Do you have a passion for empowering people?

• Make a difference for people with diabetes and their whānau.

• We are looking for someone who is not a health professional but community-minded and wants to support whānau in their journey of diabetes.

• Join us and bring your personality, commitment, compassion and great ideas!

About the Organisation

Diabetes New Zealand is a national Charitable Trust.  Our purpose is to support and assist people affected by diabetes to better manage diabetes; raise the awareness of diabetes and its complications; and to promote the early diagnosis of all types of diabetes.

The person in this role will be working in partnership with Te Whare Hauora o Te Aitanga a Hauiti (Hauiti Hauora). Hauiti Hauora is a community-based hauora provider in Ūawa. We deliver whānau-centred health promotion, prevention, screening, navigation and wellbeing services, working alongside whānau and health providers to improve access to care and support better health outcomes.

About the role

We are seeking a sensitive, enthusiastic and flexible person to work alongside health professionals offering support to people with diabetes and their whānau.  They will receive referrals for people newly diagnosed with diabetes to provide initial structured education to them and their whānau in the community and home environments.  It would be advantageous for the successful candidate to have experience with diabetes, either lived or whānau member.  Training will be provided by health professional colleagues and Diabetes New Zealand.

They will administer and co-facilitate a diabetes self-management programme with health professionals. Programme specific training will be given for this. It would be advantageous for the successful candidate to have some experience in facilitating adult education.

The Diabetes Community Coordinator will be located in Hauiti Hauora, in Ūawa. The role involves travel around Ūawa, Tokomaru Bay and its surrounds. This role will usually be Monday to Friday but may require work outside of usual business hours (e.g. to attend and facilitate community events). It is essential that the applicant be a good communicator and able to work as part of a professional health team, but also autonomously in the community. The role will have linkages with volunteers and support groups in the region.

The Kaiāwhina Mate Huka part of the role is that of a Health Coach. The successful candidate will receive formal training for this role.

Personal Qualities

• Positive attitude and self-confidence

• Culturally connected with a good knowledge of te reo Māori

• Skills in planning and organising

• A good listener, patient and diplomatic

• Excellent written and spoken communication skills

• Work in a team with a person and whānau focus

• Be able to build and maintain relationships

• Well-developed problem solving and decision-making skills

• Organised, motivated, and adaptable

• Outcome focused

The successful applicant will have 

• a full clean New Zealand driver's licence

• comfortable with the use of te reo Māori

• strong computer skills using Microsoft office and other programmes, a ‘can-do’ attitude and be able to demonstrate strong personal and professional boundaries.

• demonstrated commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and culturally safe practice.

• a clean criminal record – Police check will be sought when employed.

For a Job Description please email Matire.Ropiha@diabetes.org.nz. All applications to be submitted via SEEK. Please know, we will respond to those invited to an interview.

Closing date: End of closing 13 Mahuru | September 2026