Renee McDonald

oI am currently, the National Rongoā Māori Manager, reporting to the Chief Māori Officer, Pae Ora Directorate of Ara Poutama Aotearoa, Department of Corrections. This role supports the strategic direction for rongoā māori, including the operating model, policy and assuring the safe and protected passage of rongoā māori within a government context.

• Key Accountabilities:
• Establishing a national rongoā māori advisory panel.
• Ensuring we uphold our Te Tiriti O Waitangi obligations through the utilisation of rongoā Māori in particular our role in the active protection of this taonga tuku iho
• Prioritising pae ora, healthy futures for Māori and all people in our care and management with a clear focus on equity
• Developing strong working relationships with other business unit staff and managers particularly on issues that relate to Māori and their health
• Providing leadership and advice on strategic partnerships with whānau, hapū, iwi and Māori organisations to advance their aspirations for rongoā
• Representing the department’s interest at hui and public forums ensuring the vision and strategic direction of the national Rongoā Māori framework and its workstreams are clearly articulated
• Providing advice in key pieces of work across the organisation, and incorporating a Māori health perspective while identifying opportunities for change
• Identifying opportunities and understanding gaps in the current health services’ ability to authentically deliver on a rongoā Māori and kaupapa Māori health service
• Leading a team of professionals to identify gaps and uplifting the capability of staff to deliver on health projects linked to Hōkai Rangi
• Using kaupapa Māori frameworks and methodologies to develop and provide specialist advice and support in updating of documentation (assessment tools, manuals, JDs etc)
• Supervised daily operations of correctional facility, ensuring adherence to safety protocols and regulations.
• Conducted performance evaluations for staff, providing constructive feedback to improve operational efficiency.
• Facilitated training sessions for new employees, enhancing knowledge of policies and procedures.
• Coordinated communication between departments to streamline processes and enhance service delivery.

• Keep up to date with best practice and evidence for Kaupapa Māori models of care to ensure services meet the needs of Maori and all people in our care.
• Role model and practice tuakana- teina philosophies to support and mentor others in advisory disciplines.
• Proactively support the interface with governance forums and iwi partners.
• Promote whanaungatanga as a key principle for work collaboration and supporting different kaupapa.
• Understand and utilise relevant qualitative and quantitative data analytics.
• Support the development, implementation, and monitoring of Kaupapa Māori frameworks.

• Provide advisory support to the Chief Māori Health Officer
• Support Project Manager to lead the development, implementation, and monitoring of Te Matatiki
• Te Oranga work programme
• Work across the organisation to understand and align all Hōkai Rangi in-flight work actions with action 2.4 – the development of a kaupapa Māori health service, inclusive of rongoā Māori
• Provide support to and work in partnership with internal and external stakeholders
• Positively contribute to supporting kotahitanga as part of the Health Services team, championing Te Ao Māori methodologies
• Support inclusion and diversity, lead and champion safety and wellbeing, and encourage professional development to build and maintain a Health Services centre of excellence that is kaupapa Māori focused

• Provide practice leadership and oversight of new services and developments
• Develop policies and processes that support best practice
• To support Kaiarahi to understand a kaupapa Māori practice framework specific to Raukawa
• Contribute to the design and implementation of a partnership approach to Intensive Response (Tokoroa was one of 4 pilot sites to develop and design a model that works with vulnerable whānau and tamariki that is therapeutic and intensive)
• Provide professional support
• Provide training
• Prepare monthly reports to stakeholders
• Develop and maintain professional relationships with stakeholders
• Represent Raukawa on the Care and Protection Resource panel

• Oversight of whanau ora health services, Lead Professionals, Kaumatua and Kuia and Kaiarahi contracts within the Hauora
• Provide leadership and direction for team members
• Provide supervision to team members
• Engage whanau in NASC process
• Engage services that best meet the needs of whanau
• Support new staff inductions and orientation
• Provide forums to develop professional development and facilitate collaborative practices across services
• Liaise with external stakeholders and participate in networking hui
• Represent Tuwharetoa Ki Kawerau Hauora and the Children’s Team Panel in the Eastern Bay of Plenty

• Development and support of Lead Professional roles within the EBOP
• Providing oversight of Children’s Team Approach and case management processes
• Providing peer and practice supervision forums
• Building community networks and understanding of Children’s Team
• Auditing Lead Professional cases and ensuring compliance of best practice standards
• Participating in Children’s Team Panel and presentations
• Working with external services to ensure best outcomes for whanau and tamariki
• Provide on-going support for Lead Professionals
• Working alongside Home Agencies to build capacity in relation to collaboration and working in an integrated framework/context
• Ensuring risks were fully explored and plans to mitigate and reduce were effective and managed appropriately
• Ensuring rights of whanau were fully understood and discussed prior to signing of consent forms

• Coordinator of Suicide and Crisis Intervention Team (temporary role November 2016 to January 2017)
• Implement the Intensive Family Support Service (IFSS)
• Provide leadership and management of the IFSS
• Manage financial budget
• Recruit staff
• Provide performance appraisals
• Provide written reports to Funders and Stakeholders
• Implement the policies and procedures as per Sunrise Health Services
• Provide staff development and training
• Ensure all Workplace Health and Safety requirements are met
• Provide an evidence- based approach to improving the health outcomes for children and their families in Ngukurr
• Establishing and maintaining strong relationships with community members as well as government and non-government agencies
• Improve health outcomes for children and their families within Ngukurr by ensuring a Population Team Health approach is fostered and delivered to community members
• Establish budget and monitor expenditure
• Develop and present business case for any underspend of funds
• Provide leadership and direction to the Intensive Family Support Team
• Provide strategic direction for the implementation and ongoing development of the program

• Provide solution focussed interventions for students Year 7 to Year 12
• Provide professional development for all staff on mandatory reporting and mental health from a child and youth perspective
• To engage with families and caregivers of students
• To build relationships with external agencies that are child and youth focussed
• To provide strategies for teachers around behaviour management
• To respond to critical incidents in a timely and professional manner
• To complete data entry on SSIDS (DET computer system)
• To maintain a high standard of case notes and assessments
• To participate in staff meetings
• To provide support and mentoring to the Stronger Smarter Sister mentors and Clontarf staff
• To work alongside the executive team of Katherine High School when managing difficult issues
• Self-manage workload and priorities

• Provide comprehensive assessments
• Provide quality interventions
• Case reviews
• Work collaboratively with other government and non-government agencies
• Identify risks and manage accordingly
• Provide therapeutic interventions for families
• Provide support to clients and their families
• Provide services to the wider communities
• Attend multidisciplinary meetings weekly
• Mentor new staff members

• Provide leadership and direction to team
• Provide high quality service to community and referrers
• Recruitment of staff
• Provide regular monthly Professional Supervision to staff
• Performance management of staff
• Attend multi-disciplinary meetings
• Attend Service Development meetings
• Manage budget
• All clinical responsibilities: risk management plans, relapse prevention plans, early warning signs, support plans, weekly activity plans
• Management of all intakes – crisis and planned
• On-Call Management of roster (24 hour 7 day a week service)
• Management of staff training
• Attend monthly Management meetings
• Provide mentoring and coaching for new staff and new Team Leaders
• Development and Implementation of assessment tools
• Completing monthly checklists
• Complete monthly statistics
• Complete quarterly reports for Ministry of Health

• Provide professional supervision to AOD practitioners
• Provide training and education relevant to AOD
• Foster strong relationships with stakeholders
• Develop processes and policy to support quality through care
• Manage a small caseload
• Lead and coordinate Intake and Triage of all referrals
• Lead and coordinate case presentations
• Ensure case files are up to date

• Work with Maori organisations who provide mental health services to develop their staff and teams in assessment, risk management and case management skills
• Research Social Work frameworks and Maori models of practice
• Support best clinical practice standards
• Participate in clinical mainstream environments e.g. MDT (multi-disciplinary team meetings)
• Provide supervision and mentoring for Maori providers

• Complete comprehensive social work assessments
• Complete risk assessments
• Complete care plans in collaboration with families
• Support and advocate for families
• Attend and participate in Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings (weekly)
• Maintain community networks
• Develop training and education on professional supervision
• Provide training and mentoring to staff with a focus on skill development
• Case presentations from a supervisor perspective
• Training and development on Ethics and professional boundaries
• Modelling and supporting confident practice
• Supervision of case management and case coordination

• Work with families referred to service
• Complete risk assessments
• Complete comprehensive social work assessments
• Complete care plans
• Work collaboratively with families
• Work collaboratively with government and non-government agencies
• Provide low level intervention where and when possible
• Work collaboratively with Child and Adolescent Community Mental Health
• Attend Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings

• Relationship building with key stakeholders and relevant mainstream agencies
• Maintain networks with key agencies
• Lobbying for Deaf at a local level
• Champion a specialist area – Bringing NZSL to the community
• Maintain a healthy and safe working environment
• Supervision of staff
• Oversee budget
• Ensure fundraising targets are met
• Preparation of monthly management reports
• Provide leadership and direction of team
• Management of resources
• Provide staff training

• Provide child protection training for Northland Health staff
• Raising awareness of Child Abuse in the community
• Maintaining a register of internal referrals to government child protection services
• Responding to staff concerns
• Providing education and awareness for community groups
• Preparing monthly reports and identifying trends
• Collating information and date of child abuse in the Northland region and presenting findings to manager

• Needs Assessment and Service Coordination for over 65’s
• Respond to internal staff referrals (ward staff)
• Provide community social work
• Collation of monthly statistics
• Self-managing position
• Participate in supervision

• Development and implement structure to deliver mental health services
• Provide supervision of team
• Provide leadership and direction
• Manage resources
• Performance management
• Community development
• Provide staff training

• Provide supervision of team
• Provide leadership and direction
• Manage resources
• Performance management
• Community development
• Provide staff training
• Provide services to all South Auckland Youth Courts
• Manage the recording of court outcomes
• Reporting to manager information arising from Court
• Monitor the quality of written reports submitted to Youth Court
• Monitor the service delivery and practice within Youth Court
• Identify and report on emerging trends
• Provide case management supervision for social workers within the team
• Good understanding of the Child youth and Families Act
• Good understanding of Youth Court proceedings

• Preparing pre-sentence and reparation reports for Court
• Administration of court-imposed sentences
• Managing a caseload
• Preparation of prison board inquiries
• Preparing Home Leave and Parole reports
• Initiating programmes for offenders
• Have a sound understanding of the Criminal Justice Act