Night Shift Intensive Support Worker (Leave Cover)

Healthcarenz Limited; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Healthcarenz Limited (NZCL) seeks a dedicated Intensive Support Services night shift cover staff to join our Christchurch team. You will support tamariki, rangatahi, and pakeke with complex needs in residential settings, delivering safe, person-centred care and building independence.

You'll work across multiple services from Rangiora to Sydenham, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, families and guardians to promote wellbeing, participation, and meaningful outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Support people to achieve their personal goals and aspirations
• Promote health, safety, wellbeing, and positive outcomes
• Assist people to participate in education, employment, training, and community activities where appropriate
• Encourage and strengthen whānau, cultural, recreational, and community connections
• Implement Positive Behaviour Support strategies and individual support plans
• Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams to provide consistent and high-quality support
• Support people to develop daily living skills, social skills, confidence, and independence
• Maintain accurate documentation and contribute to planning and review processes
• Provide safe, respectful, and person-centred support tailored to individual needs
• Provide planned and unplanned leave cover across multiple ISS services
• Travel between services across from North Canterbury to Sydenham
• Support continuity of care during periods of annual leave, sick leave, training, and workforce shortages
• Work with a variety of teams and individuals while maintaining consistent support standards

Job description

Healthcarenz Limited (NZCL) seeks a dedicated Intensive Support Services night shift cover staff to join our Christchurch team. You will support tamariki, rangatahi, and pakeke with complex needs in residential settings, delivering safe, person-centred care and building independence.

You'll work across multiple services from Rangiora to Sydenham, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, families and guardians to promote wellbeing, participation, and meaningful outcomes.