Stepping Stone Trust (SST) is a Charitable Trust that offers a range of community-based support services for adults, youth and families who live in Canterbury and Dunedin. We operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in providing a homely and supportive environment for tangata to lead full lives. Growth over the past few years has prompted our organisation to begin a new phase of development that will take us into the future.This is a Permanent Full-Time from Sunday to Wednesday to provide comprehensive night cover across our services. Hours of work will be 09.00pm - 07.30am.Within this role you will:Provide continual guidance and leadership to kaimahi across Christchurch services overnight.Work collaboratively with rostered staff and other Service Managers/Team Leaders across SST services.Provide person-centred, trauma informed and recovery focused outcomes for tangata, in a consistent and professional manner in alignment with the SST Code of Conduct and other applicable policies.Maintain excellent professional and personal boundaries, valuing and maintaining the confidentiality of our tangata, their whanau and your kaimahi team.Understand the complex nature of the relationships we have with outside agencies and be able to communicate with your other Team Leader and Service Manager colleagues accordingly.Be focused on tangata within the services, ensuring that they have safe care and environments.Ensure that kaimahi handovers are completed in a professional and thorough manner and that day Team Leaders and kaimahi are fully briefed and up to date.Assist in the delivery of a service that honours Te Tiriti O Waitangi.Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate the following competencies, abilities, and attributes:Ideally, you will be a comprehensive Registered Nurse or have a relevant formal tertiary qualification in Social Work and/or other Allied Health equivalent, in conjunction with experience in the mental health, health and/or addictions sectors.Have membership of a Professional Body within their field.You have a compassionate and caring nature with good communication skills and a strong work ethic.The ability to assess a situation and decide a course of action quickly.A willingness to commit to and support the bicultural journey that Stepping Stone Trust is on as we live out our partnership under Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles.Experience leading teams through rapidly changing circumstances and environments.The ability to manage and mentor colleagues within your team and organisation.The skills to think "outside the box" and use your initiative when confronted with new or complex situations e.g. client risk situations and staffing shortages.An awareness of community supports and agencies that are able to benefit our tangata.Strong organisational skills for managing your workload alongside good verbal and written communication skills.A strong (intermediate) level of computer literacy.Experience training, overseeing, auditing and implementing medication administration and management.Experience in staff leadership and management of teams.Experience managing the adherence to auditing and reporting of compliance requirements.A full, clean New Zealand driver's licence is essential.A friendly work environment where you, together with support staff, can make a difference in people's lives.Paid sick leave (after three months permanent employment).Paid birthday leave (after six months permanent employment).Internal training and development opportunities.For further information and/or a Position Description, please contact Sharon on 03 338 6390 or email ****** are reviewed as we receive them, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. We reserve the right to hire employees and close a job before the advertised closing date. We areunable to consider applications from anyone who does not currently have the right to legally work in Aotearoa.Stepping Stone Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer, and we strive to attract and maintain a diverse workforce. We are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and ensuring a positive culture for people to work in.** Our organisation has a strong commitment to safeguarding vulnerable people; and any employees will be vetted to a level appropriate to the role for which they have applied.Join our mailing list for exclusive job hunting tips and offers: Your information has been added to our mailing list successfully!
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