Our Key Support Workers cross the region every day, providing domestic and personal care to support our clients to live well at home. We'd like you to be one of them.
We have an exciting opportunity for experienced caregivers to join our team in permanent full-time capacity.
As a Key Support Worker, you will have competence and comfort supporting clients with activities of daily living, working with complex clients, providing hoist assistance, and responding to clients changing level of need as their pattern of care is established.
This role also includes meal preparation, medications, hosiery, and catheter cares.
About You Be professional, honest, reliable, and friendly in your approach.
Be able to maintain professional boundaries with clients.
Be fit and able to achieve all tasks associated with the position.
Hold a full New Zealand drivers' licence and have your own reliable transport.
Be legally entitled to work in New Zealand.
A Level 2 Certificate in Health and Wellbeing or equivalent health qualification, and previous experience in the industry would be preferred.
Have received at least two COVID-19 vaccinations and be able to provide evidence of your vaccination record.
This role is rostered over seven days, including weekend and evening shifts.
Naturally, you will have a caring nature, strong work ethic, and be someone who wants to truly make a difference in the lives of others. You'll have a range of skills from strong communication, attention to detail, the ability to problem solve, and work unsupervised.
Benefits of Working at Nurse Maude As well as joining a friendly and supportive team in a varied and rewarding role, Nurse Maude offers:
Tools of the trade - a mobile phone and a Nurse Maude car.
Wellbeing - The wellbeing of our staff is very important to us. We offer discounts on a range of wellbeing activities.
Staff Discounts - You will have access to a range of great staff discounts with our suppliers.
Health Insurance - Discounted healthcare through Southern Cross.
Staff Development - We encourage and support personal and professional development through study and research.
The Organisation Nurse Maude is a well-known and highly regarded organisation providing nursing and homecare to some of the most vulnerable in our community. Established over 120 years ago, Nurse Maude provides services to more than 40,000 people each year, delivering over a million hours of district and specialist nursing, home support services, hospice and community palliative care, and allied support.
Position description (click link to view) Position Description - Key Support Worker Nelson - October 2024.pdf
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