Disability Community Support Worker

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Disability Community Support Worker. Terms and conditions vacancy

• Support people with disabilities to achieve the life they want
• Enjoy a challenging role where no two days are the same
• Teach people to grow and increase their independence

We are a part of Healthcare of New Zealand, voted fourth most favourable company to work for in New Zealand (Randstad 2018) and a large provider of healthcare services across New Zealand.

SUPPORT WORKERS

• Disability Community Support
• North Shore
• Part-time/Casual

What does a Support Worker do?

Support and encourage individuals in their daily living situation, whether it is in their own home or their community by:

• Assisting children, young people and adults to learn skills for daily living
• Teaching people to grow and increase their independence
• Assisting people to plan and achieve their goals
• Helping to make positive choices about their lifestyle
• Supporting people to access and be involved in their community
• Supporting leisure activities at home
• Helping people develop and sustain their interests and relationships

What skills will a Support worker require?

A warm and friendly personality, a reasonable level of physical fitness, and the desire to help others are the main requirements. Along with a level of resilience is required as there will be times when you will need to respond to some challenging behaviours.

• Experience supporting a person with high and complex needs is preferable but not essential as training is provided
• You will need a full New Zealand Driver's licence and access to a reliable vehicle
• The ability to work with both manual and computerised record keeping
• Be able to complete satisfactory police check and be legally entitled to work in New Zealand

Working for Us

We are committed to our employees and are proud to employ and train the best people in all areas of our organisation. We provide a career pathway for staff through the learning and development framework and offer a starting rate of $19.80 per hour depending on relevant qualifications, with the opportunity to progress once you have completed our fully funded NZQA training and qualifications.

So, if you are passionate about providing support to a wide range of people and think you would like a career with NZCare, then we would like to hear from you!

Mēnā he tangata ngākaunui ana koe ki te tautoko i ngā momo tāngata, tēnā pea, kei konei he tūranga mōu. Tukua mai tō tono ki NZCare.

To apply for this job, please go to our careers site https://careers.healthcarenz.co.nz/home and enter the job code 2341SK.

The closing date for applications is Sunday, 5 August 2018.

NZCare Disability is committed to ensuring the good health and wellbeing of its staff and the people they support by operating a smoke-free environment.