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Supervisor – Permanent Caregiver Support
  
Turuki Health Care is a kaupapa Maori organisation delivering integrated health and social services to the wider Counties Manukau and ADHB area. We provide quality, accessible, and affordable health care and support to whanau.
  
This position is fulltime, Monday to Friday and based at our Manukau office.
  
A new team has been established and are responsible for a national contact centre for caregivers who have special guardianship orders (Oranga Tamariki Act) or permanent orders CoCA (Care of Childrens Act).  Your role as a team supervisor will be to provide leadership, monitor and supervise a team of Registered Social Workers.
  
  
Your experience and skills will include:
  

• Qualification in Social Work recognised by the Social Work Registration Board (SWRB)
• SWRB Registration with a current APC
• Proven experience managing and supervising a team (Certificate in Clinical Supervision would be desirable)
• Proven ability to quickly build rapport with others with exceptional listening skills
• A high degree of both verbal and written communication skills
• A commitment to providing a culturally responsive approach to practice
• Ability to work well within a team and communicate effectively with all key stakeholders
• Strengths in honouring and respecting others, ensuring that any PCSS activity enhances and protects the mana of caregivers and tamariki/rangatahi in their care.
• Ability to build and nurture relationships
• Ability and strength to work collaboratively with senior PCSS and Turuki Management
• Contribute to the planning, implementation, evaluation and monitoring of care plans
• Previous training and experience in trauma informed practice
• Understanding of Tikanga Maori and confidence in working within a bicultural context
• Ability to speak Te Reo Maori or other languages would be an advantage
• Experience working in a contact centre would be an advantage
• NZ full driver’s license

  
For a Position Description and Application Form
please contact Sonya Davey on sdavey@thc.org.nz or phone 09 280 2999
  
All applications must include a completed Application Form, Cover Letter and CV.
Applications close 5pm Friday 12th March 2021
  
Applicants for this position should have New Zealand residency or a valid New Zealand work visa

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