Domestic Worker

2 weeks ago

Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

6-month fixed term opportunity available
- Based at our Epuni Care and Protection Residence, Lower Hutt, Wellington
- 40-hours per week - working days to be negotiated

Mō te tūnga | About the role
The purpose of the role of the Domestic Worker is to provide a high quality and responsive domestic cleaning service.
The safety of and outcomes for children and young persons in our care is paramount. In undertaking the duties of Domestic Worker you will consistently demonstrate appropriate models of behaviour, ensuring that any interaction has a positive influence and brightens the outcome for those children and young persons in our care.

**In this this position you will**:

- Provide a professional, high-quality and responsive cleaning service across all areas including toilets, bathrooms and kitchen areas; maintain office and visitor areas to a corporate standard
- Develop and maintain a laundry service for the residence which includes laundering and minor repair of residents' clothing, and general laundry excluding bed linen and towels
- Be responsible for Health and Safety by identifying and escalating hazards, risks and issues
- Undertake stock control of all cleaning, laundry, first aid, consumables and linen supplies
- Ensure that all tools, equipment and consumables are safely and securely managed
- Prepare reports and complete audits as required
- Ensure that any interaction is appropriate and has a positive influence on the tamariki in our care
- Contribute to team goals through active participation in team meetings, support of other team members, work allocation, team planning and initiating new team practice.

Ngā pūmanawatanga ōu | What you will bring

**Key requirements of the role include**:

- Ability to pass Police Vetting and Background Safety checks (please note: Clean Slate Act does not apply)
- A full clean valid New Zealand Driver License
- Experience working in a commercial cleaning and/or laundry setting preferred
- Empathy and understanding towards tamariki
- Good communication skills - including basic computer skills
- An appreciation of privacy and confidentiality
- The ability to work well as part of a team
- Resilience, flexibility and reliability
- An outcome focus, with the ability to work unsupervised

Nōu te rourou | What's in it for you

Mō mātou | About us
Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children has a commitment to putting tamariki and rangatahi at the heart of what we do.
We are committed to ensuring that New Zealand is the best place in the world to be a child. We are also committed to ensuring Oranga Tamariki partners with hapū, iwi and Māori organisations to find appropriate solutions for tamariki in need.
We are committed to putting tamariki first, we believe aroha is vital, we respect the mana of people, we are tika and pono, we value whakapapa and we recognise that oranga is a journey.

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