Support Worker
Onshore applicants only
Visa sponsorship
Community Services · Dunedin, New Zealand · Full-Time · $25.08 - $30.43/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored · Applicants: Onshore applicants only
Here is a solid full-time opening for experienced carers. A community living trust close to Dunedin, New Zealand wants Support Workers for its Permanent Relief Team, working 40 hours a week.
The people you support have learning disabilities, and your job is to help them live independent, fulfilling lives in a safe and warm home environment. Expect every kind of roster, from day and afternoon shifts to evenings, awake nights, split shifts and weekend cover. The trust puts person-centred care, inclusion and community connection first.
On visas, the facts are clear. The trust holds accredited employer status and is willing to back AEWV sponsorship where a candidate has the right level of experience and qualifications, and the role itself has approval at skill level 4. It is open to applicants already in New Zealand who hold work rights there.
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Key Responsibilities
- Run daily routines with the people you support, including shopping
- Handle meal preparation and household tasks
- Provide personal care respectfully and with safety in mind
- Support community activities and trips out
- Build independence, choice and wellbeing
- Stick to support plans and record everything accurately
Requirements & Eligibility
- Respect for the people you support, and a person-centred approach to working with those who have learning disabilities
- Good common sense
- You can work independently
- Strong communicator with solid interpersonal skills
- Comfortable using computers, with good skills
- Experience in NZ as a Support Worker / Caregiver / Healthcare Assistant, or a Certificate in Health & Wellbeing (Level 2 or higher)
- Ready for weekend work and many different shifts
- Essential: full New Zealand driver's licence
- Legal right to work in New Zealand
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