Tutor - Centre for Pacific Health and Social Practice

Permanent, fulltime

Whitireia and WelTec have been strategic partners since 2012, delivering a range of career training choices and vast opportunities for schools, kaimahi, and ākonga. Together, will lead and illuminate our communities through tertiary education.

We are known for our distinctiveness (Ahureitanga) and we have special relationships with mana whenua WelTec with Te Ātiawa and Whitireia with Ngāti Toa. Together, we are more than the sum of our parts.

Mā tātou, mō tātou Ko WelTec ki Te Ātiawa, ko Whitireia ki Ngāti Toa. E haere kōtui nei me kura-takahi-puni tātou.

Whitireia & WelTec’s vision (Whakakitenga) is:

Learning together. Transforming lives. Te ako ngātahi. Te whakaahua kētanga o te tangata.

About the role | Te kaupapa

Whitireia and WelTec are seeking a Tutor for the Bachelor of Counselling and Addictions Programme.

The position is based at the Porirua campus and will provide the successful applicant(s) with an opportunity to be part of a committed team who prepare ākonga who are able to practice professionally according to the values and ethics of the Addiction Practitioners’ Association, Aotearoa-New Zealand (DAPAANZ) and the New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC).  On completion of the programme, ākonga will be eligible to apply for provisional membership/ registration with DAPAANZ, NZAC and the New Zealand Christian Counsellors Association (NZCCA).

The successful applicant(s) will have the ability and experience to prepare ākonga to work in the fields of health promotion, policy, clinical intervention, trauma, and support work promoting well-being and harm reduction to individuals, families, whanau and communities.  The position is based in Porirua.

The successful applicant(s) must possess the following:

• A qualification at least one level higher than the programme being taught
• Current or eligibility to register with DAPAANZ, NZAC or with a similar body.
• Teaching experience in Counselling and Addictions, or in a relevant field at tertiary level.
• Evidence of an ability to work with ākonga and kaimahi from differing academic and cultural backgrounds and at all levels of the institution.
• Current knowing of different clinical skills and approaches including Māori and Pacific, research and policy.
• Practice experience as a Counsellor, or similar role.
• The ability to contribute to the teaching and development of the programme.
• An adult teaching qualification is preferred.

 If this is you, we would welcome your application with,

• A cover letter.
• A CV.
• Names and email addresses of at least two referees.

 How to apply |Me pēhea te tono

Click on the "Apply Now" and complete the on-line application form.   Please note it is important that you complete all sections of the on-line application.

For other information please email recruitment@wandw.ac.nz

Applications close: 27 February 2026