CENTRO DE TRABAJO para trabajadores migrantes

Part-Time – 24 hours per week

$23.95-$29.10 per hour

Titahi Bay location

We currently have roles with our children's respite house at Spectrum Care covering early mornings, after school, evenings and weekends. We're looking for team members to help kids and teenagers with intellectual disabilities to feel safe and have fun while staying at our respite house in Titahi Bay. For this position, we are looking for weekend availability with the possibility of a Friday afternoon shift.

You will need to know how to liven things up, and calm things down, to notice how children are feeling, and to provide them with guidance, comfort or support as needed. You will need to be vigilant, warm, and creative. Additionally, as the children have a vast range of communication styles, an ability or interest in learning to find effective ways to communicate is very much preferred.

Skills & Experience

Empathy for the challenges of trying to build an ordinary life while living with a disability
Energy to keep up with someone who likes to be on the go a lot
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:

Have worked in the care workforce for 2 years or more, and been paid at least the care workforce wage rate during that time, 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!