Smokefree Practitioner - Partnership and Outreach Lead

About ProCare

ProCare is a leading healthcare provider that aims to deliver the most progressive, pro-active and equitable health and wellbeing services in Aotearoa. We do this through our clinical support services, mental health and wellness services, virtual/tele health, mobile health, smoking cessation and by taking a population health and equity approach to our mahi. As New Zealand's largest Primary Health Organisation, we represent a network of general practice teams and healthcare professionals who provide care to more than 850,000 people across Auckland and Northland. These practices serve the largest Pacific and South Asian populations enrolled in general practice and the largest Māori population in Tāmaki Makaurau.

The Opportunity

We're looking for a motivated Smokefree Practitioner - Partnership & Outreach Lead to grow engagement and increase referrals into the Ready Steady Quit service. This role focuses on building strong community and business partnerships, developing referral pathways, delivering workshops, and supporting "champions" within organisations to refer smokers into support.

You will also provide behavioural smokefree support to whānau (approx. 30% of the role), helping people on their journey to becoming smokefree.

What You'll Do

• Build and maintain community, business, and organisational partnerships
• Develop and support referral "champions"
• Deliver workshops and smokefree education sessions
• Increase referrals into the Ready Steady Quit service
• Provide one-on-one and group smokefree support to whānau
• Promote smokefree messaging across the community

About you

• Experience in community engagement, outreach, health promotion, or partnership roles
• Not afraid to engage with potential partners
• Confident delivering workshops or group sessions
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills
• Understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and commitment to equity
• Experience working with Māori, Pasifika, and diverse communities
• Motivational interviewing or behaviour change skills (desirable)

You must

• Be a non-smoker
• Have a full, clean NZ driver's licence
• Have the ability to work in community settings and travel locally

Desirable

• Stop Smoking Practitioner training
• Comes with existing networks
• Health, wellbeing, or community development background
• Experience in smokefree programmes

Ready Steady Quit (ProCare) is a smokefree support service committed to improving health equity across Aotearoa. We work alongside whānau and communities to support meaningful, long-term behaviour change.

The Ready Steady Quit Service values the lived experience of former smokers and welcomes applications from those who have quit smoking and are current non-smokers. Due to the nature of the role, it is essential that all Smoke Free workforce are non-smokers.

What We Can Offer You

• Competitive salary and great benefits on offer including health insurance, gym, retail discounts and more.
• A fun, supportive and collaborative team and company culture that is heavily values driven and outcome focused.
• Flexible hours as we work in a mixed model of remote, office-based, and community working.
• The opportunity to make a tangible impact in healthcare across New Zealand.

If you think this sounds like you, please apply submit your CV and application using the 'Apply Now' button or email ***email_hidden*** if you require additional information, we look forward to hearing from you.

All applicants must be legally entitled to live and work in NZ