Casual Support Worker

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Casual Support Worker. Terms and conditions vacancy

• Do you want to join an organisation that lives by its values?
• Bring your passion for mental health
• Receive opportunities for training and development

He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tangata! He tangata! He tangata! What is the most important thing in the world? It is people! It is people! It is people!

If you haven't already guessed it, here at Emerge Aotearoa we're all about people! We're culturally connected and hold our values close to our hearts.

Emerge Aotearoa is a national provider of social services including mental health, disability and addiction, employment support and social housing, we're fast on our way to becoming a true social services provider. We operate throughout Aotearoa and employ approximately 1000 people. Our staff strive to provide mana-enhancing services that promote health and wellbeing for individuals, family, whanau and communities.

What we offer:

• We're committed to the health, safety and wellbeing of staff and tangata whaiora
• National organisation, with lots of opportunities to grow, with lots of training and development available along with career opportunities
• An organisation that lives by its values
• You won't be required to use your own car, we have a fleet of vehicles to use for visiting clients
• Supportive team, team meetings and supervision to ensure your keeping well and well informed in the workplace
• Great job satisfaction, you'll be improving someone's quality of life by helping them to realise their potential
• This is a chance to make a difference

The role

We are looking for experienced casual Support Workers with opportunities available across a variety of settings in the Wellington area.

The hours

The hours for this position vary with 24/7 rostered shifts with after hours support.

The work

You will help people to engage with community activities, educational opportunities, assist with completing the activities of daily living and assist with establishing routines and a healthy lifestyle.

Ideally you will:

• have a mental health level 4 qualification or above (or equivalent), however if your passion for mental health / AOD addiction is what drives you and you're willing to commit to working towards a qualification then we would love to hear from you as we can offer some support around this
• good time management and organisational skills
• have cultural respect and be non judgemental
• have the ability to see potential in people and thrive in a challenging and ever changing environment
• have strong professional boundaries
• have the ability to easily build professional relationships with our tangata whaiora
• be able to use IT systems confidently - we use various databases such as Recordbase to record client information, Myhealth our internal health and safety programme, and Totara our learning management system along with other IT applications such a Outlook, Word and Excel.

To apply for this role please visit our careers site careers.emergeaotearoa.org.nz and register your details - Reference 14305SK.

The closing date for this position is Wednesday, 1 August 2018.