Support Worker

3 weeks ago

Christchurch City Canterbury, New Zealand Presbyterian Support Otago Full time

**Part Time**:

- **Application Closes 06 Mar 2024**:

- **Canterbury - Christchurch City**:

- **Healthcare Support Worker**

**About the Role**

You will be supporting Averill who is a vibrant, curious, active 70-year-old woman who lives at Hōhepa's main campus in Marigold House. Averill is looking for someone who can support her to keep her surroundings and belongings tidy and clean. As well maintain Averill's busy schedule for her activities and events in her life which involves a love of arts and crafts, road trips, knitting, and learning about other cultures.

In this role you will also provide relief for Rose House which is on site at Hōhepa's main campus that is home to Alice. The relief will be providing Alice's staff support for lunch and dinner breaks. Alice is in her early 50's and has a wonderful sense of humour, who will charm you with her spontaneous singing. Alice's favourite past times are watching her most favoured movies and spending time doing arts and crafts. To support Alice you will need to be patient, resilient and confident in supporting her Mental Health needs and Dementia.

This position's salary scale is set by pay equity and dependant on qualification level, pays between $22.70 and $28.25 per hour.

**Position 1**
- Wednesday 4pm to 8pm
- Thursday 9am to 12:00pm, 4pm to 8pm
- Friday 9am to 12:00pm, 4pm to 8pm
- Saturday 11am to 7pm

Total Hours: 52

**About You**

Your aroha and approach is what really matters at Hōhepa - previous experience is not a prerequisite because we provide on-the-job training. You will either be an experienced Support Worker looking for a change or you are simply looking for a career where your enthusiasm and passion for helping others will make a real difference in people’s lives. To thrive in a Support Worker role at Hōhepa you will be:

- Self-motivated, energetic and flexible with a high level of initiative.
- A team player - Work closely with and supporting your colleagues, creating a great team environment.
- A kind nature with a can-do attitude and willingness to learn and continue to develop your skills as a support worker.
- A flexible mindset who has the ability to support two woman with different needs at separate times.
- A shared interest of Hōhepa's philosophy; capacity for giving proactive, gentle and clear guidance

**Benefits of working at Hōhepa**

At Hōhepa, as part of our team you will:

- Have certainty of hours through fixed rosters
- Enjoy a great person to-staff ratio, allowing for more personalised support
- Work in a fun, friendly and supportive team environment
- Receive ongoing support for your professional and career development
- Support to complete a NZQF Certificate in Health and Wellbeing level, 2, 3 or 4
- Long service leave
- Christchurch City Council Gym and Pool Membership discounts
- Untamed Organic Vegetable discount

**Applicants must have a full driver’s licence and ability to work in New Zealand.**

**Please note, at Hōhepa the role of a Support Coordinator is what is often referred to in the wider healthcare sector as a Support Worker. We feel that the title Support Coordinator better reflects the nature of the role, which requires working in partnership with the people receiving support to ensure we are achieving our organisation mission of every life fully lived.

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