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Healthcare of New Zealand
Positive Behaviour Support Planner
Christchurch
FULL TIME & PART TIME
August 26, 2024
- Bring your positive behavior therapy skills into an exciting role!
- Role located in Christchurch!
- Great opportunity to work with a supportive, multidisciplinary team.
NZCare and Geneva Community Living have come together to form NZCL, an organisation dedicated to supporting people with disabilities in New Zealand. Our Disability Support Services reflect our belief that all New Zealanders deserve to live fully, have equal opportunities, and achieve their ambitions. Our values of respect support and excellence are central to everything we do at NZCL. They shape and drive our behaviour along with our relationships with colleagues, partners, stakeholders and of course the people we support and their whānau.
About the role | He kōrero whakamārama mō tēnei tūranga
As a Positive Behaviour Support Planner, you will be responsible for providing support to people with disabilities, and their family/whanau, to enable them to live independent lives by developing and maintaining positive behaviour. You will provide training and coaching to Support Workers to use effective strategies to promote positive behaviours and quality of life for those we support.
This is a part-time position with 20 hours per week.
To be successful in this role, you will have a passion for utilising your previous experience within the mental health, disability or education sector to provide support and training. You'll thrive in a role where no two days are ever the same and you see different tasks as challenges that will build healthier, happier communities. Getting stuck in is in the nature of the team, and you'll get plenty of support, guidance and fun in return.
Responsibilities include:
- Providing positive behaviour support coaching, resources and on the spot observations to the service team to better the lives of the people we work with
- Assisting with the development and implementation of safety plans and behaviour support plans for people we support, as required.
- Engaging with the people we support, their family/whanau and support networks, to ensure that their safety and quality of life is improved, and the safety and effectiveness of our support workers is protected.
- Working closely with Service Delivery colleagues in your area to provide integrated disability and healthcare services to the people we support.
- Achieving service delivery standards and quality performance indicators for your services
- Minimum three years within disability, mental health or education with a strong understanding of the sector
- Experience working with those who display challenging behaviour which includes intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder(FASD), etc
- Previous knowledge and training on Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) principles preferable, but for the right candidate we will support you to undergo BILD PBS training
- A professional, passionate attitude and you value constant training, guidance and teamwork.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and influencing skills, and highly developed emotional intelligence.
- A full, clean NZ driver's license
At NZCL, we're passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity, reflecting the communities we serve. As an organisation we recognise our obligation to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and acknowledge Maori as tangata whenua who have unique values, social structures, and worldviews. If you would like to work in a role that is both rewarding and would like to make a difference in the lives of your clients, then we would like to hear from you!
Applications Close | Te katinga o tēnei whai tūranga: 27 September 2024 at 5pm.
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