Community Support Worker

21 hours ago

Porirua, New Zealand Spectrum Care Full time

Part-Time - 20 hours per week

$23.50-$29.10

Titahi Bay location

We currently have roles with our children's respite house at Spectrum Care covering early mornings, after school, evenings and weekends. We're looking for team members to help kids and teenagers with intellectual disabilities to feel safe and have fun while staying at our respite house in Titahi Bay. You will need to know how to liven things up, and calm things down, to notice how children are feeling, and to provide them with guidance, comfort or support as needed. You will need to be vigilant, warm, and creative. Additionally, as the children have a vast range of communication styles, an ability or interest in learning to find effective ways to communicate is very much preferred.

Skills & Experience
- Empathy for the challenges of trying to build an ordinary life while living with a disability
- Energy to keep up with someone who likes to be on the go a lot
- Ability to remain calm, and calming, in all situations
- Resilience to help people keep boundaries to ensure their safety
- Good at explaining and negotiating
- Ability to communicate effectively and supportively with family, colleagues and the person you support
- Ability and willingness to provide support and motivation with personal cares and daily living skills
- Excellent, clear, understandable verbal and written English is a pre-requisite to be considered for this role
- Able to pass a NZ police check
- Experience supporting people with disabilities, and or mental health issues, and/or behaviours that can be challenging is desirable but not necessary
- Reliability, commitment, and passion for working with people
- A full New Zealand driver's license
- An interest in attaining a Community Support Worker Level Three or above qualification
- we can support you to achieve this while you work

What you'll get from us:

- A supportive and collaborative work environment
- Development opportunities and continuing education - we provide support to obtain NZQA Level 2, 3 and 4 Health and Wellbeing qualifications
- The opportunity to support people with disabilities to live great lives
- Have worked in the care workforce for 24 months or more, and been paid at least the care workforce wage rate during that time, or,
- a relevant qualification on the New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework (NZQCF) — this must be at least a level 4 qualification for a role at skill level 3, or a diploma for a role at skill level 2.

**Job Details**:

- Reference #
- 39399
- Posted on
- 29 Jul 2025
- Closes on
- 28 Aug 2025 23:55
- Location(s)
- Porirua-Tawa
- Expertise
- Community Support Worker
- Work type(s)
- Part-time
- Hours per week
- Availability
- All shifts, Day shifts, Afternoon shifts, Evening shifts, Overnight shifts, Saturday and Sunday shifts
- CSW Practical Responsibilities List

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