Community Support Worker - Upper Hutt

Overview

We have a lovely home in Upper Hutt, where 4 young adults aged

• live, with 24 hr support from a great staff team.

We're looking for casual staff to join us, to help people live their best lives.

The 4 flatmates have loving and supportive families, who continue to be very involved in their kids lives, so as well as building trust with the flatmates, you'll need to build trust with families too.

You will enjoy being involved in their lives and seeing them actively exploring new opportunities in their home and neighbourhood.

You'll need to have humour, warmth, good energy and the initiative to organise things that make life fun for these fabulous young people.

They communicate in a variety of ways; gestures, some words, vocalisations, facial expressions, and some communication devices and tools.

A key skill is being intuitive and patient, so you can really tune in to what's going on for each person and respond to them.

With your help, these wonderful people will continue to lead good lives, enjoying and exploring whatever their neighbourhood has to offer and keeping connected with their whanau and friends.

As the flatmates have physical support needs, your role as a support worker will include intimate care like helping to go to the toilet and have showers.

You will need to be respectful and intuitive as you do this and be vigilant to their physical health and emotional comfort, giving them as much voice, choice and control as possible.

You'll need to be fit enough to push a wheelchair and willing to get in the swimming pool to enjoy some fun water play.

Responsibilities

Assist with daily living and personal care needs with respect and sensitivity.

Provide 24 / 7 support across a rotating shift pattern, including mornings, afternoons, evenings, and some weekends.

Support active participation in home and neighbourhood activities, promote safety, and monitor physical health and emotional well-being.

Build trusting relationships with both the flatmates and their families, and participate in creating opportunities that align with each person's goals.

Support workers will engage in activities that foster independence, good communication, and meaningful connections, while ensuring each person's voice, choice and control is respected.

Qualifications

Have some experience supporting disabled people

Be reliable, respectful and intuitive

Be willing and able to support current abilities and teach new ones

Figure out what brings them joy and do their best to make it happen

Be adaptable to unique communication styles

Have the initiative & motivation to work in partnership with each flatmate in creating daily, weekly to yearly personal goal plans

Basic computer skills such as emails, internet searching and Word

Full drivers licence preferred

What the role offers

Ongoing development and study opportunities - earn while you learn!

We can support you to achieve NZQA Health and Wellbeing qualifications.

A meaningful, life changing career

A fun vibrant workplace where every day is genuinely different

Pay rates from $

How to apply

Apply Now if you have a positive personality, initiative, patience and the willingness to keep learning, and work in partnership with disabled people and their whanau to enable good lives.

If you have any queries regarding the position, please reach out to Siena at

Reference #

Posted on 01 Oct

Closes on 01 Nov

Location(s) Upper Hutt

Expertise Community Support Worker

Work type(s) Casual

Availability All shifts, Day shifts, Afternoon shifts, Evening shifts, Overnight shifts, Saturday and Sunday shifts

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