EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Tēnā koutou katoa, anei ētahi pānui e pā ana ki ngā mahi tūrangi wātea
Sport Northland is committed to a culture that encourages and supports staff to reach their full potential in an inclusive and collaborative whānau environment.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

VACANCIES

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Healthy Lifestyle Support & Community Strength and Balance 

Tēnā koutou katoa, anei ētahi pānui e pā ana ki ngā mahi tūrangi wātea 

Sport Northland is committed to a culture that encourages and supports staff to reach their full potential in an inclusive and collaborative whānau environment. 

Mā te whititahi, ka whakatutuki ai ngā pūmanawa a tangata 

Together weaving the realisation of potential 

We are on the lookout for a special person to join our team. If you have a passion for health and wellbeing (including healthy eating, and being physically active), a drive to support individuals / whānau on their hauora journey to make small achievable changes, and a passion to support older people and providers for falls prevention programmes, then we want to hear from you! 

 We offer a number of growth and development opportunities, wellness benefits, flexible working conditions and embrace an innovative approach to mahi. 

The successful candidate will need a full clean driver's license and must have the right to live and work in New Zealand and must value healthy lifestyles.  A deep understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi is a huge advantage and highly valued. 

The position is 30 hours Strength and Balance / Green Prescription support per week based in the Mid North (working in the following communities Kaikohe, Moerewa / Kawakawa /Bay of Islands, Kerikeri through to Whangaroa / Kaeo and from time to time in Whangarei at the CDL Northland Sports House) and requires flexibility and may include some evening and weekend work from time to time. 

Mō te tūranga/Primary Purpose 

- To support individuals / whānau to make small achievable changes to improve their health and wellbeing. Green Prescription focuses on - supporting healthy behaviour change by developing sustainable physical activity and nutritional habits. 

-To support increased access to approved community group strength and balance programmes and identify, coordinate, train and support falls prevention programmes with providers in the community. 

Ka kati nga tono mo te Mane 3 o Maehe, 2025, 5pm 

​​​​​​​Applications close Monday 3 March 2025, 5pm.  

Me pēhea te tuku tono 

To apply please complete the digital application form below where you can upload a copy of your cover letter and CV detailing how your experience and skills best match the person specifications listed in the job description.   

For further information please contact Claudia Ashby on 022 3975 709 or email at claudiaa@sportnorth.co.nz 

Tono mai kē konei 

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Position Description can be found HERE

Healthy Active Learning Facilitator

The position is full-time, permanent and is based in the Whangārei and Kaipara areas.

The Healthy Active Learning team are a collaborative and passionate team who support schools throughout Northland to provide quality opportunities for their students to build a lifelong love of being active, while supporting connections between schools with their communities.

The candidate will need a full, clean driver's license and must have the right to live and work in New Zealand.

The successful candidate will have a background in education, sport and/or health, experience working with teachers and/or school management, the ability to influence system change and they must value healthy lifestyles.

Application forms will need to be completed which can be found below, together with CV and a cover letter detailing how your skills best match the person specifications.

If you would like the opportunity to have a kōrero or a catch up with a member of the Healthy Active Learning team to discuss your interest or your application, please contact us on the details below.

Healthy Active Learning is a joint initiative between Sport New Zealand and the Ministries of Health and Education seeking to improve child and youth wellbeing through healthy eating and quality physical activity.  Healthy Active Learning has a focus on enhancing the physical activity experiences of young people in selected primary and intermediate schools across Northland.

The primary purpose of these roles will work with Boards of Trustees, principals, senior leaders and teachers of primary and intermediate schools to provide advice and customised support. They will support school leaders and teachers to better plan and implement the Health and Physical Education and Hauora curriculum, identify and develop opportunities for quality physical activity experiences for tamariki (in school and in the community), and advise on how to establish healthy behaviours and environments through supporting the adoption and implementation of healthy food and water-only policies.

As a Healthy Active Learning Facilitator, your role is to influence the strategic thinking within a school system to support schools to be more active places, with stronger connections to their communities and a solid understanding and implementation of the HPE and Hauora curriculum areas. You will have:

• Experience working with primary and intermediate schools
• Experience in designing and facilitating professional learning and development opportunities
• Experience in facilitating strategic change within a school setting
• Knowledge and understanding of the New Zealand Curriculum and/or Te Marautanga o Aotearoa
• Extensive knowledge of the planning phase of the Health and Physical Education Curriculum with practical delivery experience
• Knowledge and understanding of how the sport and education sectors interact to deliver PE, sport, active recreation and play opportunities for tamariki.

If you require further information, please contact Erin Steel:

Phone: 022 0907 662 or erins@sportnorth.co.nz 

Application for Employment Form - click HERE

Full Position Description - click HERE

Applications close 5pm, Friday 7 March 2025.