Disability Community Support Worker
Support and encourage individuals in their own home or their community.
Summary about this job
Aged & Disability Support
Company: Healthcare Holdings of New Zealand Ltd
Location: Taranaki
Work type: Part Time
Salary: n\a
Phone: +64-9-168-4515
Fax: +64-6-890-2026
E-mail: n\a
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Detail information about job Disability Community Support Worker. Terms and conditions vacancy
- Support people with disabilities to achieve the life they want
- Bring your warm and friendly personality to our team!
- Assist people to plan and achieve their goals
NZCare disability is looking for committed and energetic people who are passionate about supporting people with disabilities to live great lives in their communities.
SUPPORT WORKERS
- Disability Community Support
- South Taranaki
- Part-time
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 with knowledge of Autism Spectrum Disorder and behaviour management
- 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
So, if you're passionate about providing support to a wide range of people and think you'd like a career with NZCare, then we'd 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.
Any queries please email [email protected] or phone 0800 102 147.
The starting pay rate for this position is between $19.80 - $24.50 per hour depending on relevant qualifications.
To apply for this job, please go to our careers site https://careers.healthcarenz.co.nz/home and enter the job code 2367SK.
Closing date for applications is Friday, 27 July 2018.
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.