Rapid Relief Support Workers

This exciting & rewarding role is based in the Kapiti area and will suit those who love an active, busy role.

Rapid Relief Support Workers:

• Provide relief to our support worker teams in the Kapiti area, and Greater Wellington region.
• Play a critical role in our organisation - being called on to attend clients with short notice, this ensures no Tangata go without their cares. As a Rapid Relief Support Worker, no two days will be the same!

Your responsibilities will include:

• Being ready & willing to work during your agreed working days
• Be flexible within a team environment - you will be called at a moment's notice to attend client cares
• Providing personal cares: Grooming, showering, bowel and urinary cares
• Facilitating mobility - Support rehabilitation and independence in the home
• Provide a friendly and supportive service to our multi-cultural client base
• Providing complex cares to our high needs and serious injury tāngata

Requirements:

• Previous experience supporting people with complex cares is preferable, however full training will be provided
• Must be confident to provide care to tāngata with complex or challenging behaviours
• Reliable transportation and a current Full or restricted NZ driver's license
• Must be available to work weekends and/or other peak days/times
• Level 3 or 4 Health and Wellbeing Certificate
• Must possess absolute honesty, reliability, and integrity
• Eligibility to work in New Zealand

Pay rates from $26.94 - $29.10 per hour depending on qualifications and experience. As per the pay equity claim.

If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of others and meet the requirements above, we would love to hear from you.

Access Community Health is a leading healthcare provider in New Zealand. We specialise in home-based healthcare and support and have been at the forefront of community health since the 1920s. Our dedicated teams of nurses and support workers care for over 20,000 people across NZ to live independently in their homes and communities.

To apply, please click ‘Apply Now', or email your CV to mailto:wellingtonrecruitment@access.org.nz for an employment application to complete.

Those that are shortlisted will be contacted.