Christchurch - Team Leader
OUR PURPOSE | ARONGA
Brackenridge is proud to offer mana-enhancing support across the Canterbury region. We are a registered charity that offers accommodation and daily living support to children, young people and adults with intellectual disabilities, autism, and complex support requirements in Canterbury.We advocate for the rights and prosperity of all of the people we support, along with their families and whanau.
Whether it’s planning tailored communication, positive behaviour approaches, learning life skills, participating in community activities, or gaining employment, we strive to support people to achieve the goals they seek. We walk alongside people (and their whanau) enabling and empowering them to live their good life as determined by them.
Our mana- enhancing and empowering approach is about tailoring supports to meet the aspirations of each person. Brackenridge isn’t a “destination”. We are an organisation that walks alongside people in ways and for as long as the person and family feel needed.We use evidence-based outcome focused approaches to ensure our practice is designed to support people to live the life they choose. We believe the best relationships are formed when people’s rights, strengths, abilities and beliefs are upheld and acknowledged.
We understand that all people should have choice and control over their own lives, support should be easy to use and available in a way that enhances the mana of the person, and that Brackenridge aims to make it easier for disabled people and their whanau to build strong relationships with the local community.
OUR VALUES | UARA
Person Centred - Responsive to the person; individualised services and support that recognise the uniqueness of every person.
Passion and Commitment - Creating and maintaining a high-performance culture, where people are passionate about what they do.
Partnership - Working successfully together with others, in particular families while valuing each other’s contribution.
Pride in what we do - A culture of continuous improvement is in place – proud to be part of the Brackenridge Team.
ABOUT THE ROLE | TE MAHI TURANGA
We are looking for an experienced Team Leader to join our team. This role will involve leadership and working as a part of a team supporting families/caregivers who are accessing support for their family member with an intellectual and/or physical disability and/or Autism.
The rewarding role combines direct active support for people alongside a range of administrative and supervisory tasks.
Reporting to the Service Manager, the Team Leader is responsible for ensuring that our support service provision meets the needs and interests of the individual with the highest standard of care.
The Team Leader is to lead by example in providing active support to both those we have in service and to staff. This includes coaching staff, leading practice, ensuring compliance with relevant standards and a variety of administrative tasks. This will involve:
- Communicating with families to design a service that help the people we support, develop self-confidence and independence as well as participating in community life.
- Role modelling a commitment to the vision and values of Brackenridge.
- Supporting and overseeing the work of a team of Community Support Workers.
- Promoting a positive and learning culture and taking a lead role in the orientation/induction of new staff.
- Team Leader Allowance
- Ongoing training and Development
- Professional, growing organization
- Positive workplace culture
- Full, clean and current New Zealand driver’s license.
- Must be flexible to work 24/7 on a rotating roster.
- Completion of Level 3 Health and Wellbeing
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in Disability support work with adults who have a physical disability
- Commitment to engage and complete the organisational training requirements.
- Awareness of the Treaty of Waitangi/Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its relevance to the support of Maori in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
- Eligibility to work in New Zealand.
- Brackenridge requires all employees to be Fully Vaccinated and boosted against Covid-19.
All new applicants are required to undergo background checking as per the requirements of the Children's Act 2014. If you would like to be considered for this role, hit the 'apply' button at the top of the page or visit our website https://www.brackenridge.org.nz/.