Casual
Application Closes 06 Jun 2021
Waikato - Ngaruawahia
Healthcare Support Worker
We are looking for Support Workers who live in Huntly, Te Kowahi, Taupiri & Ngaruawahia to join us on a casual basis.
Are you looking for casual work to give you quality time with your family and friends? We have a variety of shifts to suit your lifestyle. If you’re caring and compassionate with a “can do” attitude and really want a job where you are making difference we will have a role for you. Our training is first class so no experience is required.
VisionWest Home HealthCare is an established provider and has over 20 years’ experience providing quality, professional home help support to people, enabling them to live independently within their own homes. Our clients include people of all ages, with varying needs.
We are currently looking for energetic, caring, committed and empathetic people to provide quality in-home care to our clients. VisionWest Home HealthCare has a Vision to see Transformed Lives, Healthy Communities. We provide support from 7am to 8.30pm, 7 days a week and offer variable hours.
What is involved in the role of a Support Worker?
Our Support Workers are part of a dedicated and well supported team, assisting our clients to live as independently as possible in their homes with a range of different tasks that include:
Household tasks – cleaning, vacuuming, laundry etc
Meal Preparation
Personal care – showering, toileting, dressing etc
Medication oversight – prompting/supervising clients with medication
Mobility assistance – assisting client’s mobility with walking frames, hoists etc
Dependent on each client's care plan. We enable clients to have the opportunity to succeed at the activities of daily living which promote dignity, self-respect and maintaining the clients quality of life and abilities.
Skills and Attributes
Good health and fitness
Ability to establish rapport with individual clients and relate to their families/whanau
Good oral and communication skills
Good time management
Reliable transport with a clean & current NZ driver's license
Mobile phone
No formal qualification is necessary, however, a certificate in health & well being is an advantage
You must have the right to work in New Zealand and you will be required to undergo police vetting and additional checks in order to be considered for this position.
Why work for Visionwest Home Healthcare?
Visionwest Home Healthcare offers its staff excellent training and development opportunities, a supportive environment and all the benefits of working for a well-established, caring organisation. We also provide a tailored career pathway for our staff by supporting you to achieve Certificates in Health and Wellbeing (NZQA qualifications), which are fully funded.
To find out more visit www.homecare.org.nz.
If you would like to work for a Not-for-profit organisation, where you are appreciated, supported, get paid to learn, and where you can take pride in the fact that you are making a difference each and every day, then what are you waiting for? Apply now.
