Hours: 1.0 FTE (80 hours per fortnight)
Shifts: Monday to Friday (7.00 AM to 3.30 PM)
No on-call required
Status: Permanent full-time position
Location: Marlborough Community
Salary: $30.17 per hour plus $6500 pro rata allowance
Live Life Disability Support
Mission: Supporting people to live the best possible life Do you like to connect with people?Do you see the beauty and strength in diversity and cultural differences?Can you communicate in a way that values and acknowledges the people we support, family, whanau, and your team?Do you have vision, courage, passion, confidence, commitment, and other qualities to be a leader who encourages innovation?And do you like a challenge as you do not like the mundane?We are looking to appoint a Team Leader to join our existing team.
You will be involved with ongoing service development that will allow you to use your expertise and skills. You will be an integral part of the team, providing support and leadership, as well as proactive day-to-day support to enable the people you support to live safely and be actively involved in their community.
While your roster will usually be 7.00 AM to 3.30 PM weekdays, we work with flexibility over 7 days including evening and weekend work. Our goal is to embed Enabling Good Lives in our daily practices.
Ko wai he kaitono totika? (Who is an appropriate applicant?) You will have:
Inspiring leadership skills and a strong commitment to the principles of person-centred support;Hold a minimum NZ Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Level 4), or an equivalent health or disability related qualification as assessed by the Ministry of Health;Sound knowledge of person-centred support as well as good time management skills.Experience working in the field of disability or youth social services would be advantageous.This role is classified by Immigration as ANZSCO 423111 and applicants for this position must be eligible to work in New Zealand.Live Life Disability Support provides support to over 250 people, who have disabilities, to achieve their personal aspirations and choices in a variety of residential and respite settings across the Nelson/Tasman and Marlborough regions. We are a community-based disability support service focused on quality-of-life outcomes and the Enabling Good Lives Principles.
We support each person to manage their day-to-day lives in ways and at times that work for them. This could involve anything from assisting with personal cares to behaviour support and living life in the community.
The people we support have a wide range of abilities and we focus on enabling good lives by being inclusive and actively encouraging family and whanau input.
Apply now, it's easy. Please complete our online application form.
Applications close: Open until filled. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, so we encourage you to apply early.
HealthNZ Nelson Marlborough strongly endorses Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
We believe that to achieve equity in health outcomes for Maori we need a workforce reflective of the population it serves. We strongly encourage applications from candidates who identify as Maori and we recruit for cultural competence.
He waka eke noa. We are all in this together.
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