Support Worker / Life Facilitator
Visa sponsorship
Community Services · Tauranga, New Zealand · Contract · $25 - $30/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored
Help an active Tauranga client with tetraplegia meet daily, work and family commitments as part of a 24/7 team. This full-time contract role includes personal care, companionship, driving and accompanying the client, including some travel. Training is provided by the client and team.
Rostered days run 7 am to 5 pm; nights run 5 pm to 7 am with a sleepover period. Expect around 35 hours or more across about 2 to 4 shifts weekly, plus 2 weekend shifts a month. The accredited employer has job tokens available to support work visas and sponsor employment.
Describe your care-plan experience and health and wellbeing study on an English CV. create a CV for life facilitation and daily support that shows how you adapt to a client's routines.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide personal care, companionship and help with the client's daily activities.
- Cover AM and PM shifts with the wider 24/7 support team and help coordinate its roster.
- Drive and accompany the client to meet work and family commitments.
- Follow the care plan and job description while helping maintain an engaging, comfortable environment.
Requirements & Eligibility
- Working towards an NZQA health and wellbeing qualification at Level 3 or higher, with a good understanding of 24/7 roster coordination.
- Hands-on training experience relating to a care plan and job description.
- Professional, honest, reliable and trustworthy, with good communication and the ability to adapt to changing needs.
- Initiative, common sense and a positive attitude; a driver licence and a high level of English.
- Strong availability for afternoons, evenings, sleepovers and 2 weekend shifts a month.
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