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Offer: Care Worker:HainesAttractJob description:Job DescriptionCare Worker, full-time, permanent, Christchurch/KaiapoiOranga Tamariki has Supervised Group Homes that accommodate and our staff work with young people aged 10 – 18 with complex needs and challenging behaviours. Each home cares for up to fouryoung people and delivers an intensive therapeutic behavioural change programme. We are seeking for positive function models to work with our young people, helping them turn their lives around. To help them achieve this, our care workers, as part of a team, provide everyday care and support. They get involved assisting our young people to re-engage with school/vocation, attending appointments, having visits with their family, connecting with peers, and managing themselves within the home. For this important position We are pursuing people who have the following: » Want the opportunity to work with a group of diverse and challenging tamariki » Would be a function model to tamariki around everyday activities and interactions with others » Play a key function in supporting and mentoring young people » Provide a positive approach to working with difficult behaviours » Participate in activities with young people and are physically active » Encourage young people to try and participate in sport, cultural, arts and life skill activities » Celebrate achievements in the young peoples’ progress » Support young people to connect with their whanau and communities » Build trusting relationships and assist tamariki to engage in education and health services » Will be excellent communicators, both verbal and written » Make sound judgment calls and have well-developed interpersonal expertise » Have a positive attitude and will be enthusiastic about their work » Have a passion for working with youth and have significant practice » Have a full clean NZ driver’s licence These are 40 hour per week positions across a mix of AM and PM shifts. This is a compensateing opportunity to use your life practices and develop specialist expertise; do you want to be part of a team changing young lives? How to submit the application: Please apply online with your CV and cover letter. Only online applications will be accepted. Your cover letter is an important part of our shortlisting process. If you are an Oranga Tamariki employee already, please ensure you apply with a log in using your Oranga Tamariki email address. If you have any questions about function, Contact Us by brigette.burton@ot.govt.nz All external candidates including Ministry of Social Development employees please apply through the apply button and upload your CV and cover letter to our applicant tracking system. Please note all applications must be made online. Applications close Friday, 12 November 2021. How to submit the application:To apply for this function please do so via the link -https://mahi.orangatamariki.govt.nz/?job=5829MP.Applications close Friday, 12 November 2021. Skills:
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