Support Worker - Disabilities - Hawkes Bay
Hastings
Support Worker - Disabilities - Hastings
Casual Position
Contact: vacancies@ohf.org.nz
Casual Position
“Supporting Families, Caring for Children”
The Open Home Foundation (OHF) is a Christian Community Response and has a vision that every child and young person has the opportunity to grow up in a secure, loving family and receive a depth of care which will bless them throughout their lives.
Integral to our ongoing success are our Support Workers who ensure the needs and safety of our Tamariki are paramount. The Support Worker role plays a very important part in families’ lives, helping stabilise the placements of children with specific needs—all while demonstrating a lot of care, empathy and professionalism.This is a very demanding role looking after children/young people with autism and/or intellectual disabilities, but for the right person, the most rewarding work.
We need support workers to be available as relief workers, but in particular over weekends and overnight shifts maybe required.
The successful applicant will have the following:- Ideally have a Certificate in Health and Wellbeing
- Have experience providing physical, emotional and therapeutic care of vulnerable children/young
- Have experience in working/caring for children who have been affected by trauma
- Be excellent at quickly establishing confidence, rapport and routine with the child and their family
- Have the inner drive to ensure the wellbeing of our children
- Be able to function within a private, foster home and remain committed to the wellbeing of a specific child with
- Be able to function as part of a professional team, is essential
- Be willing to learn
- Have their own transport and a full clean driver’s license is essential.
- Be able to work on weekends
- An in-depth understanding of how the role recognizes the special relationship between Maori and Tauiwi and
- An alignment with the Open Home Foundation’s Christian Kaupapa.
Contact: vacancies@ohf.org.nz
Applications Close: 7 February 2026
Napier, 17 km from Hastings
licence
• The legal right to work in NZ
• Weekend and evening availability
• - L2, L3 and L4 health qualification essential:
If you have no health qualification your application may not be considered.
• Previous experience as a caregiver/support worker...
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