Community Support Worker - North and West Auckland (Orewa - Wellsford)

healthvision; Auckland; On-site; NZD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a compassionate and innovative organization dedicated to supporting individuals with health-related issues in their community. As a support worker, you'll play a vital role in helping people live their best lives by providing essential personal care, assisting with household tasks, and fostering trust-based relationships. This role offers flexible hours and opportunities for professional growth, including gaining health and wellbeing qualifications. If you're passionate about making a positive difference and enjoy working with diverse individuals, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible Hours

Travel Allowance

Paid Competency Training

Free EAP Services

Free Flu Vaccinations

Refer a Friend Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in personal care, especially in community settings.
• Understanding of spinal injuries and traumatic brain injuries.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care, household management, and meal preparation.
• Support exercise programs and medication management.

Skills

Personal Care Experience

Understanding of Complex Medical Conditions

Experience with Intellectual Disabilities

Driving Skills

Flexibility to Travel

Education

Level 3 Health and Wellbeing Qualification

Level 4 Health and Wellbeing Qualification

Job description

Are you resilient, energetic, and conscientious?

Do you have an interest in supporting people with health-related issues or disabilities?

If you are dedicated to building strong, trust-based relationships with the people we support to help enable them to live their best lives, then read on!

About the Position | Te Mahi

Currently, we are looking for dedicated support workers to assist our service users in North and West Auckland, including areas such as Kumeu, Helensville, Waitakere, Muriwai, Wellsford, Kaukapakapa, and Warkworth.

Support work is fun, people-facing, challenging, and very rewarding. It is also a deeply empathetic journey. It is more than a job; it is an opportunity to provide invaluable support, led by the people you will be supporting.

Responsibilities may include:

• Assisting with personal cares (showering, bathing)
• Assisting with household management and meal preparation
• Supporting exercise programmes
• Assisting with accessing the community
• Bowel, bladder, and catheter cares
• Moving and handling hoists and manual transfers
• Medication support

Job Location: Auckland

Employment Type: Permanent Full-time (30+ hours) or Part-Time (up to 29 hours)

We offer a range of employment opportunities, including casual, part-time, and full-time positions, which will be discussed further during the recruitment process.

Days of work: As this is community-based work, rotating rosters will be involved, including morning, afternoon, and weekend shifts. Your preferred hours can be discussed during the recruitment process.

We are looking for someone comfortable covering hours between 7 am and 11 pm. The specific hours may vary, depending on the needs of the people we support.

About you | He momo

You are a calm yet confident individual who can demonstrate resilience and understands the challenges faced by our service users. The role of a support worker can be both challenging and fulfilling. It is rewarding to be part of the support that enables a person to live their best life in the community.

Candidate prerequisites:

• Ideally, prior personal care experience in resthomes and/or in the community
• Familiarity with complex medical conditions, such as spinal injuries and traumatic brain injuries
• Experience working with children with intellectual disabilities, such as Autism
• Access to a car and ability to drive independently (a full New Zealand Driver's License is required)
• Ability to drive a mobility van (training available)
• A Level 3 or Level 4 Health and Wellbeing qualification is beneficial; those looking to enter the healthcare sector will also be considered (comprehensive training can be provided)
• Flexibility to travel anywhere in Auckland
• Flexibility to work on a rotating roster
• Legal right to work in New Zealand is essential

Benefits | Ki te huanga

• Pay rate: $24.13 - $30.03 per hour (based on the Pay Equity Settlement 2017, hourly pay rates based on healthcare qualification assessments)
• Flexible hours
• Travel allowance as per In Between Travel (IBT) rules
• Opportunities to gain Level 3 and Level 4 Qualifications in Health and Wellbeing with Careerforce NZ
• Paid competency training
• Free Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) services
• Free flu vaccinations
• Refer a friend programme

The Organisation | Te Whakahaerenga

Healthvision is a family-owned provider of Specialist Homecare, Community Nursing, and Rehabilitation services throughout New Zealand. We are compassionate, innovative, dedicated, and work collaboratively with the communities we support. Our primary aim is to enable people and their whānau to live their best lives in their community. Making a positive difference is at the heart of what we do.

We are a progressive organization grounded in family values, and we care!

Hiahia | Interested?

Contact us even if you do not have formal qualifications. We are looking for individuals who are willing to learn, reliable, and passionate about community support work. If you can demonstrate how you will travel between the people we support, we are happy to discuss potential opportunities with you.