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Community Support Worker - Residential - Wellington City

Community Support Worker - Residential - Wellington City

Spectrum CareWellington, Wellington, New Zealand
1 day ago
Job description

Community Support Worker - Residential - Wellington City

Part-Time - 20 hours per week

$23.50-$29.10

Wellington City location

Join us as we support 2 people with intellectual disabilities and Autism. Spectrum Care provides support to people with intellectual disabilities in several location in the North Island.

We currently have a part-time role available. You will get to spend time with the flatties and support all aspects of daily living.

The flatties may enjoy swimming, long walks, gym, movies, going out for a meal, music, library, puzzles and games- sometimes they may want company and liveliness, sometimes peace and quiet. The flatties need some hands-on support for daily living, like bathing and showering, continence, and household tasks like making tasty healthy meals and general cleaning. 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. This is very much about having consistency in to promote every life fully lived. With your empathy and initiative, 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.

Skills & Experience

  • Empathy for the challenges of trying to build an ordinary life while living with a disability
  • Ability to remain calm, and calming, in all situations
  • Resilience to help people keep boundaries to ensure their safety
  • Good at explaining and negotiating
  • Ability to communicate effectively and supportively with family, colleagues and the person you support
  • Ability and willingness to provide support and motivation with personal cares and daily living skills

The ideal candidate will have :

  • Excellent, clear, understandable verbal and written English is a pre‑requisite to be considered for this role
  • Able to pass a NZ police check
  • Experience supporting people with disabilities, and or mental health issues, and / or behaviours that can be challenging is desirable but not necessary
  • Reliability, commitment, and passion for working with people
  • A full New Zealand driver's licence
  • An interest in attaining a Community Support Worker Level Three or above qualification- we can support you to achieve this while you work
  • The ability to use a computer effectively, including programs such as Word, Internet Explorer, and email
  • What you'll get from us :

  • A supportive and collaborative work environment
  • Development opportunities and continuing education - we provide support to obtain NZQA Level 2, 3 and 4 Health and Wellbeing qualifications
  • The opportunity to support people with disabilities to live great lives!
  • If you are a non-resident applying for this role you must meet the following INZ Level 3 skill requirements to be considered :

  • at least 2 years of relevant work experience, or
  • a relevant qualification on the New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework (NZQCF) — this must be at least a level 4 qualification for a role at skill level 3, or a diploma for a role at skill level 2.
  • If you are interested in supporting children and young people to develop self-confidence and independence, and live their lives of choice, lives like any other, in their own communities, then we want to hear from you today!

    For more information, please email Siena at (Please note : We do not accept email applications, please apply through the "Apply Now" link)

    Reference # 40273

    Posted on 15 Oct 2025

    Closes on 14 Nov : 55

    Location(s) Wellington City

    Expertise Community Support Worker

    Work type(s) Part-time

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

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