Live Life Disability Support
Mission: Supporting young people and their families to live the best possible life

Hours:       0.85 FTE (68 hours per fortnight)
Shift:         Monday to Sunday (7.00 AM to 3.00 PM) and evenings 3.00PM - 10.00PM, and various other 'as rostered' hours with 2 days off each week as rostered plus sleepovers
Status:      Permanent, part-time position
Location:   Nelson or Tasman Community
Salary:       $24.41 to $30.17 per hour

Ngā mōhiohio e pā ana ki tēnei mahi (About this position)

We are looking to appoint a support worker to join our existing team in our busy, but fun respite home in Stoke, Nelson. You will work closely with your team, alongside whanau, local community organisations and professional agencies to provide short, medium, or emergency respite for children with unique and special needs. From harnessing your sensitive and attentive supporting style for children with often complex communication and behavioural needs, to participating in evening, weekends, and school holiday activities - that inspire and create great memories.  You will always be sticking to best practice, whilst ensuring fun, engaging and fit-for-purpose care for our all too often marginalised tamariki. 

You will be involved with ongoing service development that will allow you to use your expertise and skills.  You will be an integral part of the team, providing support and leadership, as well as pro-active day-to-day support to enable the people you support to live safely and be actively involved in their community. 

We work with an - as-rostered - work week over 7 days including evening and weekends as required.  Our goal is to center the needs of the child and their whanau, requiring lots of communication, planning and flexibility. We are non-judgmental, reflective, and trauma informed always, and we embed the Enabling Good Lives principles into the important mahi that we do.

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

You will have:

• inspiring empathetic and youth engagement skills and a strong commitment to the principles of Enabling Good Lives;
• hold, or commit to a NZ Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (preferably Level 4), or an equivalent youth, health or disability related qualification as assessed by the Ministry of Health (see link below);
• sound knowledge of Person-Centred support;
• good time management skills;
• experience working in the field of youth, disability and/or social services would be advantageous.

https://www.health.govt.nz/new-zealand-health-system/pay-equity-settlements/care-and-support-workers-pay-equity-settlement/pay-equity-and-qualification-equivalencies/qualifications-assessed-equivalence

• This role is classified by Immigration as ANZSCO 423111 and applicants for this position must be eligible to work in New Zealand. 

Ā mātou rōpū (About our team)

Live Life Disability Support provide support to over 250 people, who have disabilities, to achieve their personal aspirations and choices in a variety of residential and respite settings across the Nelson/Tasman and Marlborough regions. We are a community-based disability support service focused on quality-of-life outcomes and the Enabling Good Lives Principles. 

We support each person to manage their day to day lives in ways and at times that work for them. This could be anything from personal care, behaviour support to living the life in the community.  The people we support have a wide range of abilities and we focus on enabling good lives by being inclusive and actively encouraging family and whanau input. 

Ētahi atu mōhiohio (More Information)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC34XErxkHJ5YAn59o6SrhnA

Ngā huanga o ēnei mahi (The benefits of these positions) 

• You can work in the way that works best for you - whether that - s full-time or part-time, or morning, afternoon/evening, overnight or casual shifts.
• You - ll be supported to achieve your Levels 2, 3 and 4 Health and Wellbeing Certificate. 

Nelson Tasman is a place of stunning natural landscapes - lakes, mountains, rivers, native bush and beaches. The region is known for its relaxed lifestyle and year round dry and sunny days.  Find out more at https://www.nelsontasman.nz/ 

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

For general enquiries please contact our recruitment team on vacancies@nmdhb.govt.nz or 03 539 5748.

For role specific enquiries contact Paul Brennan, Group Leader Respite at Paul.Brennan@nmdhb.govt.nz  . 

Apply now, it - s easy. Please fill in our online application form and include a cover letter explaining your interest in this position. 

Ref:  N24-354 

Health NZ Nelson Marlborough 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.