Christchurch - Community Support Worker - In Home Support
Location: Ashburton
Type: Part time
Salary: Pay Equity applies to all CSW roles: $23.50 p/h - $29.10 p/h (Depending on qualification)Additional allowance for weekend work
OUR PURPOSE | ARONGA
Brackenridge is proud to offer mana-enhancing support across the Canterbury region. We are a registered charity that offers accommodation and daily living support to children, young people and adults with intellectual disabilities, autism, and complex support requirements in Canterbury.We advocate for the rights and prosperity of all of the people we support, along with their families and whanau.
Whether it’s planning tailored communication, positive behaviour approaches, learning life skills, participating in community activities, or gaining employment, we strive to support people to achieve the goals they seek. We walk alongside people (and their whanau) enabling and empowering them to live their good life as determined by them.
Our mana- enhancing and empowering approach is about tailoring supports to meet the aspirations of each person. Brackenridge isn’t a “destination”. We are an organisation that walks alongside people in ways and for as long as the person and family feel needed.We use evidence-based outcome focused approaches to ensure our practice is designed to support people to live the life they choose. We believe the best relationships are formed when people’s rights, strengths, abilities and beliefs are upheld and acknowledged.
We understand that all people should have choice and control over their own lives, support should be easy to use and available in a way that enhances the mana of the person, and that Brackenridge aims to make it easier for disabled people and their whanau to build strong relationships with the local community.
OUR VALUES | UARA
Person Centred - Responsive to the person; individualised services and support that recognise the uniqueness of every person.
Passion and Commitment - Creating and maintaining a high-performance culture, where people are passionate about what they do.
Partnership - Working successfully together with others, in particular families while valuing each other’s contribution.
Pride in what we do - A culture of continuous improvement is in place – proud to be part of the Brackenridge Team.
ABOUT THE ROLE | TE MAHI TURANGA
We are looking for Community Support Workers to provide in-home and community support to encourage and empower people to live a meaningful life.
If you are keen to make a difference in the lives of people with disabilities, we would like to hear from you. You will need to have a desire to work with people to support them to achieve their goals. Experience in working with youth, or those with disabilities is desirable, but may not be essential.
The role involves:
Assisting a young person to take part in healthy activity, such as the gym
Mentoring the young person, building a productive relationship
Empowering the young person through connection
Supporting youth to navigate life and unlock their potential
BENEFITSMeaningful work that makes a difference
Additional allowance for weekend work
Professional Development and First Aid Training
Potential flexibility in hours
WHAT YOU WILL NEED | NGA PUKENGA, NGA TOHU OUYou must have a full, clean and current New Zealand driver’s licence.
Must be flexible to work weekends
Great relationship building skills
The ability to work independently, within part of a broader team
Resilience, perseverance, positivity
Commitment to engage and complete the organisational training requirements.
Basic computer skills for notes and reports.
Awareness of the Treaty of Waitangi/Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its relevance to the support of Maori in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Eligibility to work in New Zealand.
Brackenridge requires all employees to be Fully Vaccinated AND BOOSTED against Covid-19.
All new applicants are required to undergo background checking as per the requirements of the Children's Act 2014.
If you would like to be considered for this role, hit the 'apply' button at the top of the page or or visit our website https://www.brackenridge.org.nz/