Advanced Support Worker
7 days ago
**Ko wai mātou? | Who are we?**
Access Community Health stands as a leading provider of home-based healthcare and support in New Zealand. We are a 4,000 person-strong team in an organisation which has been at the forefront of community health since the 1920s. Our nurses and support workers provide services to more than 20,000 people. And we listen to each one of them, because we genuinely care.
'A better day, every day'
**He kōrero whakamārama mō tēnei** **tūranga | About the role**
Join Access Community Health/Uru Ātea as an Advanced Support Worker, focusing on evaluating, training, and supporting our general support workforce.
Key Responsibilities:
**Community-Based Assessments**:
- Evaluate support workers' care practices (e.g., handwashing, moving and handling).
- Provide in-field guidance to improve skills and ensure compliance with policies.
**In-Office Leadership**:
- Organize and lead workshops to enhance worker competencies.
- Collaborate with care coordination and clinical teams.
**Advanced Client Care**:
- Deliver complex care and specialized tasks (training provided).
**Team Development**:
- Offer on-the-job training and mentorship to less experienced workers.
This is a blend of community and office-based work, offering a chance to lead, train, and directly improve the quality of care for our clients. You would work closely with our small team of 4 other Wellington and Hutt Valley Advanced Support Workers to ensure staff around the region maintaining a high level of care
**Ngā tohungatanga mō tēnei tūranga | About you**
- Positive, can-do attitude and experience in behaviour management is a plus.
- Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel (training provided).
- Able to work effectively within multi-disciplinary teams (e.g., Palliative Care, Home-Based Nursing, Support Worker Coordination).
- Must have a full or restricted New Zealand driver's license.
- Level 4 Health and Wellbeing Certificate (or equivalent), or Level 3 with a plan to complete Level 4.
- Career force Assessor Qualification is a plus.
**He aha tatou i whiriwhiri** **ai | Why Us?**
- A positive, inclusive, and productive working environment where you will be supported to grow
- Access to learning and professional development opportunities
- Strong value based and supportive culture - we care about the work we do
- We embrace diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging reflecting the many communities we serve
- We collaborate on every level, and we help each other build skills in doing the right thing
- Phone, laptop, professional memberships and other unique perks offered.
**Access Community Health l Uru Àtea has a mission to create a better day, every day for thousands of people throughout Aotearoa to live independently in their own homes and communities. Access | Uru Ātea is more than just our name, Uru Ātea means "to enter space" and is our promise to deliver services in our client's space, wherever that may be**
**Job Details**:
- Reference #
- 5234
- Posted on
- 13 Jan 2025
- Closes on
- 16 Feb 2025 20:50
- Location(s)
- Wellington, Wellington Central, Hutt Valley, Porirua & Kapiti Coast, Rest of Wellington Region
- Expertise
- Regional Trainers, Support Worker Team Leader
- Job level(s)
- Experienced
- Work type(s)
- Permanent full-time
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