Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About the Role:

As a Senior Connector you will provide leadership, mentoring and guidance for Connectors and Specialist Connectors to increase their skills to support disabled people and whānau achieve outcomes that are important to them. 

This pivotal team are essential to the Enabling Good Lives approach and make a significant positive impact on the lives of disabled people, whānau and communities. The team is diverse and proactively aims to reflect the population we serve.
 
The team works together to work alongside disabled people and whānau to think about options, create possibilities and support decision making about their lives and the resources and connections that would enable them to attain their life objectives.  The team works proactively in people's homes, provider organisations, schools and communities to develop relationships with disabled people and whānau and assist them to be aspirational in planning and directing their own lives.

As a team we work as an ally who assists a disabled person and their family to dream big, make a plan for the future and connect with their local community. This role makes a significant contribution to the transformation of the disability system, and enables disabled people and whānau to have more choice and control over the lives they lead and the supports they use.
 
Please be aware these roles are located in Palmerston North. To find out more about the Enabling Good Lives approach please visit https://www.enablinggoodlives.co.nz/

Ko wai koe | About You:

• A deep understanding of, and commitment to, the Enabling Good Lives vision and Principles and how to apply these in practice
• Experience supporting people to think creatively about their life opportunities and how to bring these opportunities into being
• Experience building and maintaining trusting relationships with a diverse range of people from diverse backgrounds, in particular the ability to connect with young people  
• Strong connections to, and knowledge of, the local community as well as the capacity and resources within it
• Links within the communities we serve, including Māori, Pasifika, Rainbow (LGTBI+) people, those new to New Zealand and / or Deaf culture
• Excellent communication skills and ability to adapt your method of communicating to the situation and person
• Self-management, ability to work independently with a high workload in complex circumstances
• Experience and knowledge in engaging with Māori and Pasifika families

This role requires a satisfactory VCA Core Worker Police Check to be obtained and maintained.

To undertake this role successfully, you will be a disabled person or be able to establish credibility and trust with the disability community, as well as having empathy and an understanding of the unique and diverse experiences of disabled people. 

Mō Te Tono, Mō Te Tirotiro Tātai Tūranga | Apply or View The Position Description:

A copy of the position description can be found here. Senior Connector Position Description.

Salary range: $102,533.00 - $124,402.00