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Support Worker / Life Facilitator

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  • Salary: $25 - $30 per hour
  • Location: Tauranga
  • Type: Contract
  • Visa: Employer sponsored
  • Category: Community Services

Job description

A disability support service in Tauranga, New Zealand wants a Support Worker / Life Facilitator for a full-time contract role.

The client lives with tetraplegia and keeps an active, full schedule. You give personal cares, help with day-to-day activities and offer company. You also drive the client to work and family commitments and go along on trips. Shifts are rostered. Days run 7 am to 5 pm. Nights run 5 pm to 7 am and include a sleepover. Expect roughly 35 hours a week or more over about 2 to 4 shifts, plus 2 weekend shifts a month. Training comes from the client and the team.

The employer is accredited and has job tokens for work visas, so it can back AEWV sponsorship.

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Key responsibilities

  • Give personal cares
  • Help with daily activities and provide companionship
  • Drive the client and go along to work and family commitments
  • Cover AM and PM shifts as part of a 24/7 support team
  • Stick to the care plan and job description; keep the space comfortable and engaging
  • Help coordinate the 24/7 roster

Requirements

  • Working towards a Level 3 or higher NZQA qualification in health and wellbeing
  • Solid grasp of 24/7 roster coordination
  • Hands-on training experience with a care plan and job description
  • Professional and honest
  • Trustworthy and reliable
  • Good communicator who can adapt to changing needs
  • Shows initiative, common sense and a positive outlook
  • Driver licence
  • High level of English
  • Strong availability: afternoons, evenings, sleepovers and 2 weekend shifts a month

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