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Community Facilitator – Gisborne | Tairawhiti We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Community Facilitator to join our supportive and dedicated team in Tairawhiti.
No two days would be the same in the Community Facilitator role. You would be responsible for working alongside disabled people and their whanau, linking people to information, resources, and services in their community.
This is a full-time role, working 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
As a Community Facilitator for Your Way | Kia Roha, the successful applicant will: Build and maintain strong relationships within the wider disability community and external networks
Bring strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to relate to a range of people from diverse cultural backgrounds
Be creative about how information is reflected to people | whanau supported
Be able to problem-solve complex situations and develop funding | support packages that provide great outcomes
Have IT knowledge and confidence with using databases and Microsoft programs
Have a good understanding of the disability sector, The Treaty of Waitangi, and EGL principles
Hold a current driver's license due to the required travel.
What's on offer: Supportive and inclusive environment; we value your opinion
Opportunities for professional development
Employee assistance programme available for staff
Take a day of leave for your birthday
Staff discount app for use at a range of retailers.
About Your Way | Kia Roha: Your Way | Kia Roha is a nationally recognised not-for-profit organisation supporting people in their communities from Whangarei to Invercargill. We have been providing support to people and their whanau for over 40 years.
Moemoea | Vision: Disabled people thriving, living the lives they choose in their communities.
Enabling innovative community solutions by and with disabled people.
Rangatiratanga | Self-Leadership: Choice and control over decisions builds on the mana of every individual
Manawatoa | Courageous: Innovative, aspirational, and bold in our actions
Whanaungatanga | Connection: Relationships matter; we work together with whanau and others
Kohitanga | Inclusion: Everyone is included and respected for who they are
Kaitiakitanga | Guardianship: Sustain and respect the mauri | life force of those we work with.
Your Way | Kia Roha is an equal opportunity employer; we strive to attract and maintain a diverse workforce across the country. As an organisation, we are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusiveness and ensuring a positive culture for people to work in.
We encourage applications from people with a lived experience of disability or who are close family members of people with disability. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application to assist you through the recruitment process.
We encourage all Your Way | Kia Roha team members to be fully vaccinated when vaccinations are recommended to reduce the risk of the spread of diseases or viruses.
Applicants for this position must have the legal rights to work in New Zealand.
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