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These staff members are skilled / trained to best give care to people we support around their individual needs. Each home has regular and casual Support Workers attached to it so that they can get to know the people we support really well. Support Workers will help them to settle into their new home. It is important to know that Support Workers are not there to do everything for the people we support as it is really important that they remain as independent as possible.

These staff ensure the delivery of high-quality, equitable support, for the people we support, through support that is focused on maintaining the highest possible levels of independence, individual dignity and respect while promoting opportunities to participate within the community.

They also provide leadership and support to the Support Workers team and provide coordination in the day to day running of the service in consultation with the Service Delivery Manager.

These are staff who will work with the people we support and their Support Workers to determine what social interaction and activities that the people we support would like to be involved in to meet their personal goals and aspirations. Community Connectors will arrange for the people we support to carry out fun activities on their own or with others. If there is something that people we support have always dreamt of doing e.g. ride in a helicopter then this team will help them to try to do it.

Positive Behaviour Support Planners are responsible for providing support to people with disabilities, and their whānau, to enable them to live independent lives by developing and maintaining positive behaviour. They will
provide training and coaching to Support Workers to use effective strategies to promote positive behaviours and quality of life for those we support.

Staff who either oversee the people we support’s specific home, a group of homes, or individualised service ensuring that staff are rostered on, contractual requirements are being meet, new staff have been orientated and trained to best care for the people we support’s needs. They also investigate any concerns, complaints.

They are the senior managers responsible for overall meeting the people we support’s needs and satisfaction and continually driving quality/service improvements.

Furthermore they are responsible for interviewing, managing/supporting staff. Making sure we are running a service that meets our contractual requirements. Meeting our Funders i.e. Ministry of Health, ACC, and DHB’s to report on our service delivery. Meeting with all new CL persons and their families.

Responsible for the overall running of NZCommunity Living, this includes ensuring we are financially sustainable, strategically managing growth, and ultimately providing a motivated, highly skilled team that can assist the people we support’s individual and unique needs.