Kaimahi Hauora is a holistic wellbeing programme for Aotearoa’s social services kaimahi.

Whether you’re working directly with whānau, leading a team, managing a service, or contributing in some other way, Social Service Providers Aotearoa’s Kaimahi Hauora Programme has been created to give back to social services kaimahi across our community-based social sector. SSPA recognises it’s been a really tough few years, so we’ve created this programme to recognise your mahi and champion your wellbeing. If you’re keen to focus on your holistic hauora and develop new understanding, this programme is for you.

The programme incorporates a series of six sessions, designed to weave together, giving you a holistic immersion into focusing on wellbeing and what this means as a social services kaimahi. It will be a special space to be nourished and supported, learning from a range of kaitiaki from different holistic hauora perspectives.

In this programme we will:

Explore a range of themes related to kaimahi hauora, grounded within Te Whare Tapa Whā and the Five Ways to Wellbeing
Engage and learn in alignment with the Maramataka
Gain practical tools to practice in daily life and share with your fellow hoamahi and your whānau
Build community with others working in social services in your region and nationally, who also want to focus on this kaupapa
Provide all participants with a Kaimahi Hauora Resource Kete to utilise at the sessions and support learning

Facilitation – the kaitiaki who will guide you

Wellbeing leader and innovator Tuihana Ohia (Ngāi te Rangi, Ngāti Pukenga, Te Arawa, Ngāi Pākehā) will be our lead kaitiaki, navigating kaimahi through the programme from start to finish.

Tuihana Ohia Founder & WooEO - Woo Wellbeing, CSI Associate

Alongside Tuihana, each session will be facilitated by a kaitiaki who brings specific mātauranga and specialist experience on an aspect of holistic hauora.

Schedule

The programme involves a series of 6 online Zoom sessions on Tuesday mornings throughout October and November 2022:

Session 1
Tuesday 11th October - 9:30am - 12:00pm
Rākaunui – Great Day – Be Purposeful in Actions
Part 1: Intro and Overview of programme
Part 2: Theme: Whenua – Connect
With Tuihana Ohia and Meretini Bennett-Huxtable

Session 2
Tuesday 18th October - 9:30 - 11:00am
Tangaroa-ā-mua – High Energy Productive – Me Pukumahi!
Theme: Whānau – Give
With Tuihana Ohia and Kaharawa

Break Week
Tuesday 25th October
Whiro – Be insightful, be strategic, it’s a new period

Session 3
Tuesday 1st November - 9:30-11:00am
Tamatea-ā-āio – Caution, be aware
Theme: Wairua – Take Notice
With Tuihana Ohia and Julie Sach

Session 4
Tuesday 8th November - 9:30-11:00am
Atua mate o hotu - Productive
Theme: Tinana – Be Active
With Tuihana Ohia and Nau Mai Tau Mai

Session 5
Tuesday 15th November - 9:30 - 11:00am
Korekore whakatehe – Be creative and purposeful in your thinking
Theme: Hinengaro – Keep Learning
With Tuihana Ohia and Khali Philip-Barbara

Session 6
Tuesday 22nd November - 9:30 - 11:00am
Mauri – Contemplate, review and mindfulness of where you are
Theme: Outro and Final wrap up
With Tuihana Ohia

Certificate

By attending the first session and at least three others, you will receive a Certificate of Completion.

Brought to you with support from our partners

SSPA is grateful to have the support of Foundation North, Trust Waikato and Rāta Foundation who have teamed up with us to make this programme possible. We are also grateful to the Centre for Social Impact for their generous tautoko.

To ensure kaimahi from the rōhe covered by our funding partners are able to participate, places are available as follows, also noting that SSPA will support additional kaimahi from outside these regions to participate.

Tamaki Makaurau and Te Tai Tokerau – 40 places available
Waitaha, Te Tau Ihu, Wharekauri – 40 places available
Waikato – 40 places available
SSPA members in other regions around the motu – 30 places available

Registration in the programme is on a first come, first served basis.

Don’t miss this opportunity to be a part of this special programme as we head into the end of 2022, by putting a focus on your holistic hauora. In doing so, you’ll learn, be nourished, and have opportunities to strengthen your mahi and practice. We look forward to welcoming you!