Support Worker

**Support Worker - Kaiawhina, Whangarei.**
- Join our residential & respite whare in Kamo
- Rostered shifts, fortnightly rotation, full time permanent position
- Become qualified on the job with a certificate in Health and Wellbeing

**Mō te tūnga | About the role**

In this role you will be supporting our tāngata in our respite whare. This is a really busy whare that has two residential tāngata and three respite beds. You will be part of a team who do amazing work with our tāngata that have complex needs; it is both challenging and rewarding and you will make such a tangible difference to the lives of the people you support.

You will be 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.

We work to a rotating 24/07 roster, typically the shifts are:

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

We are ideally seeking applicants who can work between 32 and 80 hours a fortnight.

We will train you and you will start to achieve your Level 2 Certificate in Health and Wellbeing as part of your Induction. With on-the-job training and our ongoing support, you will achieve Level 3 and Level 4, which increases your rate of pay.

We offer a comprehensive curriculum of industry compliance training and personal/professional development opportunities. Any training that you need to work in this whare will be provided.

**Ko wai koe | About You**

You may not have previous experience, but you enjoy supporting those around you in your own life, you are the ‘go to’ support person and you are naturally drawn to helping others.

You may have significant life experience which includes caring for a loved one; you may be tired of manual labour and looking for something more fulfilling; you may be retired or now able to work around other whanau commitments. You may even be studying and just starting out in your career.

Whatever the reason, if this role sounds like you then we would love to hear from you

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

Your skills will include:

- Working with diversity.
- A wide range of communications skills.
- The ability to set goals and work towards them.
- A good level of physical fitness and mobility.
- Being comfortable in assisting with personal cares.
- The ability to be inventive in the kitchen, you enjoy cooking
- Prior experience with manual hoist/support of high wheelchair users (advantageous)

**The roster includes working days, evenings, sleepovers and weekends.
**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.

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**Please note**:

- Successful applicants will be required to undergo a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening test.
- Successful applicants need to complete and return a clear Ministry of Justice criminal history check.

To be considered for this position you must be residing in and legally entitled to work in New Zealand.