Service Manager, Disability - People-Centered Leadership

Community Living; Hamilton; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Living is seeking a Service Manager in Hamilton, NZ, to support disabled people to live meaningful lives. The role emphasizes Nou Te Mana and distributed leadership, enabling autonomous teams and person-directed practice.

You will coach staff, build capability, and collaborate with whānau to achieve outcomes, while leading service quality, performance, and budgets as part of a transformation journey.

Qualifications

• Experience leading disability, health, or social services teams.
• Commitment to person-directed practice and rights of disabled people.
• Coaching mindset and ability to grow others.

Responsibilities

• Support autonomous teams to deliver personalised, high-quality services.
• Coaching and developing people to grow confidence and capability.
• Partnering with disabled people and whānau to achieve meaningful outcomes.
• Lead service quality, continuous improvement, and good practice.

Skills

Leadership

Disability sector

Coaching mindset

Communication

Relationship-building

Job description

Community Living is seeking a Service Manager in Hamilton, NZ, to support disabled people to live meaningful lives. The role emphasizes Nou Te Mana and distributed leadership, enabling autonomous teams and person-directed practice.

You will coach staff, build capability, and collaborate with whānau to achieve outcomes, while leading service quality, performance, and budgets as part of a transformation journey.