Community Support Worker - Child, Youth & Respite - Porirua-Tawa, Wellington City

Community Support Worker - Child, Youth & Respite - Porirua-Tawa, Wellington City
Community Support Worker -Child, Youth & Respite Fulltime 40 hours per week
$23.38 - $29.10
Flexible hoursFriendly Team$23.38 - $29.10Come and help us support amazing kids and teenagers who have intellectual disabilities while they stay with us to give their mums and dads a short break! We currently have roles with our children's respite house at Spectrum Care covering early mornings, after school, evenings and weekends. We're looking for team members to help kids and teenagers with intellectual disabilities to feel safe and have fun while staying at our respite house inTitahi Bay.
You will need to know how to liven things up, and calm things down, to notice how children are feeling, and to provide them with guidance, comfort or support as needed. You will need to be vigilant, warm, and creative. Additionally, as the children have a vast range of communication styles, an ability or interest in learning to find effective ways to communicate is very much preferred.
What do you need? To enjoy working with kids!To be a great communicator.The empathy and willingness to support children with their personal cares, such as bathing, dressing and toiletingYou need to be fit enough for a moderately active roleBasic computer skillsA full driver's licence is essentialWhat you'll get from us: A supportive and collaborative work environmentDevelopment opportunities and continuing education - we provide support to obtain NZQA Level 2, 3 and 4 Health and Wellbeing qualificationsThe opportunity to support people with disabilities to live great lives!If you are interested in supporting children and young people to develop self-confidence and independence, and live their lives of choice, lives like any other, in their own communities, then we want to hear from you today!
For more information please call Leah on 027 641 5264.
Reference # 30952
Posted on 22 Mar 2024
Closes on 15 Apr 2024 23:55
Location(s) Porirua-Tawa, Wellington City
Expertise Community Support Worker
Work type(s) Full-time (40 hours)
Availability All shifts, Day shifts, Afternoon shifts, Evening shifts, Overnight shifts, Saturday and Sunday shifts
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