Community Support Worker - In Home Support

Ashburton: We are looking for casual Community Support Worker - In Home Support for this new service that we introduce to Ashburton area. This is an established role within our organisation, and we are currently seeking expressions of interest from individuals who are passionate about supporting people with disabilities. If you're keen to be considered when this opportunity officially opens in your area, we’d love to hear from you.

You would initially start as a casual position until we receive a referral for someone who will use the service, then you would be offered a fixed-term contract of anywhere from 8 - 20 hours / week.

About the Role:

We are looking for Community Support Workers to provide in-home and community support to encourage and empower people to live a meaningful life. 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 a desire to work with people to support them to achieve their goals. Experience in working with those with disabilities is desirable but may not be essential.

This will involve: - Actively promoting self-advocacy, self-confidence, and independence through goal setting - Assisting people to achieve opportunities and involvement in a lifestyle of their choice shared by family, friends and the community

Benefits: - Meaningful work that makes a difference - Professional Development and First Aid Training - Uniform not required

- You must have a full, clean and current New Zealand driver’s licence. - A registered vehicle with current warrant of fitness and insurance. - Experience or knowledge of working with people with disability and/or autism would be advantageous but not essential. - It would be advantageous if you have a Level 2, 3 or 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. - Confidence utilising technology 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. - Fully Vaccinated AND BOOSTED against Covid-19. -Able to pass the MoJ checks.