Community Support Worker - Permanent Reliever

Brackenridge Services; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 34,000 - 42,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Additional weekend allowance

Professional Development

Uniform not required

Safe home-like environment

Job summary

Brackenridge Services in Canterbury is seeking part-time/permanent relievers to support people with learning disabilities to live meaningful lives. The role covers planned or unanticipated leave across services, requiring flexibility for evenings, nights, weekends and holidays.

You will need experience in the disability sector, a willingness to work with individuals to achieve goals, and a commitment to ongoing training and development.

Qualifications

• Must have full, clean NZ driver’s licence.
• Flexible to work 24/7 on rotating rosters.
• Experience or knowledge of working with adults/children with intellectual disability/autism is advantageous.
• NZ Level 3 Health and Wellbeing certificate or equivalent preferred, or willingness to study toward it.
• Commitment to organisational training requirements.
• Basic computer skills for notes/reports.

Responsibilities

• Actively promote self-advocacy, self-confidence, independence and choice.
• Assist people to pursue opportunities in a valued lifestyle shared with whanau and community.
• Support people with daily personal needs.

Skills

Driver license (NZ)

Flexible shift work

Disability sector experience

Basic computer skills

Education

NZ Level 3 Health and Wellbeing certificate or equivalent

Job description

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Community Support Worker - Permanent Reliever

Community Support Worker
Location: Canterbury
Type: Full time and Part time
Salary: Pay Equity applies to all CSW roles: $24.32 p/h - $30.56 p/h (Depending on qualification)
Additional allowance for weekend work

OUR PURPOSE | ARONGA

Brackenridge is proud to offer mana-enhancing support across the Canterbury region. We are a registered charity that offers accommodation and daily living support to children, young people and adults with intellectual disabilities, autism, and complex support requirements in Canterbury. We advocate for the rights and prosperity of all of the people we support, along with their families and whānau.

Whether it’s planning tailored communication, positive behaviour approaches, learning life skills, participating in community activities, or gaining employment, we strive to support people to achieve the goals they seek. We walk alongside people (and their whanau) enabling and empowering them to live their good life as determined by them.

Our mana- enhancing and empowering approach is about tailoring supports to meet the aspirations of each person. Brackenridge isn’t a “destination”. We are an organisation that walks alongside people in ways and for as long as the person and family feel needed. We use evidence-based outcome focused approaches to ensure our practice is designed to support people to live the life they choose. We believe the best relationships are formed when people’s rights, strengths, abilities and beliefs are upheld and acknowledged.

We understand that all people should have choice and control over their own lives, support should be easy to use and available in a way that enhances the mana of the person, and that Brackenridge aims to make it easier for disabled people and their whānau to build strong relationships with the local community.

OUR VALUES | UARA

Person Centred - Responsive to the person; individualised services and support that recognise the uniqueness of every person.

Passion and Commitment - Creating and maintaining a high-performance culture, where people are passionate about what they do.

Partnership - Working successfully together with others, in particular families while valuing each other’s contribution.

Pride in what we do - A culture of continuous improvement is in place – proud to be part of the Brackenridge Team.

ABOUT THE ROLE | TE MAHI TURANGA

We are looking for part time Permanent Relievers who want to encourage and empower people with a learning disability to live a meaningful life. Permanent Relievers are integral to the success of our service, covering planned or unanticipated leave across all of our services. This requires flexibility and a willingness to work over a variety of shifts and rosters including evenings, nights, weekends and holidays.

If you are keen to make a difference in the lives of people with disabilities, we would like to hear from you. You will need to have had experience in the disability sector and have a desire to work with people to support them to achieve their goals.

This will involve:

• Actively promoting self-advocacy, self-confidence, independence, participation and choice

• Assisting people to achieve opportunities and involvement in a valuing lifestyle of their choice shared by family, friends and the community

• Supporting people with their daily personal needs

BENEFITS

• Additional allowance for weekend work

• Professional Development

• Uniform not required

• Safe home-like environment working alongside a friendly and supportive group of staff supporting people with high health needs

WHAT YOU WILL NEED | NGA PUKENGA, NGA TOHU OU

• You must have a full, clean and current New Zealand driver’s licence.

• Must be flexible to work 24/7 on a rotating roster.

• Experience or knowledge of working with adults and, or children with intellectual disability and/or autism would be advantageous but not essential.

• It would be advantageous if you have a Level 3 New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing, or a recognized equivalent qualification, or be willing to complete study towards this qualification.

• Commitment to engage and complete the organisational training requirements.

• Basic computer skills for notes and reports.

• Awareness of the Treaty of Waitangi/Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its relevance to the support of Maori in Aotearoa/New Zealand.

• Eligibility to work in New Zealand.

• Brackenridge requires all employees to be Fully Vaccinated AND BOOSTED against Covid-19.

All new applicants are required to undergo background checking as per the requirements of the Children's Act 2014.