Team Leader and Administration

**Vacancy No**:ROT03215**

**Team Leader / Administration - Community Adult Administration Team**

**Adult Community Mental Health & Addictions Service**

**Mental Health & Addiction Services**

**Health New Zealand |Te Whatu Ora Lakes**

**Permanent Full time (1.0FTE)**

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

**Mō te tūranga / **About the role**

Are you an administrator with experience in leadership or looking for an opportunity to develop a career pathway into leadership? We have a prospect for an amazing person with customer centric skills and a passion for leadership as Team Leader/Administrator to the Adult Administration Team, across Rotorua & Southern Lakes Adult Community Mental Health & Addictions Services.

This is an exciting, busy role that has a goal of delivering improved outcomes for our community, colleagues and organisation, adapting in an environment of continual change while supporting the growth and development of our administration team who are at the heart of why we do what we do.

If you are keen to contribute to the development of strategies, systems and processes, provide administrative and operational support and grow our most important resource, our people. You'll form an integral part of the Mental Health & Addictions Service administration team reporting to the Personal Assistant to Service Manager Mental Health; and dotted line to the Clinical (Nurse) Managers of the Rotorua and Taupo Adult Community Mental Health & Addictions Services; as well as working closely with the Senior Leadership Team regarding service strategic development.

The role will include:

- Responsibilities are Leadership/Management of staff
- Operational Support to the Clinical Nurse Managers
- Teamwork
- Staff Development
- Cover Administration duties including supporting a particular team during absences
- Follows the principles of the Te Ara Tauwhirotanga Model of Care - _Pathways that lead us to act with kindness_

**Mō** koe | About you**

The successful applicant will have:

- Ability to lead and work within complex systems and processes
- Exemplary interpersonal skills, including listening skills
- Demonstrates advanced problem solving skills
- Adapts well to dynamic and changing needs
- Excellent written/documentation skills
- Excellent Customer Service Skills
- An understanding of the Treaty of Waitangi and cultural awareness
- Enjoys a varied workload
- A ’whatever it takes approach’

**Mō Tātou | About us**

Health New Zealand |Te Whatu Ora Lakes provides healthcare from its two modern and progressive general hospitals in Rotorua and Taupo, New Zealand. The Lakes district is well known for its many outdoor recreational activities such as mountain biking, skiing, and fishing. Family friendly beaches are also an hour’s drive away. The Lakes district has a growing multi-cultural community and is becoming the lifestyle destination of choice. Working at Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora Lakes provides a great opportunity to balance an amazing lifestyle with a rewarding professional experience in an excellent and supportive work environment.

**Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou / **What we offer**
- Competitive salary
- Free staff parking
- A supportive, inclusive and diverse work environment
- Free flu vaccination
- Discounts (with local businesses)
- Access to Employee Assistance Program

**Awhe utu / Salary range**

PSA Clerical & Administrative MECA, Band 7, (starting at $80,026) pro-rated to hours worked and depended on qualifications and experience.

**Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to Apply**

**Know more about living and working at the Lakes district**

**Closing Date**: 18/Oct/24, 5:59:00 AM