Support Worker – Te Mata, Hastings $24.36 to $29.10 per hour, (depending on experience). This is a part-time role working 30 hours per fortnight. Use your experience and knowledge as a Support Worker to enable the people you will be supporting to live in their own home and connect with their community. You will be working with a variety of people living independently in the community. About the role We are looking for a team player who will be working in a self-management team. They will be empowered by a dynamic team to grow and utilise their strengths. The successful candidate should be upbeat, cheerful and optimistic, and be a strong community networker as they will be supporting a variety of people living independently in the community. Attributes we are looking for strongly aligns with the organisation's values be observant and can adapt the way they interact with others have a sense of humour have a positive outlook have the ability to adapt to change be reliable and resilient and can help others to thrive and flourish be a Mana enhancing mentor Duties of the role Support the individual to achieve their personal plans. Strengthen and develop the individual's networks in the community. Engage with the individual to check that the support being offered is meeting expectations and enhancing their life. Support the individual with personal hygiene and well-being. Promote an environment that encourages the individual to feel safe and comfortable. Encourage the individual to grow and increase their independence by supporting them to learn skills for daily living and to make decisions and choices. Generate daily support notes, incident reports, and daily handover notes to your co-workers. Collaborate with other support staff by attending staff meetings, coaching, keeping each other informed about the individual being supported, and sharing ideas with your team members. Skills and experience Experience in supporting people with an intellectual disability and high and complex needs Experience in working as part of a residential team Experience with personal care Qualification in Health and Wellbeing or similar OR two years experience Computer literacy Valid driver's license essential Benefits Four weeks of annual leave Employee Assistance Program Cell-phone allowance Weekend rate Mentoring for NZQA certificates Mana Waiora About usWe are a community-based disability support provider that operates across much of the North Island. Our Vision is of an inclusive New Zealand where people with disabilities are embraced as fully participating citizens, where barriers to inclusion are removed, and where all people are respected and valued for who they are. We believe that people with disabilities can and should live the life they choose, on their own terms and within the community of their choice. We are an Equal Employment Opportunities employer, and we love diversity in what we do and whom we employ. We are committed to Te Tiriti O Waitangi, the UN Convention for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the NZ Disability strategy. We encourage people with lived experience of disability, mental health, Maori, Pasifika, people from other backgrounds and/or from LGBTQIA+ community to apply. How to apply Click APPLY Quote REC278
