Community Support Worker - Permanent Reliver

We are looking for Part-Time Community Support Worker - Permanent Reliver who want to encourage and empower people with a learning disability to live a meaningful life.

Community Support Workers are integral to the success of our service, covering planned or unanticipated leave across all of our services. This requires flexibility and a willingness to work over a variety of shifts and rosters including evenings, nights, weekends and holidays. If you are keen to make a difference in the lives of people with disabilities, we would like to hear from you! You will need to have had experience in the disability sector and have a desire to work with people to support them to achieve their goals. If you have not had direct experience in the disability sector but have cared for a whanau member with an illness or disability, we still encourage you to apply. Your caregiving experience and commitment to supporting others are valuable qualities we welcome.

Key Responsibilities: - Actively promoting self-advocacy, self-confidence, independence, participation and choice - Assisting people to achieve opportunities and involvement in a valuing lifestyle of their choice shared by family, friends and the community - Supporting people with their daily personal needs

Benefits: - Additional allowance for weekend work - Professional Development - Uniform not required - Safe home-like environment working alongside a friendly and supportive group of staff supporting people with high health needs

- You must have a full, clean and current New Zealand driver’s licence. - Must be flexible to work 24/7 on a rotating roster. - Experience or knowledge of working with adults and, or children with intellectual disability and/or autism would be advantageous. - It would be advantageous if you have a Level 3/ 4 New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing, or a recognised equivalent qualification, or be willing to complete study towards this qualification. - Commitment to engage and complete the organisational training requirements. - Basic computer skills for notes and reports. - Awareness of the Treaty of Waitangi/Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its relevance to the support of Maori in Aotearoa/New Zealand. - Eligibility to work in New Zealand. - Have to be Fully Vaccinated AND BOOSTED against Covid-19. - Criminal conviction will be considered case by case basic