Support Worker / Life Facilitator
Visa sponsorship
Community Services · Tauranga, New Zealand · Contract · $25 - $30/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored
Do you enjoy helping people live full lives? A disability support service in Tauranga, New Zealand needs a Support Worker / Life Facilitator. You will join a 24/7 team. The team supports a client with tetraplegia. The client is very motivated, stays active and has full-time commitments.
Your days include personal cares, daily activities and companionship. You also drive the client and go with them to work and family commitments. Some travel is part of the job.
The contract is full-time. Day shifts are from 7 am to 5 pm. Night shifts are from 5 pm to 7 am, with a sleepover period. You work around 35 hours or more each week, in about 2 to 4 shifts, plus 2 weekend shifts every month. The client and team will train you well. The employer is accredited and has job tokens for work visas, so AEWV sponsorship is possible.
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Key Responsibilities
- Help with the client's personal cares
- Support the client in daily activities
- Be a friendly companion
- Drive and go with the client to work and family commitments
- Work AM and PM shifts with the 24/7 support team
- Follow the care plan and job description and keep the environment comfortable and interesting
- Help coordinate the 24/7 roster
Requirements & Eligibility
- Studying for an NZQA health and wellbeing qualification, Level 3 or higher
- Good knowledge of how a 24/7 roster is coordinated
- Hands-on training experience with care plans and job descriptions
- Professional and reliable
- Honest and trustworthy
- Good at communicating
- Able to adapt when the client's needs change
- Uses initiative and common sense, with a positive attitude
- Holds a driver licence and has a high level of English
- Strong availability, such as afternoons, evenings, sleepovers and 2 weekend shifts a month
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