Team Leader

Pathways Health Ltd; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extra week of Annual Leave after 12mo

2 Paid Well-being Days

Increased KiwiSaver contribution

Perk & Perk Plus discount app

HealthNow Card – $250/year

Holiday programme assistance

Supportive senior leadership team

Job summary

LinkPeople is seeking a proactive Team Leader to inspire and guide a team delivering housing solutions for people experiencing homelessness in South Auckland. You will work with health and social service partners to create coordinated support, develop staff through coaching, and promote housing stability for clients.

The role requires a strong people leader with knowledge of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, a health professional background, and comfort working in NGO/community sectors.

Qualifications

• Exceptional people leader and confident communicator
• Knowledge of Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles and working with Māori
• Proven ability and experience in inspiring and leading a team effectively
• A Registered Health Professional: Social Worker, Nurse, Occupational Therapist, etc.
• Understanding of the mental health system and sector within the Auckland region
• Knowledge to support staff who work using Te Ao Māori frameworks
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Problem-solving and conflict resolution skills
• Understanding of wellness and recovery principles
• A tertiary qualification in a relevant field and/or experience in a similar role
• Competency with Microsoft Office
• Full driver’s licence.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team who work with people experiencing homelessness and housing needs to achieve housing stability
• Work with partner organisations in health and social services for collaborative service delivery
• Develop supportive peer relationships and partnership-based service delivery
• Engage staff through coaching and development while maintaining a positive team culture
• Build strong community relationships to support people to access housing options
• Support staff to identify housing needs and sustain housing stability

Skills

People leadership

Communication

Relationship building

Problem solving

Te Tiriti o Waitangi knowledge

Microsoft Office

Education

Tertiary qualification in a relevant field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

• Leadership role based in Manukau, Tāmaki Makaurau
• Deliver housingand supportsolutionsfor our most vulnerable
• Extra annual leave + hybrid working model + Inclusive Work Culture

Inspire and lead a teamtoprovide housing solutions for peopleexperiencing homelessness, mentalhealthand addictioninSouth Auckland

LinkPeople |Mōmātou Ewhakaponoanamātoukongātāngatatemeanuioteao. At LinkPeople we believe that people are the most important thing in the world. This guides us in ourworksupporting the most vulnerable members of our communities to access permanent,safeand affordable housing and linking them to the health and social services they need to live well. We work together witha number ofkeyorganisationsas part of a community-wide approach to end homelessness.

The Benefits |Ngāāhuatangakeiamātou

• Extra week of Annual Leave after 12 months of employment
• 2 Paid Well-being Days
• Increased Kiwisaver contribution
• Perk & Perk Plus discount app
• HealthNow Payment Card - $250 per year to support Health and Wellbeing for you and your whanau
• Holiday programme assistance
• A supportive and passionate senior leadership team around you every day, working in an organisation that believes in its purpose

The Role |Mōtēneitūrangamahi

• A people-focused role where your approachability, responsiveness and genuinely caring personality will shine.
• Work in partnership with other agencies, including our partnerorganisations’in the health and social services space, to develop supportive peer relationships and collaborative service delivery.
• Lead a team who work alongside people who have housing needs and require support to achieve housing stability.
• Lead a teamwhich:
• Provides support to peopleexperiencinghomelessness
• Works alongside people toidentifyhousing needs and supports them to access housing options
• Supports people to sustain their housing to prevent homelessness and remain well.
• Has strong relationships and collaboration within our communities.
• Seek opportunities to engage staff through effective coaching and ongoing development while creating a positive team culture where achievements are celebrated, and people are valued.

This is a full-time position working40 hoursper week, Monday to Friday 8.30 am to 5.00pm. This role will be basedinManukau andinvolvesworking across South Auckland.

You |Mōu

• An exceptional people leaderandconfident communicator and relationship builder
• Knowledge of and commitment toTeTiriti oWaitangi principles and working with Māori
• Proven ability and experience in inspiring and leading a team effectively
• A Registered Health Professional: Social Worker, Nurse, Occupational Therapist, etc.
• An understanding of the mental health system and sector within theAucklandregion, including the NGO and community sector.
• The knowledge and experience to support staff who choose towork usingTeAoMaoriframeworks
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Problem-solving and conflict resolution skills
• An understandingofandthe ability to apply theprinciples of wellness and recovery
• A tertiary qualification in a relevant field and/or experience in a similar role.
• Competency with Microsoft Office.
• Full driver’s licence.

Applicationsclose|RāKatinga: 16 October 2026. Pleasenotethis advert may close if a suitable candidate is found prior to the closing date.

Position Description: https://www.wisegroup.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/LP_Team-Leader-2025-2.pdf

Contact |Whakapā

Tom Caukwell, Regional Manager, on 0278893264.

For further information, visit our website www.linkpeople.co.nz

**All new appointees require background checking. Under the requirements of the Children's Act 2014, new employees that are identified as coming under this act are required to undergo further safety checks as part of the recruitment process.**