Community Development (Community Services & Development)
What is the most important thing in the world? It is people, it is people, it is people!
Manaaki Support Services is a progressive reintegration based service and a leading provider of residential and community reintegration support services for vulnerable New Zealanders across the central and north of the North Island.
The Service
In partnership with Department of Correction, Manaaki Support Service is working to open a brand new transitional accommodation service in the Bay of Plenty, supporting tane to reintegrate into the community and build crime free lives.
This is a very exciting and innovative project, with the service able to offer up to 12 months secure accommodation and supports for 15 tane, with options for community aftercare.
The service will align closely with the Correction Department's Hokai Rangi strategy, and offer participants support to find employment, re-connect with whanau, develop essential life skills, support with AOD and other significant health issues, and to find long term secure accommodation.
The service will have a strong cultural component, and will support connections with local whanau, marae, hapu and Iwi. Working with other community providers & services, seeking to build long term sustainable support networks. Supporting participants to be full and active members of their community.
The role
We are looking for passionate Reintegration Team Coaches/Kaiwhakaako to work in this residential service. We are seeking a range of multi-skilled enthusiastic and energetic people to form part of a dream team in our new service.
To be successful in this role:
Be passionate about making a real difference for tane, whanau and their communities.
Be empathetic and be able to build rapport with people from very diverse backgrounds.
Have exceptionally high standards and awareness of boundaries and ethics.
Have a level of computer literacy – Microsoft suite.
Have a range of life skills with the ability to role model positive behaviour.
Be able to manage challenging situations.
Have an understanding of challenges and barriers that tane face in the justice system.
Have an understanding of Te Reo Maori me ona Tikanga and be able to reflect this in working with Maori clients & whanau.
Be able to work in a roster covering different shifts.
As this role is working with tane in the justice system, staff will undergo drivers licence checks, Drug and Alcohol testing procedures, and criminal conviction checks.
We are an organisation that values high performance and can offer:
Competitive remuneration.
A supportive whanau team culture.
Training & education support.
Access to supervision and peer support.
If you are interested in this role and would like the opportunity to join this exciting new service, please don't hesitate to call us and/or apply now with your CV and cover letter. We look forward to hearing from you.
With your contribution and my contribution the people will prosper.
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