Service Coordinator Job at Residential Job at Affinity Services, Auckland, Manukau & East Auckland
- Location:
- Auckland
- Manukau & East Auckland
- Classification:
- Community Services & Development
- Management
* Manurewa
* Permanent Full Time
* 80 hours per fortnight
* Monday to Friday
* 80 hours per fortnight
* Monday to Friday
Ka tukua atu e Affinity Services te tiakitanga mo nga Tangata Whaiora e mate hinengaro ana
Affinity Services provides community based, recovery focused, mental health support services in the Auckland Region. Affinity strives to assist people attain and live rich and fulfilled lives.
ARE YOU KEEN TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
Our residential service provides a supportive, safe and stable living environment to enable people to maximise their strengths whilst recovering from a mental illness. Our objective is to support people to build a meaningful and satisfying life in their community.
Do you have ideas on how to improve clients recovery and pathway into independent living in the Community?
This is a great opportunity for someone who:
* has demonstrated leadership and management skills that they would like to develop further,
* advocates for clients,
* encompasses the Strengths Model in their work practice, and
* passionate about making a difference in mental health.
* has demonstrated leadership and management skills that they would like to develop further,
* advocates for clients,
* encompasses the Strengths Model in their work practice, and
* passionate about making a difference in mental health.
We have a vacancy for a Service Coordinator to manage two of our Residential sites. This offers an opportunity for you to demonstrate your leadership skills while continuing to deliver service directly to clients. Reporting to the Service Leader, you will coordinate a team of service delivery staff to deliver a high quality service that meets our contractual and service requirements.
A key component of the role is your ability to
* develop strong working relationships with clients, clinical services and family/whanau,
* be committed to improving client outcomes,
* be an experienced and competent Strengths practitioner and role model,
* understand the needs of our clients to ensure safety is paramount,
* support clients in their recovery,
* multi task, coordinate services, be flexible, have excellent planning and organisational skills,
* demonstrate good written and oral communication skills,
* work independently as well as a team player is essential, and
* build effective relationships with family/whanau, the local community and clinical services.
* develop strong working relationships with clients, clinical services and family/whanau,
* be committed to improving client outcomes,
* be an experienced and competent Strengths practitioner and role model,
* understand the needs of our clients to ensure safety is paramount,
* support clients in their recovery,
* multi task, coordinate services, be flexible, have excellent planning and organisational skills,
* demonstrate good written and oral communication skills,
* work independently as well as a team player is essential, and
* build effective relationships with family/whanau, the local community and clinical services.
You will be a Mental Health Professional and hold a relevant qualification plus at least 2 years work experience in Mental Health. It is essential that you hold a full clean drivers licence and a clean police record.
Mehemea he Maori koe hei turanga pai mau
Applications close Friday 22nd July 2011.