Support Worker Ridsas

**Support Worker RIDSAS - Kaiawhina, Weymouth..**
- $500 at 90 days (3 months) of employment
- $1000 at 270 days (9 months) of employment
- Develop your career with us, full time permanent positions.

**Mō te tūnga | About the role**

Our RIDSAS service supports people who have been directed by the courts under the Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) act. This type of service supports the mission of Te Roopu Taurima by providing both residential and vocational support with a priority focus on lifestyle and rehabilitation programmes.

In this role you will be joining a supportive and professional team who support up to 5 female tāngata in our whare based in Weymouth. Our tāngata in this whare have a range of complex needs and have restrictions placed on them by the courts. It's important that care plans and 1:1 support are adhered to.

You will work alongside our tāngata supporting them in their rehabilitation and journey of change while supporting with every day needs such as bathing, food preparation, administering medication and a variety of other duties which enable an independent and great quality of life.

It’s important to understand this is a whare/home environment for our tāngata so the more you can do to make it feel like a home the better.

It’s important you can work to a rotating roster as our whare operate on the follow shifts:

- 7am-3pm;
- 3pm-11pm;
- 11pm-7am (sleep over/wake over includes an additional allowance);
- 1pm-9pm.

The roster includes working weekends, you will also need a full NZ driver licence.

Our retention payment scheme is a testament to our commitment to your professional journey. As you contribute to our team and culture, we are thrilled to reward your loyalty with more than just your fortnightly pay.

**Ko wai koe | About You**

This is an opportunity to start or grow your career in the disability sector; working within RIDSAS will equip you with the experience and skills needed to support rehabilitation. This experience will be underpinned by the qualifications we will support you to gain.

We are ideally seeking applicants with level 3 & 4 in Health & Wellbeing and experience in mental health or the intellectual disability sector.

A common-sense approach and the ability to listen are key skills needed in this role, if you have those and a wide range of life experience then we would love to hear from you.

**Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and Experience**

Your skills will include:

- Working with diversity
- Ability to engage and influence.
- Great communications skills
- The ability to set goals and work towards them.
- Basic level of computer skills
- Good level of literacy and numeracy
- Qualifications in Health & Wellbeing/Mental Health (advantage)
- Good level of physical fitness

**Mō mātou | About Us**

Te Whariki Whakaruruhau is the Te Roopu Taurima (TRT) model of service that recognises the intrinsic value and relationship of tangata (people we support), their whanau and kaimahi (staff). As a kaupapa Maori service we strive to make a difference in the lives of tangata by surrounding them with a caring environment based on Maori values of respect and whanau. The service appeals to a wide range of people of different ethnicities because of TRT’s philosophy of accepting and valuing all cultural practices.

**The culture at Te Roopu Taurima, is driven by our ā Mātou Uara (Our Values)**:

- Whānaungatanga - Engagement/Networking
- Tika - Correct/Quality
- Whakapono - Trust
- Aroha - Kindness
- Kia Mārama - Transparency

**Ngā** **hua | Benefits of working at Te Roopu Taurima**

When you join us, you are part of a wider whānau that will support you along your journey.
- Life and critical illness/trauma insurance
- Habit Health - a comprehensive health programme for employees
- Learning and development - a comprehensive curriculum of industry compliance training and personal/professional development opportunities.
- Employee Assistance Programme - a confidential and independent service with access to 24/7 help from counsellors, psychologists, therapists and coaches.
- No parking worries.

**Please note**:

- If progressed, applicants will be required to undergo a pre-employment medical assessment including drug and alcohol screening.
- If progressed, applicants will need to complete and return a clear Police vetting check.
- You must be residing in and legally entitled to work in New Zealand for at least 24 months.