Facilitator

Organisation: Fuse

Position: Facilitator

Work Time: 3 hrs Fortnight Fridays

Reports to: Coordinator

Location: Wellington

**1 About Fuse**

**Our Vision**

Enabling friendships, confidence and community connections to flourish

**Our Purpose**

Fuse:

- provides social activities for people with learning disabilities so that they may flourish
- develops and enables connections among people with learning disabilities
- encourages confidence in friendships and communication
- educates the wider community to understand and appreciate the diversity and talents that people with learning disabilities offer

**Outcomes we seek to achieve**

1. People with learning disabilities participate within the community with confidence

2. Friendships are developed and maintained

3. People have positive, active and fulfilling lives that are full of enthusiasm and anticipation

**2 Purpose of the role**

Facilitators support the coordinator in the organisation and delivery of Fuse’s programme of activities. Together, the coordinator and facilitators implement a programme that realises Fuse’s vision.

**3 Key Relationships**

Internal
- Members, their family and whānau and/or carers
- Trustees
- Colleagues and volunteers

External
- Wellington City Council staff
- Event and facility staff
- Other associated NGO and/or disability organisations

**4 Responsibilities**

**Programming**
- Contributes to the development and supports the delivery of an interesting and creative programme of activities that:

- aligns with the vision and values of Fuse
- has significant input from members
- advances the social skills of members
- increases opportunities for community interaction by members
- encourages groups of members to participate together in community based activities
- supports members to participate fully in all aspects of Fuse
- supports members to demonstrate behaviour appropriate to the social situation
- demonstrates and actively encourages positive communication and interaction with colleagues and members

**Administration**
- supports the coordinator to manage members’ fees/koha and all associated banking, receipting and recording
- supports the coordinator to maintain accurate records - including: membership details and attendance records
- submits a weekly timesheet to the coordinator

**Health and Safety**
- ensures any specific health and safety requirements of members are followed closely
- stays up to date with Health and Safety requirements
- actively supports and complies with H&S policy and procedures.
- ensures the safety of members at all times
- participates actively in hazard management and identification process.
- proactively reports and remedies any unsafe work condition, accident or injury

**5 Qualifications, Skills and Experience**

**Qualifications**
- able to work lawfully in New Zealand
- able to meet the safety checking/police vetting requirements as a member of the workforce for vulnerable people
- experience in the delivery of services
- experience of working with people with disabilities
- good oral and written communication skills
- ability to work in collaborative peer and other stakeholder relationships.
- ability to maintain consistent high standards of professional behaviour and achievement when working independently and as part of a team.
- ability to build and maintain effective working relationships

**Personal Attributes**
- a belief in and personal commitment to empowering people with disabilities
- an ability to listen and respond to the needs of people with disabilities
- strengths-based approach
- a fun, youthful and energised approach and outlook to life.
- a personal belief in and commitment to fostering a positive perception of people with disabilities
- self-directed and confident.
- an ability to think creatively and generate ideas and opportunities into the future.
- an ability to anticipate and respond to challenges.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Casual

**Salary**: $22.00 per hour

Schedule:

- Evening shift
- Fixed shift