Support Worker / Life Facilitator
Visa sponsorship
Community Services · Tauranga, New Zealand · Contract · $25 - $30/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored
In Tauranga, a disability support service is hiring a dedicated Support Worker / Life Facilitator to work in a 24/7 support team. The client is highly motivated with tetraplegia, enjoys staying active and has full-time commitments. Beyond basic care, the worker supports daily life alongside colleagues: personal cares, daily activities, companionship, and driving and accompanying the client, some of it travel, so work and family commitments are met.
The contract is full time, with rostered day shifts of 7 am to 5 pm and night shifts of 5 pm to 7 am with a sleepover period. Together that is around 35 hours a week or more over about 2 to 4 shifts, with 2 weekend shifts a month as well. The client and team provide the training. The employer is accredited and holds job tokens, so sponsorship to support an AEWV work visa is possible.
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Key Responsibilities
- Provide personal cares, daily activities and companionship
- Work shifts with the client's 24/7 team, mixing mornings and afternoons
- Drive and accompany the client, including some travel, so commitments are met
- Follow the care plan and job description
- Keep the client's environment comfortable and engaging
- Help the team coordinate the roster
Requirements & Eligibility
- Working towards a Level 3 or higher NZQA qualification in health and wellbeing
- A solid understanding of coordinating a 24/7 roster
- Hands-on training experience relating to a care plan and job description
- Professional, honest, trustworthy and reliable, with good communication skills
- Able to adapt to changing needs; shows initiative, common sense and a positive attitude
- A driver licence
- A high level of English
- Strong availability: afternoons, evenings, sleepovers and 2 weekend shifts a month
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