Support Worker -Greymouth

Access Community Health; Greymouth; On-site; NZD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Greymouth seeks Kaiāwhina | Support Workers to assist individuals with daily living. No prior experience required as comprehensive training is provided. This part-time role includes supporting clients, completing practical tasks, and working evening shifts. Opportunities for health qualifications and a supportive work environment are showcased.

Benefits

Paid training

Weekend pay bonus

Exclusive mobile plan

Qualifications

• Genuinely love working with people who need support.
• Be intuitive and responsive to people's feelings and needs.
• Own a smartphone and have the right to work in New Zealand.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with all elements of daily living.
• Participate in comprehensive training for skills and knowledge.
• Assist with practical tasks including personal cares and meal preparation.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Practical support skills

Job description

Access CommunityHealth lUru Ātea stands as a leading provider of home-based healthcare and disability support in New Zealand. We are a 4,000 person-strong team in an organisation which has been at the forefront of community health since the 1920s. Our nurses and Kaiāwhina | Support Workers provide services to more than 40,000 people. And we listen to each one of them, because we genuinely care.

'A better day, every day'

Each Tangata will have individual care requirements, and you will support them with all elements of daily living. No qualifications or prior experience are required, as we provide comprehensive training to ensure all Kaiāwhina I Support Workers are equipped with the skills and knowledge they need.

Paid training! Our Kaiāwhina Skills Framework training takes place during your first two – four weeks of employment and is a mixture of practical training, online self-directed learning, and working with a buddy trainer.

We cover the basics of support including:

• Infection prevention control
• Moving and Handling
• Medication management
• Practical tasks including personal cares, compression therapy, meal preparation etc.
• Policies and procedures

Mōhou Ake | About You

• Genuinely love working with people who need support and seeing them thrive
• Be intuitive and responsive to people's feelings and needs
• Own a smartphone
• The right to work in New Zealand
• Full/restricted driver's license
• Available to work evening shifts
• Part-time position

$1.00 per hour extra in your pay for weekend work! Access is leading the way, we see Kaiāwhina | Support Work as a professional career path and we have built a career path framework to nurture your profession

Opportunities to study towards and gain health and wellbeing qualifications.

Exclusive Spark Mobile Plan: Get endless data (40GB at max speed, then reduced), unlimited NZ/AU calls & texts, hotspot access, and voicemail for just $24.15/month

Access Community HealthlUru Ātea has a mission to create a better day, every day for thousands of people throughout Aotearoa to live independently in their own homes and communities.