Two years ago, my mokopuna mātāmua arrived in Te Ao Marama, and so began a new chapter where I became the best human spoiler for my beautiful kaha rawe, lol. Our whānau have different experiences to tiaki this inquisitive being, so I liken this lived experience with the new chapter I have begun with Careerforce. It is new, exciting, confusing, overwhelming, yet familiar, and as the weeks have progressed, I have come to realise it will be a journey of transformation.
For 10-years I worked as a Kaimahi to support people living with physical and intellectual disabilities within a residential environment within the community. I then transitioned to a Māori Health provider founded in the values and beliefs of Iwitanga and where I served for 20 years as a Kaimahi, Team Leader, and provided the mandate to assess and create the Cultural Competence and Capability Strategy. While in this organisation I had experience supporting tāne Māori to transition from a psychiatric facility to the community, worked within Public Health and Health Promotions supporting all populations, and navigated Whānau Ora across the rohe of Waikato. These work experiences in hauora allowed me to understand the needs of the people we served and how best to meet these needs.
The expectation of myself within Careerforce is progression through transformation; to understand the education needs of ākonga, to be a supportive and constructive whānau member within Rōpū Taupuhipuhi Āmio, and to be an advocate for the values and beliefs of Careerforce | Te Pūkenga.
E manaakitanga kia tatou katoa
na Rachael
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