Outreach Liaison: Māori

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 Māori with intellectual disabilities and whānau to support individual needs and encourage participation in Jolt programmes
• Build relationships with kura kaupapa and schools with bilingual units, and Māori health providers
• Initiate engagement with iwi, hapū and whānau to grow an awareness of Jolt’s mahi
• Collect and evaluate data that identifies current awareness of Jolt’s mahi, barriers to participation and the support needed to alleviate barriers
• Co-ordinate performance opportunities on marae
• Take a lead role in the development of a strategy for integration of Te Ao Māori across the Jolt organisation
• Support the development of resources to connect with Māori 

Personal qualities

• Possess connections into local and regional Māori communities that have both breadth and depth
• Confident in the use of te reo Māori
• 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