About the role

The role involves assisting clients/kiritaki to stay healthy and well, some who have sustained either a spinal cord or brain injury.

Key responsibilities

• Personal cares - peg feeding, bowel/stoma cares and catheter management

• Medication administration

• Passive exercise/stretches - following therapy regime

• Transfers using hoists, transfer boards etc.

• Knowledge of client specific equipment

• Household management including meal preparation and general household tasks

• Client transportation to access community facilities, shopping, social and family events, and attending medical/rehabilitation appointments

• Rostered shifts including nights and weekends

About you

• Minimum of 3 years relevant work experience and/or a level 4 certificate in Health and Wellbeing or similar

• Be naturally empathetic and caring while able to maintain a professional focus and maintain boundaries

• Have physical fitness and capability to do the job (including manual handling, personal cares, household management etc)

• Have excellent people skills that enable the building of effective relationships across diverse groups

• Right to work in New Zealand

• Full NZ driver's license (without restrictions)

• Own reliable transport

• Experience with spinal and brain injury clients

• Flexibility to work occasional weekends and cover shifts

• Willingness to study towards qualifications