Service Facilitator – Disability Support

About the role

Te Whatu Ora (Health New Zealand) is recruiting a Service Facilitator for its Capital Support team, based at Kenepuru Hospital but working in the community. The role serves a typically under-65-year-old disabled community across South Wellington to Peka Peka in Kapiti, providing needs assessments wherever the person chooses to meet. It is a full-time position Monday to Friday on a fixed-term contract until 1 July 2027; a permanent part-time opportunity is also available.

Key responsibilities

• Complete needs assessments for people with intellectual, ASD, sensory and physical disabilities, following the criteria for disability support services.
• Provide service coordination for those assessed.
• Maintain relationships with contracted providers and other key stakeholders.

Required profile

• Sound working knowledge and experience within the disability sector; a relevant qualification is desirable but not compulsory.
• Great interpersonal skills and the ability to build rapport and trust with clients, whanau, contracted providers, MSD, Oranga Tamariki, mental health teams, child development teams, ACC and others.
• Strong resilience and the ability to prioritise workload and distinguish urgent from important tasks.
• Commitment to working within the principles of enabling good lives, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, multiculturalism, the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the current New Zealand Disability Strategy.

Required skills

• Sound knowledge of basic computer skills and use of applications.

To apply, candidates submit through the online careers portal; applications are reviewed as received and the closing date is not stated.