Community Support Worker - Complex Baby Client

Are you resilient, energetic and conscientious?

Do you have an interest in supporting children and young adults with complex injuries or a disability?

If you are dedicated to building strong, trust-based relationships with people we support to help enable them to live the best possible life then read on!

About the Position | Te Mahi

In this role, you will be supporting families to provide care for infants and children with specific medical needs at home and in the hospital (where required). 

This rewarding role of a Paediatric Community Support Worker involves (Job Responsibilities): 

• Assisting with Tracheostomy (oxygen ventilator) 
• Assisting with Nasogastric tube feeding 
• Assisting with personal care (showering, bathing)
• Assisting with home help duties (cleaning, laundry and meal preparation) 
• Assisting with feeding and medical care
• Supporting exercise programmes
• Assisting the young service users with accessing the community with parents 
• Moving and handling hoists and manual transfers
• Hospital care when inpatient in the Auckland Starship Hospital 

Job Location: Auckland

Employment Type: Permanent Full time (30+ Hours) or Part Time (Up to 29 Hours)

We offer a range of employment opportunities including casual, part-time, and full-time positions, which will be discussed further during the recruitment process.

Days of work: As this is community-based work, rotating rosters would be involved including am, pm and weekend work. Your preferred hours of work can be discussed during the recruitment process.

We are looking for someone who would be comfortable covering night shifts (Friday and Saturday), which would include overnight (awake) shifts and weekend work. Overnight shifts are from 10 pm - 7.30 am or 11 pm - 7 am. 

About you | He momo

You are a calm but confident-natured individual who can demonstrate resilience and understand the challenges of our service users. You are a clear communicator and are fully prepared to complete the duties that support the service user. 

The candidate would have (Candidate Pre-Requisites):

• Experience working with infants and children (this may be in education, as a nanny, in your own family circle, or in other environments)
• Experience in assisting infants and children with their personal cares is desired
• Demonstrated ability to care for an infant and child, including play and support for their appropriate age
• Willingness to support families in a way that meets their needs
• Access to a car and ability to drive independently (a full New Zealand Driver's License is a must)
• A Level 3 or Level 4 Health and Wellbeing qualification is beneficial and those looking to enter the healthcare sector will also be considered (comprehensive training can be provided)
• Flexibility to travel anywhere in Auckland
• Flexibility to work on a rotating roster
• Legal right to work in New Zealand is a must.

Benefits | Ki te huanga

• Pay Band: $24.61 to $31.40  per hour (This is based on the Pay Equity Settlement 2017 – hourly pay rates based on equivalency of Healthcare Qualifications assessed under Pay Equity).
• Flexible hours
• Travel allowance as per In Between Travel (IBT) rules
• Opportunities to gain your Level 3 and Level 4 Qualifications in Health and Wellbeing with Careerforce NZ
• Paid competency training
• Free EAP (Employer Assistance Programme) Services
• Free Flu vaccinations
• Refer a friend programme

The Organisation |Te Whakahaerenga

Healthvision is a family-owned provider of Specialist Homecare, Community Nursing and Rehabilitation services throughout New Zealand. We are compassionate, innovative, dedicated and work collaboratively with the communities we support. Enabling people and their whānau to live their best life in their community is a primary aim of what we do. Making a positive difference is key to our approach.

We are a progressive organisation grounded in family values and we care!

Hiahia | Interested?

Contact us even if you do not have a qualification as we are looking for people who are willing to learn, and who will be reliable and passionate about community support work. If you can demonstrate how you will travel between people we support, we are happy to talk about the opportunities, we may have for you.