Community Support Worker - Auckland

Community Support Worker

Part time - 16 hours per fortnight

$23.95 - $29.10 per hour

Snells beach, North of Auckland location

At Spectrum Care, we provide support for adults and children with intellectual and/or physical disabilities to live great lives.

We are looking for people to support a young man living in one of our homes at Snells Beach . He is very keen to go on community outings to interact with the locals, make new friends and doing well, "blokey stuff". He enjoys coffee time, music and being out and about. Your role will be to support him to extend his social networks and skills, develop relationships and explore what the world has to offer.

He is in his mid 20's and therefore the ideal support person will be vibrant, fun, self-motivated, innovative and a good listener. He needs someone he can connect with, someone who wants to help him grow, make informed decisions and sometimes take considered risks as he develops his independence.

You will ideally have :

• Experience supporting people with disabilities, mental health issues, and/or behaviours that can be challenging is desirable but not necessary
• Reliability, commitment, and passion for working with people with disabilities
• A full New Zealand driver's licence
• Able to pass a NZ police check
• The ability to use a computer effectively, including programs such as Word, Internet Explorer, and email

Make a difference to the people in your local community and get paid for your time.

Apply today! Your Community needs you!!