Programme Leader - School Holiday Programme - Lower Hutt

Fixed Term - 40 hours per week$23.50 - $29.10 plus Programme Leader allowanceLower Hutt locationAre YouA team player with strong leadership qualities?Great at communicating?Adept to facilitating a structured, strengths-based children's programmeAs a Programme Leader in one of our School Holiday Programmes, you will lead a team, dedicated to creating and maintaining a safe, secure and healthy space, where children with intellectual disabilities can spend time during the holidays. Reporting to the Service Coordinator, you will facilitate meaningful activities and support children to engage in a variety of tasks.Our school holiday programme is all about fun activities in a safe and positive environment. In a collaborative effort, we ensure that all children are catered for and active participation is achieved.Involved in this role is administration, resource management and the coaching and leading of your team.This is a fixed term contract covering 3+ consecutive weeks (Monday to Friday - excluding training), which coincide with the Term 4 school holidays (January)Minimum RequirementsA full New Zealand driver's licenseAble to pass a NZ police check and Oranga Tamariki checkPrevious experience in caring for children with disabilities - preferred, but not essentialThe ability to communicate effectively to the people you will support, their families and the team including your manager- you may need to learn a range of communication styles, our people sometimes use tools to communicate.The ability to lead, coach and develop team members, and to troubleshootExperience supporting people with disabilities and an understanding of positive behaviour support strategiesAbility to organise and allocate rosters and handle the booking calendar for attendance.What We OfferA supportive and collaborative work environmentFull training and supportThe opportunity to support people with disabilities to live great lives!If you are interested in supporting children and young 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!For any queries, please email Siena at wellington.recruit@spectrumcare.org.nz (Please note: We do not accept email applications, please apply through the "Apply Now" link)Job DetailsReference # 40264 Posted on 13 Oct 2025 Closes on 13 Nov 2025 23:59 Location(s) Lower Hutt Expertise Community Support Worker Work type(s) Fixed term Hours per week Availability Day shifts CSW Practical Responsibilities ListPrintEmail this job to a friendApply