Community Support Worker - Gisborne

Care on Call (NZ) Ltd; Gisborne; Hybrid; NZD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great hourly rates

Kiwisaver contributions

Annual leave & sick leave

Comprehensive induction & training

Free annual flu vaccinations

Local support team

Job summary

Care on Call (NZ) Ltd in Gisborne is seeking dedicated caregivers/support workers to assist clients with daily activities and companionship. You will join a supportive team providing personal cares, gentle exercises, meal prep, and transportation to events and appointments.

Ideal candidates have experience in community, residential, aged care or rehab settings, strong communication skills, and a valid NZ driver’s licence.

Qualifications

• Great communication skills are essential for interacting with clients and families.
• Reliability and punctuality are required to ensure consistent care.
• Ability to adapt to various situations and settings is important.
• A current, clean full driver’s licence is required to transport clients.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal cares (showering, toileting, dressing).
• Assist with passive exercises and stretches.
• Assist with house work and meal preparation.
• Drive clients in their vehicle to appointments, work meetings, and community/social events.

Skills

Communication skills

Reliability

Punctuality

Driver’s license

Tools

Full driver’s licence

Job description

Care on Call is passionate about supporting people in the community and we take pride in the personalised service we deliver to clients and the staff we work with.

We have clients needing some help around their home, companionship and support with their daily activities around Gisborne.

We are looking for the cream of the crop caregivers/support workers who can empower our clients and help them achieve their goals. It would be desirable if you had previous experience working in a community, residential, aged care or rehab setting.

You will join an existing supportive and caring team who look after our clients with their daily tasks, social activities and work commitments. This includes but is not limited to:

• Personal cares (showering, toileting, dressing)
• Passive exercises and stretches
• House work and meal preparation
• Driving client’s in their vehicle to get to appointments, work meetings and community/social events

We believe in providing consistency of care and are ideally looking for people who can regularly do 2-5 shifts/week over a 7-day period, including some weekends (although not necessarily every weekend).

To match well with our clients you will need to be a special kind of person. One that has initiative, gets on well with others, is able to adapt to various situations and settings, can follow set processes and tasks, is proactive, has a ‘can do’ attitude and has great community skills.

Additional requirements

• Great communication skills
• Currently located in Gisborne
• A current, clean full driver’s licence
• Previous experience as a caregiver/support worker with similar clients
• The legal right to work in NZ
• Energetic, initiative, and a good sense of humor
• To be reliable, punctual, honest and caring

What we can offer you:

• 24/7 support and a local office and a local Manager (we’re in the mount)
• Access to some of the latest technology and resources available within the healthcare sector
• Great hourly rates in line with the pay equity settlement
• Annual leave, sick leave and Kiwisaver contributions on top of your hourly rate
• Access to a range of training resources and support to achieve NZQA recognised qualifications
• Comprehensive induction and personalised client training.
• Free yearly flu vaccinations
• A company that values and supports you. We aim to get to know each individual staff member personally so you will never be just a number with us.

Please note, we will only be shortlisting candidates in Gisborne. Please let us know your general location in your CV.