Support Worker

Equitas; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday leave after 6 months

Job summary

Equitas in Christchurch seeks caring individuals to join a small residential service in Avonhead. You will support residents to thrive, assist with rehabilitation and daily living tasks, and help out in the community with one-to-one outings.

rostering involves 4 days on and 2 days off, with duties including personal care, medication administration, and mobility van driving. A full NZ drivers license and right to work in NZ are required.

Qualifications

• Compassionate support for residents and families.
• Reliable and trustworthy with good time management.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new routines.

Responsibilities

• Develop relationships with residents, families, and others involved in care.
• Support rehabilitation and independence for residents.
• Assist with community outings and transport.
• Provide personal care including showering, dressing and grooming.
• Administer medications as directed by supervisors.
• Assist with household management and meal preparation.

Skills

Caring

Reliable

Trustworthy

Teamwork

Autonomous

Time management

Organizational skills

Flexible

Willingness to learn

NZ drivers license

Job description

Jora New Zealand will close on 9th September 2026. Thank you for being with us, we are cheering you on as you continue your career journey.

We are a small niche residential service for people who have sustained a traumatic brain injury based in Avonhead, Christchurch. We are searching for caring people to join us and help us achieve our vision of enabling people to thrive and have a unique lifestyle of their choice. This role provides a high level of satisfaction, is very autonomous and enables you to make a real difference in people's lives.

Key responsibilities

• Developing relationships with the people we support, their families and others involved in their lives
• Supporting residents' rehabilitation and independence
• Taking people out into the community usually on a one-to-one basis
• Assisting with personal care needs, including showering, dressing and grooming
• Administering medication
• Household management and meal preparation
• Driving mobility vans
• Ability to provide clear documentation

About you

• Passion to support people with all their needs
• Caring, reliable and trustworthy
• Respectful of people's differences
• Experience preferred but desire and ability to learn is fine if you have the right attitude
• Adaptable and flexible
• Able to work as part of a team or autonomously
• Must have a full New Zealand driver's license without any restrictions and happy to drive a mobility van
• Must have the right to legally work in New Zealand without any work restrictions.
• Good time management and organizational skills
• Available to work on a rostered basis, 4 days on and 2 days off.
• Current vacancies to work either day shifts (6.50am-3pm) or afternoon shifts (2:50pm-11pm).
• High staff to resident ratio generally 1 staff to 2 residents
• Birthday leave (permanent employees) after 6 months employment
• Support to learn the role in a friendly and helpful team