Caregiver - Memory Care (Fixed Term)

Summerset Retirement Villages; Waikato; On-site; NZD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekend rate uplift 10%

Time and a half for shifts over 8h day

Birthday leave

Job summary

Summerset Retirement Villages is seeking a dedicated Caregiver for our Cambridge village in New Zealand. You will provide personal care and daily living support, helping residents enjoy a safe and healthy lifestyle.

Typical duties include meals, hygiene assistance, and activity support within a rotating schedule. This fixed-term role runs until May 2027, with a 4-on/2-off roster (AM/PM shifts) and 60–80 hours per fortnight.

Qualifications

• Experience in aged care or a similar role.
• Experience working within dementia care, supported by a Level 4 dementia care qualification.
• Strong verbal communication skills with the ability to build lasting relationships.
• Commitment to a rotational roster across morning, afternoon and night shifts.
• Ability to work a roster pattern of 4 days on and 2 days off.

Responsibilities

• Delivering meals and helping with mealtimes.
• Aiding with hygiene, such as showering.
• Assisting with Individual care plan requirements, such as walks and exercises.
• Helping with activities, such as puzzles, table tennis etc.

Skills

Aged care experience

Dementia care experience

Verbal communication

Roster flexibility

4 days on 2 days off roster

Education

Level 4 dementia care qualification

Job description

Company Description

You can help bring our villages to life!

At Summerset, from the moment we start developing a village, to when our residents call it home, it’s the passion and dedication of our people that brings our villages to life. We are one team united by being part of something bigger – to bring the best of life to our residents.

Job Description

As a Caregiver at our Cambridge village, you will work as part of a team that creates the safest, healthiest and most enjoyable lifestyle for our residents. This role is varied and centres around providing personal care and assistance to our resident’s daily lives.

Typical duties include:

• Delivering meals and helping with mealtimes


• Aiding with hygiene, such as showering


• Assisting with Individual care plan requirements, such as walks and exercises


• Helping with activities, such as puzzles, table tennis etc

This is a fixed term role till May 2027, and working a roster of four days on, two days off (Shifts will rotate through AM and PM's - minimum 60 and maximum 80 hours per fortnight).

Qualifications

You will naturally be empathetic, kind and patient, and thrive in a role where your compassion and care make a difference to people’s lives.

You’ll bring with you:

• Experience in aged care or a similar role


• Experience working within dementia care, supported by a Level 4 dementia care qualification


• Strong verbal communication skills with the ability to build lasting relationships


• Commitment to a rotational roster across morning, afternoon and night shifts


• Ability to work a roster pattern of 4 days on and 2 days off

Additional Information

When you’re part of the Summerset team, you belong to a place where your work has real impact, who you are is fully embraced and where your career flourishes. We know it takes a collective effort to bring a village to life and help it thrive, so Summerset is a place where everyone’s uniqueness and diversity can shine.

Our benefits include

• Weekend rates of an additional 10% on your hourly rate


• Time and a half for all work or shifts over 8 hours in a day


• Birthday leave and retail discounts