wellbeing Assistant

NZ Total Care Mobility Ltd is looking for one Wellbeing Assistant for their busy operations.

Do you have an excellent professional ethic, a passion for providing quality care and a wish to advance your career in the care of the Older Adult and disability Adult while being mentored and supported? Especially interested in Night and aftrenoon Shift. 

You're there to help provide the safest, healthiest, and most enjoyable lifestyle possible for our client. This role is really special, because it gives you the chance to make a difference to our client' quality life, without being a caregiver or providing personal care like bathing , hoisting and changing.

Day-to-day, your activities will include assisting with recreational and group exercises, helping the Caregiver  assisting with eating and drinking at mealtimes. You will be there during busy periods when other staff may be providing care to specific client - think conversations, manicures, walks, laughs and improving independence and autonomy through exercises.

You will be responsible for providing client with safe care and daily support in accordance with individual care plans, ensuring their needs are met with patience, understanding, dignity and respect. Your tasks will cover personal hygiene care, assisting at meal times and cleaning duties.

We need staff who are flexible and available to work on weekend and evening shift.

Do you have:

• A caring, cheerful and helpful personality with a positive attitude.
• High level of personal energy and drive.
• Self motivated, adaptable and reliable.
• Have discretion and maturity to work in a confidential environment where the rights of the elderly are paramount.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build and maintain relationships
• Empathetic and caring nature
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• A team player with the ability to work collaboratively with others
• At  least 2 years work experience as a Caregiver 
• Caregiver Level qualification 

Benefit : 

• This is a full time and permanent role of minimum of 30 hours per week 
• Remuneration of $26 to $30 per hour depending on qualification and experience 
• Require at least 2 years of recent experience as a Wellbeing Assistant  
• Must have ongoing development to ensure competence in all aspects of care for the older and disability