Navigate Care Manager

**Competitive Salary + KiwiSaver + Phone + Laptop**
- ** Respectful Culture + Career Development Opportunities**:

- ** Join our team on a permanent, full-time basis**:

- ** Do you want a role where you can make a real difference to people with intellectual disabilities?**

**NAVIGATE CARE MANAGER**

Navigate Is a Regional Intellectual Disability Supported Accommodation Service (RIDSAS). We work with people with an intellectual disability who have complex behavioural needs and/or who have offended.

**About the role | He kōrero whakamārama mō tēnei tūranga**

The Care Manager is legally entrusted with the compulsory care and rehabilitation of individual care recipients. They are responsible for developing and implementing an individual's care and rehabilitation plan and for ensuring regular clinical reviews are undertaken.

Our RIDSAS services focus on the provision of intensive rehabilitative support to enable people we support to develop the skills they require to participate in and re-join their communities. This role will work in partnership with a multi-disciplinary team of disability/health practitioners and other related professionals. This is a full-time position, Monday through Friday, with occasional on call phone duty scheduled every 10 weeks.

**What can we offer you?**
- A Rewarding role that has the opportunity for you to make a difference
- To be part of a National organisation with opportunities for training and development.
- We are a part of NZ Health Group, a large provider of healthcare services across New Zealand.
- Supportive environment that encourages professional career progression and opportunities to grow your skills, knowledge and experience.
- An organisation that values and respects it's staff and the amazing work they do.
- Genuine support for achieving work-life balance whilst managing a busy workload.

**What you will bring | Ngā tohungatanga mō tēnei tūranga**
- Tertiary qualification in a related Health field e.g., nursing, social work, occupational therapy, psychology
- Sound understanding of the responsibilities and requirements of the Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act 2003 (IDCCR Act)
- Knowledge and understanding of the intellectual disability sector, Health & Safety legislation and the Health and Disability Sector Standards
- Extensive experience supporting clients with complex behavior issues
- Proven expertise in client centered planning
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
- Ability to develop working relationships with a wide range of family, community, professional and employee groups
- High levels of resilience, personal integrity, and judgement, with the ability to problem solve and respond effectively under pressure
- Extensive interpersonal skills, with the ability to motivate staff/teams
- An understanding and commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi
- Hold a current driver's license and be able to drive an automatic vehicle

**This position will challenge you to give practical effect to your own philosophies and support real opportunities for people with disabilities. It is an ideal opportunity for a dynamic individual to advance their career using flair and innovation.**

So, if you are passionate about providing support to a wide range of people and think you would like a career with NZCL, then we would like to hear from you
- Mēnā he tangata ngākaunui ana koe ki te tautoko i ngā momo tāngata, tēnā pea, kei konei he tūranga mōu. Tukua mai tō tono ki NZCL._

**Applications Close | Te katinga o tēnei whai tūranga: 1st November - 2024 at 5pm.**

**_ All applicants must be a NZ Resident/ Citizen or have a valid NZ work permit._**

NZCL is committed to ensuring the good health and wellbeing of its staff and the people they support by operating a smoke-free environment
- Reference #- 29436- Posted on- 15 Oct 2024- Closes on- 12 Nov 2024 17:00- Location(s)- Levin branch area, Palmerston North branch area- Expertise- Management, Disability Support- Job level(s)- 1 - 3 years of experience, 3 - 5 years of experience- Work type(s)- Permanent full-time