Caregiver - Casual

Summerset is one of the largest retirement village operators and developers in New Zealand. At Summerset, we are passionate about providing quality services and care for our residents.

About the role: At Summerset we are here to bring the best of life to our residents. To do this, we know we need to take care of our people to form a team who are strong enough to care, operate as one team, and strive to do their best.

This is a busy and diverse role, assisting residents with their day-to-day activities such as showering, delivering meals and much more. Therefore, you will need to be resilient, kind and patient, while a good level of fitness will prove useful for delivering the best in personal care.

This role is for Casual work.

About you: Now, we are looking for exceptional Caregivers to join our Palmerston North village. To be a successful candidate you will:

• have experience in aged care and or have a qualification relevant to the role.
• have genuine compassion for all kinds of people from all walks of life.
• be a team player and be able to manage your time well in order to complete all your tasks.
• be available to work on a casual basis for possible morning, afternoon or night shifts.

What else is in it for me?

You will benefit from all our great Summerset employee benefits, including:

A variety of AM or PM shifts available to suit your unique schedule and needs Training opportunities - we will support you to achieve your National Certificate in Health, Disability and Aged Support to at least Level 2, as well as other modules in dementia care, mobility therapy, and more Working with an enthusiastic and supportive team which is fun to be a part of! Due to NZ Immigration requirements, we are obliged to consider candidates that already have the right to work in NZ for this role first. Due to this we may not be able to support a visa application for this role.

The safety of our residents and staff is important to us. For this reason, we require all our employees to be fully vaccinated and boosted against Covid-19 before commencing work at Summerset.

Please note, only suitable applicants will be contacted.