Residence Supervisor

Are you motivated by an ever-changing environment & the ability to support positive change in people by assisting them to realise their potential?
- Day to day shift leader needed, adept at delegating, communicating & multi-tasking
- Christchurch, permanent fulltime position

Ngā kawenga | About the role
We are looking for a Residence Supervisor who can support us to motivate and positively influence the reintegrative journey for those people in our care as well as providing shift leadership to a small team of Assistant Resident Supervisors. The Residence Supervisor contributes to the development of work and life skills by organising residents to assist with daily tasks and works on a 24/7 roster pattern including night shift work. The supervision of residents with the most complex needs is paramount along with risk management and the overall focus on keeping the community safe.
He kōrero mōu | About you
To be successful, we are seeking applicants with the following:

- Experience working with people from all walks of life, particularly with complex needs
- Good time management and organisational skills
- To be culturally respectful and non-judgemental
- An ability to maintain clear and professional boundaries at all times
- An ability to make decisions in a safe and logical manner, providing practical solutions to day to day issues
- Experience in decision making and delegation appropriate to the parameters of the position
- The ability to recommend enhancements to practice and or policy to management and to create and maintain a professional working relationship with other team members
- Knowledge of and commitment to workplace safety including the use of Health, Safety and Wellbeing systems and policy
- Directing taskings on an as-needed basis
- Provision of support to the Residential Services Managers (Practice and Operations) and Residence Manager as required.
- Maintaining daily planners for both the site and individual residents
- Liaising with key Corrections stakeholders including, but not limited to volunteers, whanau supports, Community Corrections, external providers such as medical facilities
- Supporting Assistant Resident Supervisors to work cooperatively with residents to help them achieve their reintegrative goals
- Supporting Assistant Resident Supervisors, both within the residences and on community outings, to promote public safety through the safe management and supervision of each individual resident
- Supporting and participating in residents' rehabilitative and reintegrative activities
- Modelling pro-social behaviour
- Preparing and implementing the residents' individual Good Lives Plans
- Working cooperatively with residents towards their next step in their journey
- Leading the response to emergency, or incident situations during the shift

Essential is also a clean full NZ drivers licence and the ability to drive a manual vehicles. This role will also see you working on a cyclic roster, typically this will be a 12 hour shift that maybe 3 days on and 3 days off as an example and you may then switch to a night roster.
If you pride yourself on your ability to provide a high standard of care, you have strong written communication skills, solid experience managing individuals with challenging and complex needs and you want to make a positive difference to community safety, then we want to hear from you.
Utu ā-tau | Salary
The full salary range is $69,998 - $83,138per annum with the start salary at approximately $69,998 per annum which is Level 1 of the Collective Agreement. Appointment and remuneration will reflect skills and experience relevant to the role.
Ko wai mātou | About us
Ara Poutama Aotearoa is a name that has been gifted to us and is our commitment to improving the oranga and safety of the people, whānau, and that of the communities we serve across the motu.
To apply, please submit a tailored CV and a cover letter describing your motivation for joining the department highlighting relevant skills and experience. Alignment to our kaupapa is critical to our success - we ask that you provide examples which reflect and demonstrate our organisation values.