Flexible Home Care Support Worker – Evening & Weekend

Access Community Health; Kaiapoi; On-site; NZD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Extra $1.00 per hour for weekend work

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Job summary

Access Community Health in Kaiapoi, South Island, seeks an Experienced Support Worker to assist in people’s homes with daily living activities and care needs. Flexible hours, including mornings, evenings and weekends, are available.

Training is provided during onboarding with ongoing development. Applicants should have health and wellbeing qualifications or relevant experience and be willing to learn and adapt to individual care plans.

Qualifications

• Hold a Level 3 or Level 4 Health and Wellbeing qualification or have equivalent, relevant experience.
• Spinal injury experience.
• Stoma management experience.
• Experience administering prescribed medication.
• Have right to work in New Zealand and hold a valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, respectful, and person-centred support in people’s homes, mindful of culture, values and routines.
• Assist with daily living activities and care needs as required by clients.
• Support care in the community, including palliative and dementia care when needed.

Skills

Empathy

People skills

Flexibility

Smartphone ownership

Willingness to learn

Education

Level 3 Health & Wellbeing qualification

Level 4 Health & Wellbeing qualification

Equivalent experience

Job description

Access Community Health in Kaiapoi, South Island, seeks an Experienced Support Worker to assist in people’s homes with daily living activities and care needs. Flexible hours, including mornings, evenings and weekends, are available.

Training is provided during onboarding with ongoing development. Applicants should have health and wellbeing qualifications or relevant experience and be willing to learn and adapt to individual care plans.