Job description for Regional Leadership Group Posted by Posted by Linda Skates on 11 July 2017 Posted on: 11 July 2017

Opportunity:  A unique chance to work with others in the co-design and oversight of the transformation of the MidCentral disability support system

Purpose of the role:

• Promote and protect Enabling Good Lives’ (EGL) principles and values that System Transformation is based on
• Contribute to local prototype implementation
• Give direction to System Transformation ‘management’ team
• Provide feedback to the Minister
• Provide connection between local/regional transformation and National EGL Leadership Group
• To ensure a clear understanding of the priorities and perspectives of disabled people, their families and service providers
• To ensure the system will be accountable locally
• To create an ‘honourable space’ that promotes accessible and inclusive communities
• To bring key stakeholders together to discuss key issues of the community

To be effective I will need to be:

• Brave
• Respectful
• Constructive
• Flexible

I need to be OK about:

1. Actively supporting the principles and vision of Enabling Good Lives (EGL).  See: http://www.enablinggoodlives.co.nz/about-egl/egl-approach/
2. Making sure I have good connections in the MidCentral Region
3. Saying what I think in meetings
4. Listening to other people and their different views
5. Working towards agreed decisions
6. Supporting the decisions of the group publicly
7. Keeping some things confidential
8. Linking with wider networks

Things I will agree to do include:

1. Attending leadership group meetings (this is likely to be monthly meetings from 10am – 3pm during a weekday)
2. Reviewing the minutes of meetings to make sure they are an accurate record of what we have talked about
3. Doing the things I may have agreed to do at the meeting
4. Attending “core group” or “pre-meetings” (likely to be 1-2 hours monthly for the first 12 months)
5. Hosting (or co-hosting) open community forums.  This is where a much wider group of people can learn what is happening and contribute their thoughts.

Main connections

      i.        People in the wider MidCentral Region

    ii.        The National Enabling Good Lives Leadership Group

   iii.        People from other Regional Leadership Groups

   iv.        National networks e.g. DPOs, family networks, provider peak bodies  

    v.        The System Transformation Team and co-design team

Average hours that may be involved each month:  10 hours

Note: When participation at meetings is not covered through a person’s employment, there is a schedule of payments for direct costs and an acknowledgement of the person’s time

• $125 up to a half day meeting
• $250 for a full day meeting
• travel and other support costs (if needed)

Nominating: If you are interested in nominating yourself, please attend the next forum on Aug 1.  You will be asked to present your expression of interest and and how you meet the elements in the job description to the relevant local forum.

If you're unable to attend in person but would still like to be nominated, please send an expression of interest to Mark Benjamin at samsmb@xtra.co.nz.

Please note: You need to reside in the MidCentral area which includes Palmerston North, Horowhenua, Manawatu, Otaki and Tararua districts.