Live Life Disability Support

Information & Assessment Centre evening, Monday 20 March 2023 (5.30PM to 7.30PM), Nelson
• Ensure quality of life outcomes and have fun along the way
• Learn new skills and gain health & wellbeing qualifications
• Earn $22.49 to $28.25 an hour
• Work the hours that suit you!

By applying to this vacancy, you will receive an invitation to our Information and Assessment Centre.

Vision: Supporting people to live well

Ā mātou rōpū (About our team)
• Do you connect well with children (tamariki), youth (rangitahi) and adults (pakeke)?
• Can you focus on the ability and not the disability?
• Can you look at a caterpillar and see the beauty ready to spread its wings?
• Can you think outside the square?
• Can you understand the need to maintain professional boundaries?
• Can you follow instructions and stick to the plan and be a great team player?

If so, then you must be who we are looking for! We already know you treat everyone you meet with dignity and... respect because you understand the principles of inclusion and equality. We can tell you are genuinely interested in working in the disability sector and we hope to speak with you!

So, when we are talking about disability - what does this mean? You could work with a person who has an intellectual and/or physical impairment, brain injury, alcohol related dementia and other conditions such as Huntington's or multiple sclerosis.

N.B. Disability Support Services are part of Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand (Nelson Marlborough), however, we are not a medical/clinical service. We are a community-based disability support service focused on quality of life Enabling Good Lives Principles.

Ngā mōhiohio e pā ana ki ēnei mahi (About these positions)

We usually work on a fixed fortnightly roster pattern and try to give everyone at least one weekend per fortnight off although this is not always possible. We have permanent full-time, part time, flexi, casual, sleepovers (attached to afternoon shifts) and awake roles available for you to apply for. We also have team leader and group leader roles.

One of the requirements on the night will be to complete police vetting forms. Please bring along two forms of ID (one of which must be your driver's licence). You will receive further details regarding the venue and ID requirements via text/email message on Thursday 16 March.

Ko wai he kaitono tōtika? (Who is an appropriate applicant?)

We're looking for people who:
• Have a sense of humour, energy and enthusiasm
• Are patient and kind, friendly and helpful
• Have good social skills and the ability to relate well to others
• Have the ability to understand non-verbal behaviours
• Have good written and spoken language skills in English and/or Te Reo.
• Have basic maths and computing knowledge
• Have confidence in assisting with personal cares
• Have a current full NZ driver's licence (confident driving both automatic and manual vehicles).
• Have NZ Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Level 2 to 4) or equivalent (preferred), or the willingness to complete this level of study in the workplace.

Successful candidates must have a valid visa to work in New Zealand.

Appointment and ongoing employment will be conditional upon criminal record/police checks - you must declare any convictions and/or pending charges on your application form. This will include checks under the Children Act 2014 and may include CYRAS Vetting via Oranga Tamariki for some roles.

Staff must have completed their primary course of two NZ approved COVID-19 vaccinations.

Me pēhea ahau e tono ai? (How do I apply?)

For enquiries please contact our recruitment team on [email protected] or 03 546 1274.

Apply now, it's easy. Please complete our online application form.

https://nmdhb.careercentre.net.nz/Job

N23-139

Applications close: Wednesday 15th March (23:55)

Te Whatu Ora strongly endorses Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

We believe that to achieve equity in health outcomes for Māori we need a workforce reflective of the population it serves. We strongly encourage applications from candidates who identify as Māori and we recruit for cultural competence.

He waka eke noa. We are all in this together
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