House Leader - Lower Hutt

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 07 Sep 2026 Closes on 07 Oct 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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