Permanent Part-Time (32 hours per week) - Day, evening, night and split shifts working pattern.
Salary: $23.38 - $29.10 - Earn while you learn.
We have recently opened a new home in Upper Hutt, and we're looking for an amazing staff team to work with 2 young men and 1 woman ranging in age from 19 to 30.
We need a staff member for a 32-hour per week roster.
The 3 flatmates have loving and supportive families who continue to be very involved in their kids' lives. You will need to build trust with both the flatmates and their families, working closely with them to support the flatmates in living their best lives. You will enjoy being involved in their lives and seeing them actively exploring new opportunities in their home and neighborhoods.
You'll need to have humor, warmth, good energy, and the initiative to organize activities that make life fun for these fabulous young people. They communicate in various ways, including gestures, some words, vocalizations, facial expressions, and communication devices. A key skill is being intuitive and patient, allowing you to tune in to each person and respond appropriately.
This role is about making this new house into their home for this next phase of their life after leaving their family home. With your help, these wonderful people will continue to lead fulfilling lives, enjoying and exploring what their neighborhood has to offer while staying connected with their whanau and friends.
As the flatmates have physical support needs, your role as a support worker will include intimate care, such as helping with toileting and showering. You will need to be respectful and intuitive, vigilant to their physical health and emotional comfort, and provide them with as much voice, choice, and control as possible. You'll need to be fit enough to push a wheelchair and willing to participate in fun water play.
As this is a new team, we have several opportunities covering days, evenings, weekends, and wake-over shifts. You need to be reliable, punctual, and ready to commit to this role.
The ideal candidate will: Have some experience supporting disabled people.
Be reliable, respectful, and intuitive.
Be willing and able to support their current abilities and teach new ones.
Figure out what brings them joy and do their best to make it happen.
Be adaptable to unique communication styles.
Have the initiative and motivation to work in partnership with each flatmate in creating personal goal plans.
Possess basic computer skills such as emails, internet searching, and Word.
Have a full driver's license preferred.
What the role offers: A meaningful, life-changing career.
A fun, vibrant workplace where every day is genuinely different.
Pay rates from $23.38 - $29.10 per hour.
Apply Now if you have a positive personality, initiative, patience, and the willingness to keep learning, and work in partnership with disabled people and their whanau to enable good lives.
Reference #: 35760
Posted on: 23 Oct 2024
Closes on: 30 Nov 2024 09:00
Location(s): Upper Hutt
Expertise: Community Support Worker
Work type(s): Part-time
Availability: All shifts, Day shifts, Afternoon shifts, Evening shifts, Overnight shifts, Saturday and Sunday shifts.
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