As the Community Development Lead for the Home Ground Apartments (HGA), you will play a pivotal role in shaping a resilient and thriving community. Your primary responsibility will be to build strong partnerships across HGA, the Mission community, and the wider local community. You will champion rangatiratanga and active participation, enhancing the overall wellbeing of individuals and the HGA community as a whole through a whānau-led approach. Reporting to the Supportive Services Manager and collaborating closely with the wider Supportive Housing Team, your knowledge will be crucial in driving our vision of a connected and empowered community. Duties Provide empowerment to the Home Ground Apartment (HGA) community to enhance their wellbeing. Establish engagement and partnerships in support of the community to find their own solutions and build social connectedness. Develop, coordinate, and implement community initiatives and programmes that enhance community wellbeing and are aligned with community needs. Support tenants to become active participants of the HGA community and identify their vision for the future. Collaborate with the leadership of the organisation, role model a culture that embeds the Mission’s values of Manaakitanga, Atawhai, Rangapū and Manatika/Mana Orite and demonstrates through actions commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Provide policy and planning advice as well as evaluative reports to the Supportive Services Manager, to support business planning, evidence impact and to ensure practices are ethical, consistent with best practice, and meet legislative requirements. Skills Tertiary Study in Community Development, Social Sciences, Humanities or similar & full clean New Zealand Drivers Licence. Management experience in building and co-creating diverse communities within Aotearoa. Commitment to embodying the principles of Te Titiriti o Waitangi in organisational practice. Demonstrate an applied understanding of community development models especially asset-based community development (ABCD). Ability to use a range of project management techniques to design and deliver to plan, and evidence outcomes. About the organisation: Auckland City Mission - Te Tāpui Atawhai supports Aucklanders in greatest need. Our services have evolved as the city’s social needs have done and we respond to these needs with care and compassion while advocating for a reality where there are: enough suitable homes, enough money for nutritious food and easily accessible health care for all. Since our doors opened more than 100 years ago, this has been our ‘why’. Today we operate across 10 sites in Tāmaki Makaurau. We offer support for however long and in whatever way needed – for some people that’s simply accessing one of our many services, for others that’s a complex journey with our full support. If you are interested in this role please apply with your resume and a cover letter outlining your interest in the role and Auckland City Mission.
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