Practice Leader - Glenmore Lighthouse

Auckland - New Zealand

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Tn koutou katoa Ml n Fakaalofa lahi atu Kia orna Tlofa lava Ml e lelei TlofaNi sa bula vinaka Noaia and warm Pacific Greetings.

E ng reo e ng mana huri noa I te motu tn koutou katoa.

He tranga tnei e wtea ana ki roto o Kia Puwai

Join our Kia Puwai whnau in making a positive difference in the lives of young people in our community!

About the role M tnei tranga mahi

Permanent full timerole
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 Tmaki 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 Mu

To be considered for this role you will need:

Bachelors/Masters 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 drivers 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 Mori 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 Ng huatanga kei a mtou

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 Puwai

At Kia Puwai our vision is Kia Tupu Kia Hua Kia Puwai To grow to flourish to prosper.

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

Our Waka Hourua strategy draws from both te ao Mori 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 Tmaki Makaurau and we have over 200 kaimahi and caregivers supporting young people and their whnau across Te Tai Tokerau greater Tmaki WaikatoTe Moana-a-Toi(Bay of Plenty) Te Matau-a-Mui (Hawkes Bay) and the lower areas of Te Ika a Mui and Te Wai Pounamu.

To find out more about Kia Puwai

Closing date R Katinga 10^th October 2025Please 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.

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Contact: If you have any questions regarding the role please contact Chaze Tulafono on

Ng mihi nui. Kia manuia vinaka vakalevu Kia monuina Fakaapaapa atu Ia manuia Fakafetai Fakafetai lasi Fikseea Ko bati n raba

Men e ngkaunui ana koe ki tnei mahi whakap mai mngtehi atu krero 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 Puwai is Rainbow Tick accredited.

DescriptionTn koutou katoa Ml n Fakaalofa lahi atu Kia orna Tlofa lava Ml e lelei TlofaNi sa bula vinaka Noaia and warm Pacific Greetings.E ng reo e ng mana huri noa I te motu tn koutou katoa.He tranga tnei e wtea ana ki roto o Kia PuwaiJoin our Kia Puwai whnau in making a positive difference in the...