Tēnā koutou katoa, Mālō nī, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Kia orāna, Tālofa lava, Mālō e lelei, Tālofa, Ni sa bula vinaka, Noa'ia, and warm Pacific Greetings.

E ngā reo, e ngā mana, huri noa I te motu, tēnā koutou katoa.

He tūranga tēnei e wātea ana ki roto o Kia Puāwai
 

Join our Kia Puāwai whānau in making a positive difference in the lives of young people in our community!

About the role | Mō tēnei tūranga mahi

• Permanent full time role
• Remuneration as per Social Work Pay Equity Category 4

We are seeking an experienced and visionary manager to join our Care Services Leadership team to support a team of specialist youth workers in one of our residential homes in the Tāmaki Makaurau region.

The Glenmore Lighthouse is a whare predominantly for rangatahi who identify as female. Our Lighthouses provide unplanned crisis care in times of need, such as when rangatahi have nowhere else safe to stay, or when they have committed an offence. Our whare supports up to five rangatahi on short term placements with Youth Justice or Care and Protection needs.

We use an evidence-based model called the Teaching Family Model (TFM) to help rangatahi reach their potential and equip them with the skills they need to be successful within the wider community.

About You | Mōu

To be considered for this role, you will need:

• Bachelors/Master's degree in counselling, social work, psychology, psychotherapy, or other related health field, with relevant board registration
• Ability to build strong relationships with peers and stakeholders
• Have a full and clean New Zealand driver's licence
• Experience working with rangatahi who have complex behavioural needs
• Proven experience in leading, managing or supervising a team
• Have the willingness and ability to uphold the mana of our organisation by embracing tikanga and matauranga Māori as part of best practice.
• Ability and willingness to work with tangata whenua in a way that upholds our organisational commitments and obligations to Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

What we offer | Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou

• A comprehensive orientation and induction programme, including noho marae.
• Four Day Working Week – our kaimahi retain 100 percent of their pay, while working 80 percent (or close to) of the time, and still delivering 100 percent on the great mahi we do.
• Flexible work practices
• Values driven, inclusive and supportive team culture
• Career progression and professional development opportunities in both tauiwi and indigenous knowledge bases.
• Paid birthday leave

About Kia Puāwai

At Kia Puāwai, our vision is Kia Tupu, Kia Hua, Kia Puāwai – To grow, to flourish, to prosper.

We are a tangata Tiriti NGO specialising in providing therapeutic services for tamariki, rangatahi and whānau who have complex behavioural and/or mental health needs.

Our Waka Hourua strategy draws from both te ao Māori and te ao Tauiwi knowledge to strengthen wellbeing, mana, and wairua. Through Waka Hourua and our tikanga | values – Whanaungatanga, Manaakitanga, Aroha, and Wairuatanga – we hold ourselves to the highest standards in all we do.

Our national office is in Tāmaki Makaurau, and we have over 200 kaimahi and caregivers supporting young people and their whānau across Te Tai Tokerau, greater Tāmaki, Waikato, Te Moana-a-Toi (Bay of Plenty), Te Matau-a-Māui (Hawke’s Bay), and the lower areas of Te Ika a Māui and Te Wai Pounamu.

To find out more about Kia Puāwai, visit www.kiapuawai.nz

Closing date | Rā Katinga 10^th October 2025  Please note that we review applications as we receive these and we can remove the advert before the closing date if we find a suitable candidate. Please note the official title of the role is Practice Leader – Glenmore Lighthouse.

Position Description: please request a position description from recruitment@kiapuawai.nz

Contact: If you have any questions regarding the role, please contact Chaze Tulafono on Chaze.Tulafono@kiapuawai.nz

Ngā mihi nui. Kia manuia, vinaka vakalevu, Kia monuina, Faka’apa’apa atu, Ia manuia, Fakafetai, Fakafetai lasi, Fḁiåkse’ea, Ko bati n rab’a

Menā e ngākaunui ana koe ki tēnei mahi, whakapā mai mō  ngētehi atu kōrero ki raro nei.

We welcome and encourage diversity and inclusion in our workforce and adhere to best practice equal employment opportunity principles in all aspects of our recruitment and our ways of working. Kia Puāwai is Rainbow Tick accredited.