CCS Disability Action’s vision is to see every disabled person included in the life of their family and community.

We have been working with disabled people and their families since 1935 and are now at the forefront of service provision, advocacy and information sharing in the disability sector New Zealand-wide. Our people are professional, innovative, dedicated and knowledgeable. We hold ourselves to the highest possible ethical and professional standards and are known for our partnership approach to support.

We highly value diversity and promote difference. We are seeking a like-minded person who is committed to making a difference in the lives of disabled children, individuals and their families/whanau in the Hawkes Bay area. Key functions of this role are offering support, information and advocacy to people, and coordinating support workers to provide our services in the community and people’s homes. A key focus is supporting people through times of change in their lives and this includes liaising with schools, agencies and community networks.

We are looking for people who:

Have proven advocacy skills
Experience working with families/ whanau accessing services
An ability to form positive relationships and networks
Great communication skills, both oral and written including report writing
Experience in current disability issues
An ability to coordinate others
An ability to work across a diverse community
Sound organisational and computer ability incl. MS Office
A creative streak and be able to think laterally
Previous experience and/or tertiary training
A social science qualification (is desirable)


This 20 hour/week position is based in our Napier Office. This role offers you an exciting opportunity to use and develop your skills by providing quality support to the team. Your responsibility will be to ensure that our work undertaken with disabled people, their family/whanau, and our related community partners, is of high quality.

CCS Disability Action builds our work around three core documents; UN Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the NZ Disability Strategy.

We work within a Human Rights framework and are committed to equal opportunity in all our employment policies and procedures. We welcome enquiries from everyone and value diversity in our workforce. This position offers you flexibility in how you manage the role and we openly encourage people with lived experience of disability to apply.