Support Worker - Disability (Community) - Hawkes B

Who are we?

NZCare Disability is part of Healthcare of New Zealand and provides services people with disabilities across New Zealand; our aim being to maximise someone's independence and quality of life. Healthcare New Zealand was voted 4th in New Zealand's Top 20 Most Attractive Employers for 2018.

What does a Support Worker do?

This is a busy and diverse role, assisting individuals with their day to day activities such as personal cares, supporting with meals, household management tasks, supporting to appointments, as well as supporting on community outings and activities. You will need to be available to work after school or during the weekend.

Experience working with individuals who live with a disability will be an advantage, but more important to us will be your genuine love for working with people in order to experience life to the fullest.

You will need to be resilient, kind and patient, while a good level of fitness will prove useful for delivering the best personal care.

A full driver's licence and the ability to drive a manual vehicle is essential.

To recognise the important work that you do, we offer the following

We are committed to our employees and are proud to employ and train the best people in all areas of our organisation. We provide a career pathway for staff through the learning and development framework and offer a range from $19.80 - $25.50 per hour, with the opportunity to progress once you have completed our fully-funded NZQA training and qualifications.

So, if you are passionate about providing support to a wide range of people and think you would like a career with NZCare, then we would like to hear from you!

Mena he tangata ngakaunui ana koe ki te tautoko i nga momo tangata, tena pea, kei konei he turanga mou.Tukua mai to tono ki NZCare!

If you are energetic, have a great sense of humour and love working with people, we would love to hear from you. Come and be part of a dynamic, fun team.

Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.