Night Shift and Day Shift Personal Assistant (Support Worker) Positions

Totara Farm Trust; Papakura; Presencial; NZD 32.000 - 39.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Ongoing training

Professional development

Descripción de la vacante

Totara Farm Trust in New Zealand is seeking Night Shift and Day Shift Personal Assistants (Support Workers) to walk alongside adults with intellectual disabilities in South Auckland homes (Takanini, Papakura, Kingseat). The role covers rostered daytime and overnight shifts, including sleepovers, with on-going training and development opportunities.

You must hold a full NZ driver's license and be eligible to work in NZ.

Formación

• Experience with intellectual disability and dementia.
• Experience with Autism and Prader-Willi Syndrome is a bonus.
• Great sense of humour.
• Confident in supporting a variety of people in a home environment.
• Flexible, solution-focused approach.
• Team player who prioritises the needs of the people supported.
• Passion for advocacy and making a positive difference in lives.
• Able to work rostered day and overnight shifts (sleepovers).

Conocimientos

Experience with intellectual disabilit

Experience with dementia

Experience with Autism

Experience with Prader-Willi Syndrome

Great sense of humour

Confidence to support home residents

Flexible, solution-focused

Team attitude, people-focused

Advocacy and positive impact

Rostered day and overnight shifts

Educación

Level 3 Health and Wellbeing certificate (NZ) or equivalent

Level 4 Health and Wellbeing certificate (NZ) or equivalent

Descripción del empleo

Night Shift and Day Shift Personal Assistant (Support Worker) Positions

Are you caring, passionate, flexible, reliable, honest, and an outside-of-the-box thinker?

Do you have a full driver's license, are legally entitled to work in Aotearoa New Zealand and looking for a job with heaps of flexibility that is super rewarding? Yes? Then we have the job for you!

Totara Farm Trust values are Responsive, Respectful, and Curious and we are committed to demonstrating these values in everything we do and how we communicate.

Due to recent growth and the changing needs of the people we support, we currently have opportunities for
Personal Assistants (the title we use for Support Workers) for both overnight awake shifts and daytime shifts, to walk alongside some awesome people with different abilities. The people you would be supporting have an intellectual disability, but this does not hold them back from living a great life!

You will be working in homes of various sizes. The adult flatmates (male and female) have different support needs and aspirations for a great life. All homes are in South Auckland – Takanini, Papakura and Kingseat.

The perfect candidates will have:

• Experience with intellectual disability and dementia.
• Experience with Autism and Prader-Willi Syndrome (not essential but a bonus).
• A great sense of humour.
• Confidence in supporting a variety of people in a home environment.
• A flexible, solution-focused approach.
• A team attitude to your work, while prioritising the needs and desires of the people supported.
• A passion for advocacy and making a positive difference in people's lives.
• Able to work rostered shifts during the day and overnight (sleepovers).

The nuts and bolts:

• Rostered daytime shifts or overnight awake shifts
• Rostered sleepover shifts
• 2-week repeating roster (for permanent positions)
• You must have a full driver's license
• You must have an acceptable police vetting result
• You must live in NZ and be legally eligible to work in NZ

Other interesting stuff

• You will never be on shift alone on any of our properties
• You will be encouraged and supported to gain a Level 3 and 4 Certificate in Health and Wellbeing
• You will join an experienced, committed team
• You will receive ongoing training and professional development opportunities
• We are only small and would like to keep it that way. We currently support 29 people and together they employ around 50 staff.

Does all this sound like you?

We look forward to hearing from you!