Community Facilitator Casual

ConneXu Whanau; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 30,000 - 41,000; Part time

Job summary

ConneXu Whanau is seeking Casual Community Facilitators to join our team in Auckland. This flexible role fits around study, family commitments, or additional hours, with shifts offered as needed across our services.

As a Casual Community Facilitator, you will support disabled partners to achieve goals, provide personal care, and help with community engagement while building meaningful relationships. A full New Zealand driver licence and the right to work here are required.

Qualifications

• Must hold a full New Zealand Driver Licence.
• Right to work in New Zealand is required.
• Available to work flexible hours including evenings, weekends and public holidays when required.

Responsibilities

• Support disabled partners to achieve their goals.
• Help partners maintain independence and a high standard of living at home.
• Provide personal care and accompany to appointments as needed.
• Encourage participation in community activities and life skills development.
• Assist with budgeting, study and employment opportunities, and other supports.
• Build positive, respectful relationships with participants and families.

Job description

Job Category: Community Services and Development

Our Community Facilitators (Support Workers) are the cornerstone of our organisation. They work alongside our disabled partners to enable good lives, drive ordinary outcomes, and support people to achieve their goals and aspirations.

We are currently seeking Casual Community Facilitators to join our team. This role is ideal for people looking for flexible work that can fit around study, family commitments, a part-time role, or those wanting additional hours. Casual Community Facilitators provide support on an as and when required basis, helping us cover planned and unplanned absences, additional support needs, and busy periods across our services.

The role may include but is not limited to:

• Supporting our disabled partners to achieve their goals
• Helping partners maintain a high standard of living in their own homes
• Providing personal cares
• Encouraging our disabled partners to actively engage within our communities
• Administering medication and providing support to and from appointments
• Being encouraging and supportive of life skills, such as budgeting and pursuing employment opportunities and/or undertaking study
• Building and maintaining supportive, fun, exciting, and healthy relationships with some truly amazing individuals.

Job Description

A great Community Facilitator is innovative in providing support to our Disabled Partners and creates a positive influence in their lives. The ability to build genuine relationships and support our partners to achieve their aspirations will be key to your success in this role.

As a Casual Community Facilitator, you will enjoy variety, be adaptable, and be comfortable working across different environments and with a range of people. You will be looking for flexible work and happy to pick up shifts when available - including at short notice.

Useful skills/attributes to possess:

• Bring passion, heart, pride, and mana to your work
• Resilient and motivated
• Adaptable and reliable
• Patient and compassionate
• Sense of humour with a big smile and an even bigger heart
• Availability to work flexible hours, including some evenings, weekends, and public holidays when required.

We welcome all applicants, from experienced support workers through to those looking to start a rewarding career in the disability sector.

Please note, you must hold a full New Zealand Driver Licence and have the legal right to work in New Zealand to be considered for this role.

Desired Skills and Experience

ConneXu is committed to actively seeking a diverse applicant pool. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and from those who are committed to understanding disability.Please note, you must have the legal right to work in New Zealand to apply for this position.

Our Recruitment Process

• If your application is of interest, we will be in contact via phone for an initial conversation.
• You may be then asked to come in for a face-to-face interview with the hiring Team Leader and the People and Culture Advisor. You are welcome to bring a support person of course.
• Our Disabled Partners will be included in the recruitment process and selection. This may mean they are part of the interview, or, an observation with those you may potentially partner with may be arranged.
• Police vetting and Waka Kotahi drivers checks are mandatory for those who apply to work with ConneXu
• Once these steps are completed with the preferred candidates, we will contact the final shortlist with an outcome of their application.

Our belief is, we are all in this together and so, thank you all!