Community Educator and Supervisor

Nurse Maude; Porirua; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Nurse Maude is seeking a Community Educator and Supervisor based in Porirua. The role focuses on workforce development, mentoring and training of support workers, with travel around the Wellington region.

You will report to the Operations Manager as part of the leadership team and work full-time from our Porirua office, 80 hours per fortnight, Monday to Friday in business hours. You will lead and educate staff, develop training plans, conduct annual appraisals, maintain records, perform

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in a health care setting.
• Recent teaching or training experience, with staff and clients.
• Competence with computer systems.
• Strong problem-solving and communication abilities.
• Ability to establish rapport with colleagues and clients.

Responsibilities

• Guide and educate community support workers.
• Develop training and competency plan including NZQA qualifications.
• Complete annual performance appraisals for the support workforce.
• Maintain accurate records for training.
• Conduct workplace verifications and assessments.
• Liaise with clients, support workers and stakeholders for high-quality service.
• Assist with recruitment and orientation of new staff.

Skills

Leadership

Teaching/Training

Communication

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Tech-savvy

Interpersonal skills

Education

NZ Certificate in Health and Wellbeing

Teaching or training diploma

Job description

We are seeking applicants with leadership experience, preferably in the health care sector and a passion for working with people, to join our team in the key position of Community Educator and Supervisor. This role focuses on workforce development, support worker mentoring and training, and involves travel around the wider Wellington region.

Te Whakahaerenga/The Organisation

Nurse Maude has been caring for the community since 1896. Our reputation for delivering consistently high-quality home support and nursing care is due in no small measure to the experience, professionalism, commitment and sheer drive of our people.

Te Mahi/About the Position

This is a full-time permanent position, based predominantly from our Porirua office, working 80 hours per fortnight. Usual hours of work will be Monday to Friday within business hours.

Key Aspects:

Reporting to our Operations Manager and as part of the Leadership team, you will be responsible for:

• guiding and educating our community support workers
• the development of the support worker training and competency plan, including NZQA qualifications
• completion of annual performance appraisals for the support workforce
• accurate and up-to-date record keeping for all support worker training
• workplace verification and assessments
• liaising with clients, support workers and internal and external stakeholders to ensure consistent and high quality service is provided
• assisting with recruitment, and orientation of new support workers

Working with the Operations Manager, the successful applicant will have a great rapport with all clients and staff and will assist with proactive management of any performance issues.

He momo/About you

To be successful in this role, you will:

• hold a New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (or equivalent), or a higher level health qualification and/ or a teaching or training diploma
• recent experience in a teaching or training role, and in working with staff and clients in the healthcare sector
• be competent in the use of computer systems
• be agile in problem solving and thinking
• establish a positive and supportive rapport with colleagues and clients

You will also have the following skills:

• A warm, proactive and professional communication style
• Patience, resilience and a "can do" attitude in challenging situations
• The ability to prioritise effectively and efficiently
• Competence in working with computer systems and learning new programmes
• Team orientation, working well with others at all levels
• Critical thinking and a "can-do" attitude

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