Team Leader – Live Life Disability Support, Nelson

Hours:     1.0 FTE (80 hours per fortnight)
Shifts:       Monday to Friday (7.00AM to 3.30PM); No on-call required
Status:     Permanent full-time position
Location:   Nelson Community
Salary:      $31.13 per hour plus $7500 pro rata allowance

Live Life Disability Support
Mission: To support people to live well

• Do you love working with people and their families?
• Keen to make a meaningful difference?
• Enjoy supporting people to participate in community organisations and events?

Ngā mōhiohio e pā ana ki tēnei mahi (About this position) 

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 pro-active 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 7.00AM to 3.30PM 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 tōtika? (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 (see link below);
• sound knowledge of Person-Centred support as well as good time management skills. 

• Experience working in the field of disability 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. 

https://www.health.govt.nz/new-zealand-health-system/pay-equity-settlements/care-and-support-workers-pay-equity-settlement/pay-equity-and-qualification-equivalencies/qualifications-assessed-equivalence 

Ā mātou rōpū (About our team) 

Live Life Disability Support provide 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 the 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 whānau input.

Me pēhea ahau e tono ai? (How do I apply?)

For general enquiries please contact our recruitment team on vacancies@nmdhb.govt.nz or 03 539 5748.

For role specific enquiries contact Seontelle Wilson, Group Leader LDSS at seontelle.wilson@nmdhb.govt.nz .

Apply now, it’s easy. Please complete our online application form.

https://nmdhb.careercentre.net.nz 

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Applications close: Open until filled. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, so we encourage you to apply early. 

Health NZ Nelson Marlborough strongly endorses Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

We believe that to achieve equity in health outcomes for Māori we need a workforce reflective of the population it serves. We strongly encourage applications from candidates who identify as Māori and we recruit for cultural competence.  

He waka eke noa. We are all in this together.