Community Support Workers x 2 Full Time Permanent

Community Support Person X 2 - Full Time Permanent

About Us - Te Whakahaerenga
The Donaldson Residential Trust provides a high quality home environment for adults with an intellectual disability in a comfortable residential setting. We have 5 houses in the Northwest area of Christchurch. We are looking for 2 enthusiastic careers to join our team.

About the jobs - Te mahi turanga
Both are permanent, full time positions requiring shift work, including weekends.

One of the positions is based at one house and the other position is rostered across our five houses.

The positions involve a wide range of duties including personal cares, household duties, documentation, lifestyle activities.

Skills & Experience required - Nga pukenga, nga tohu ou

The essential requirements are:

• Comfortable completing personal cares with the people we support

• Have empathy toward those with disabilities

• Be flexible in work habits

• Work well as part of a team

• A full, clean drivers license is essential

• Basic computer skills for notes and reporting

We have a preference for applicants with experience in community support work.

Job Description

The primary function and responsibility of the Residential Support employee is to support, educate, assist and encourage individuals with an intellectual disability in their daily living situation.

• Meeting day to day health and needs of the people we support

• Providing personal cares

• Assist / preparation of meals, clean-up, washing, ironing, general household cleaning and maintaining a standard of hygiene and appearance, acceptable to Health and Safety regulations and Trust standards.

• Maintaining a safe environment

• Helping plan and achieve the goals of the people we support

• Assist, assess and monitor individual's personal programmes, treatments, eating plans, exercises programmes etc as prescribed / directed by specialist/ Management/ medical personal.

• Reading and writing daily notes for the people we support

• Maintaining responsibility and documentation of dispensation of medication.

• Transportation of the people we support in a safe and legal manner.

• Responsible for household shopping as rostered.

• To communicate in a professional manner with respect and dignity at all times.

  If you would like to apply, hit the "Apply" button as we would like to hear from you.

• In your CV, please state if you have a full, clean New Zealand drivers license, as this is essential for the role.