Outreach Liaison: Pasifika
Job details
Employer: Jolt Charitable Trust
Jolt has 20 years experience working with the disability community in Ōtautahi and has developed a broadranging programme including;
- Weekly classes involving 200 participants of all ages
- New Zealand’s first ongoing dance teacher training for people with intellectual disabilities
- Primary School and Retirement Home workshops led by dancers with disabilities
- Interactive performances developed specifically for audiences with disabilities
- Residency programmes that bring together mainstream students and students with disabilities
- Collaborations with professional arts organisations such as the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Music New Zealand
Reporting to the General Manager, this is a new role offered as a fixed term employee contract, based on 10 hours per week, for three years
Main tasks and responsibilities
- Engage with Pasifika peoples with intellectual disabilities and their families to support individual needs and encourage participation in Jolt classes
- Build relationships with Pasifika community organisations and health providers
- Initiate engagement with Pasifika families to grow an awareness of Jolt’s programmes
- Collect and evaluate data that identifies current awareness of Jolt’s programmes, barriers to participation and the support needed to alleviate barriers
- Co-ordinate workshops/performances in Pasifika communities and at Pasifika events
- Take a lead role in increasing the awareness of Pasifika cultural traditions across the Jolt organisation
- Support the development of resources to connect with Pasifika peoples
Personal qualities
- Possess connections into local and regional Pasifika communities that have both breadth and depth
- Highly motivated and able to self-start
- Have a passion for disability arts and service to the community
- Have excellent interpersonal skills with a strong moral compass
- Embody integrity and warmth
- Have excellent written and verbal communication skills
Please send a cover letter and resume to Jolt General Manager Mark La Roche mark_la_roche@yahoo.com