance Hauora for whaanau.
• Work with the Te Rito Ora team to deliver workshops for healthcare workers and community organisations, promoting consistent, evidence-based practice to reduce conflicting advice.

We offer full training and ongoing support. If you have experience of delivering a high standard of care in a community-based health setting and enjoy a flexible role where every day is different, this could be the job for you.

Ideally, you will have a minimum Certificate in Health Support Work or Health Promotion (or equivalent) and at least one year’s experience in a health service environment. However, we value the right person above all else, candidates with NCEA/School Certificate and relevant life or work experience will also be considered.

If you’re passionate about making a difference and empowering and supporting women to start and continue breastfeeding, we’d love to hear from you, apply now!

Essential

• Passion for supporting whaanau with their babies feeding and health choices
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Full NZ driver’s licence

Preferred

• A minimum Certificate in Health Support Work or Health Promotion (or equivalent)
• At least one year’s experience in a health service environment
• Established community knowledge and networks in Counties Manukau
• Relevant experience as a breastfeeding advocate, health promotion/education or cultural support role
• Skills in health promotion through social media / online channels

• Experience working with culturally diverse communities, with an understanding of whaanau centred approaches.
• A second language in addition to English - Te Reo Maaori, Samoan, Tongan, Hindi or Punjabi would be an asset to serve the language needs across the diversity of our community.

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Maori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to apply

To apply please click 'apply now'. All applications must be submitted through our online career’s portal by 29 June 2026. To view the position description, please click here.

For more information on this role, please contact Amy on amy.lin@tewhatuora.govt.nz.

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us. We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community. To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind –Manaakitanga, Together –Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today.