Service Leader Job at Residential Job at Affinity Services, Auckland
- Location:
- Auckland
- Work type:
- Full Time
- Classification:
- Community Services & Development
- Management
- Auckland Region
- Permanent Full Time
- 80 hours per fortnight
- Monday to Friday
- On Call component on rotation 1/4 weeks
Ka tukua atu e Affinity Services te tiakitanga mo nga Tangata Whaiora e mate hinengaro anaAffinity 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 in their community.ARE YOU KEEN TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE? This is an exciting time to be joining our residential service as we move towards a more flexible approach to providing housing and support services.Key components of the role are to:
- Lead, develop and motivate a team of service delivery staff to deliver quality service,
- Be key liaison point for clinical services in regard to all aspects of service delivery,
- Ensure a safe and comfortable environment is provided to our clients
- Develop strong working relationships with people, their family/Whanau, clinical services and community resources,
- Have an understanding of the current issues facing people experiencing mental illness, including co-existing problems,
- Be committed to improving outcomes for our clients.
You will:
- Be passionate about advocating for our clients,
- Be committed to a Strengths philosophy
- Have demonstrated leadership and management skills,
- Have excellent communication, planning and organisational skills.
You will be a Mental Health Professional and hold a relevant qualification with at least 3 years work experience in mental health and be passionate about recovery. It is essential that you hold a full clean drivers licence and a clean police record. We welcome applications from people with lived experience. If you have ideas on how to improve clients recovery and pathway into independent living in the Community, then come join our leadership team.Mehemea he Maori koe hei turanga pai mauApplications close 19th October 2011.You will need NZ residency to apply for this role.Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work permit.
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