House Leader - Residential - Hamilton

Spectrum Care; Hamilton; On-site; CAD 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectrum Care in Hamilton is seeking a House Leader to supervise a support team in a community home and coordinate with the Service Coordinator for quality service. The role includes engaging residents in activities to build confidence and independence.

You will support people with disabilities, communicate with families, and participate in rosters and daily care tasks in a high-energy environment requiring daytime and shift work.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a team is greatly beneficial.
• Effective report writing skills are essential.
• Organising and allocating rosters.
• Exposure to balancing general ledgers.
• Excellent verbal and written English is required.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the home-based support team to ensure high-quality care.
• Coordinate with the Service Coordinator to deliver efficient services.
• Support people to develop self-confidence and independence within their community.
• Engage in activities ranging from recreation to personal cares as needed.

Skills

Team leadership

Report writing

Roster planning

Ledger balancing

Effective communication

Active role fitness

English proficiency

Education

Relevant qualification

Driver's licence

Tools

Word

Internet Explorer

Email

Job description

Full time - 40 hours per week
$23.97 - $29.68 + House Leader Allowance
Hamilton location
We have more than 100 worksites and support options across the whole Auckland region. In our residential service, we provide services for adults with intellectual and or physical disabilities within our homes and out in their community. We provide 24 hour support which consists rotating roster Monday through to Sunday.
Our House Leader role combines support work and engages, motivates a team of a support team in the home. Working and gaining guidance from your Service Coordinator you would be supervising to ensure and efficient and effective successful service to people we support in a community home.
If you're interested in supporting people to develop self-confidence and independence, and live their lives of choice, lives like any other, in their own communities, then we want to hear from you today!

Skills & Experience

• Experience leading a team is greatly beneficial especially with the ability to coach and develop individuals
• Effective report writing skills
• Organising and allocating rosters
• Exposure to balancing general ledgers
• Ability to communicate effectively and supportively with the people you support,
• their families and your coordinator
• To be fit enough for an active role that engages anything between sports, community engagement, and recreational activities to personal cares
• Excellent, clear, understandable verbal and written English is a pre-requisite to be considered for this role

The Ideal Candidate Will Have

• Experience supporting people with disabilities and/or challenging behaviours
• Reliability, Commitment, and Passion for working with people
• A driver's licence
• A relevant qualification
• The ability to use a computer effectively, including programs such as Word, Internet Explorer, and email

Requirements

If you are a non-resident applying for this role you must meet the following INZ Level 3 skill requirements to be considered:

• Have worked in the care workforce for 3 years or more, or
• A relevant qualification on the New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework (NZQCF) — this must be at least a level 4 qualification for a role at skill level 3, or a diploma for a role at skill level 2.

Spectrum Care

is proudly an equal opportunity employer.