House Leader - Lower Hutt
Spectrum Care
What the role involves
- Supporting people with disabilities
- Supervising support staff
- Organising staff rosters
What they ask for
Excellent verbal and written English; driver's licence; for non-residents: 3 or more years in the care workforce at the care workforce wage rate, or a relevant NZQCF Level 4 qualification for skill level 3, or a diploma for skill level 2
- 3+ yrs experience
- Professional licence or registration
- Driver licence
- Manages people
About the job
Full time - 40 hours per week
$23.97 - $29.68 + House Leader Allowance
Lower Hutt location
Our House Leader role combines support work and engages, motivates a team of a support team in the home. Working and gaining guidance from your Service Coordinator you would be supervising to ensure and efficient and effective successful service to people we support in a community home.
If you're interested in supporting people to develop self-confidence and independence, and live their lives of choice, lives like any other, in their own communities, then we want to hear from you today!
Skills & Experience
- Experience leading a team is greatly beneficial especially with the ability to coach and develop individuals
- Effective report writing skills
- Organising and allocating rosters
- Exposure to balancing general ledgers
- Ability to communicate effectively and supportively with the people you support,
- their families and your coordinator
- To be fit enough for an active role that engages anything between sports, community engagement, and recreational activities to personal cares
- Excellent, clear, understandable verbal and written English is a pre-requisite to be considered for this role
The Ideal Candidate Will Have
- Experience supporting people with disabilities and/or challenging behaviours
- Reliability, Commitment, and Passion for working with people
- A driver's licence
- A relevant qualification
- The ability to use a computer effectively, including programs such as Word, Internet Explorer, and email
Requirements
If you are a non-resident applying for this role you must meet the following INZ Level 3 skill requirements to be considered:
- Have worked in the care workforce for 3 years or more, and been paid at least the care workforce wage rate during that time, or
- A relevant qualification on the New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework (NZQCF) — this must be at least a level 4 qualification for a role at skill level 3, or a diploma for a role at skill level 2.
Apply Now if you have a passion for working with people and want to make a difference!
Job Details
Reference # 41618 Posted on 03 Nov 2026 Closes on 05 Nov 2026 23:59 Location(s) Lower Hutt Expertise House Leader Work type(s) Full-time (40 hours) Hours per week Availability Day shifts, Afternoon shifts More details (document) House Leader.docx CSW Practical Responsibilities List
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