Child & Family Safety Service Team Leader

Child & Family Safety Service Team Leader

• Permanent 0.5 FTE (20hrs per week) permanent opportunity
• Salary range $122570 - $127720 per annum Kiwisaver

Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the role
Step into a leadership position where you can drive meaningful change and strengthen the health sectors response to family violence across Te Whatu Ora this pivotal role youll lead the Child & Family Safety Service team to deliver the Ministry of Healths Violence Intervention Programme (VIP) champion equity and foster safe collaborative pathways of care.

In this role you will:

• Lead the implementation and quality delivery of the VIP across Southern ensuring alignment with national standards and Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations.
• Build an engaged high-performing team through strong leadership coaching and workforce development.
• Strengthen partnerships with community agencies primary care and internal stakeholders to enhance child and family safety.
• Oversee planning evaluation reporting and improvement activities to ensure programmes are effective equitable and responsive.
• Support staff capability through training supervision and guidance in family violence identification and intervention.

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About you
Youll bring a strong mix of leadership clinical insight and a deep commitment to improving outcomes for whānau affected by family violence. Your experience enables you to navigate complexity build trust and inspire others to deliver safe equitable and effective care.

To succeed in this role you will have:

• A relevant tertiary qualification (nursing allied health or equivalent) and proven experience leading teams.
• Background in family violence-related work with strong coaching mentoring and facilitation skills.
• Excellent communication report writing and relationship-building abilities across diverse teams and agencies.
• Sound understanding of key legislation national guidelines and systems relating to family violence child protection and privacy.
• Experience in financial planning HR processes and managing multiple programmes or projects.

You will also be able to:

• Inspire motivate and influence others to create positive change.
• Work flexibly and independently while leading a high-performing team.
• Communicate clearly think innovatively and approach challenges with a systems lens.
• Apply Te Tiriti o Waitangi meaningfully supporting equity for Māori and culturally grounded approaches to care.
• Build strong relationships across the health system and community modelling integrity professionalism and self-awareness.

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori Pacific disabled and rainbow communities.

How to Apply

To apply please click apply now. All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by Sunday 7 December 2025. If you have any questions about the role please contact:

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process before the closing date of this advert.