Training Lead – Hearing | Te Ara Tāringa Pukenga

he Training Lead you will be responsible for developing and maintaining, in line with Careerforce, the successful delivery of the NZQA qualification New Zealand Diploma Hearing Therapy (level 6) for trainees. This includes the delivery, internal assessment and evaluation of training. The Training Lead is also responsible for overseeing all on-going training and development requirements for qualified Hearing Therapists to maintain their registration standards.

The Training Lead – Hearing will work collaboratively across the Your Way | Kia Roha team, ensuring aligned practices and appropriate expert input into training materials. 

This role is a full-time permanent role working 37.5 hours per week. 

As a Training Lead for Your Way | Kia Roha the successful applicant will have:

• A relevant degree in education or training
• Experience in adult education
• Understanding of NZQA qualification framework and requirements for maintaining a qualification
• Cultural awareness particularly, tikanga, Te Ao Māori and Pasifika
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to empathise
• Proven competency with computers including intermediate level ability in Microsoft office products.

What’s on offer:

• Supportive and inclusive environment, we value your opinion!
• Opportunities for professional development
• Employee assistance program available for staff
• Take a day of leave for your birthday
• Staff discount app for use at a range of retailers
• Flexible work options.

About Your Way | Kia Roha:

Your Way | Kia Roha is a nationally recognised not-for-profit organisation supporting people in their communities from Whangarei to Invercargill. We have been providing support to people and their whanau for over 40 years.

Moemoea | Vision

Disabled people thriving, living the lives they choose in their communities.

Kaupapa | Purpose

Enabling innovative community solutions by and with disabled people

Mātāpono | Values

• Rangatiratanga | Self-Leadership: Choice and control over decisions builds on the mana of every individual
• Manawatoa | Courageous: Innovative, aspirational, and bold in our actions
• Whanaungatanga | Connection: Relationships matter, we work together with whānau and others
• Kohitanga | Inclusion: Everyone is included and respected for who they are
• Kaitiakitanga | Guardianship: Sustain and respect the mauri | life force of those we work with.

Your Way | Kia Roha is an equal opportunity employer; we strive to attract and maintain a diverse workforce across the country. As an organisation we are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusiveness and ensuring a positive culture for people to work in.  

We encourage applications from people with a lived experience of disability or who are close family members of people with disability. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application to assist you through the recruitment process.

The work we do can include working closely with people that may be at high risk of severe illness if they contract COVID-19 or similar viruses.

We encourage all Your Way | Kia Roha team members to be fully vaccinated when vaccinations are recommended to reduce the risk of the spread of diseases or viruses. 

Applicants for this position must have the legal rights to work in New Zealand.