Support Worker Coach

You will be the ‘go to’ person, helping to create a positive RDNS experience for our Dunedin based Support Workers

The Support Worker Coach is an autonomous role, your time will be split between being in the office and out in the community.

This role may suit someone who may be an experienced Support Worker looking for progression, an adult trainer/educator with possible experience in the health sector looking to apply their skillset in a different environment.

We can offer you amazing work life balance with this role, which is 1.0 FTE or 40 hours per week,

A day in the life…..Variety guaranteed!

· Spearheading Learning & Development: managing, coordinating and facilitating orientations, providing training for staff to attain required competencies, assistance and encouragement with achieving formal qualifications through RDNS

· Contribution to Performance Management through initial investigation of complaints, annual professional development appraisals and periodic quality checks

· Conduct initial enquiries into accidents/incidents

Key to your success:

· IT savvy - familiarity with Microsoft office, ability to pick up bespoke in-house systems, championing our online learning system and fielding queries/resolution support about the support work portal/mobile phones.

· Prior supervisory or leadership experience

· NZQA Level 4 certificate in Health and Wellbeing or willing to work towards

· Full Drivers Licence – this role comes with a company vehicle!

Beneficial to the role:

· Someone who walks the walk and talks the talk, who is driven and leads by example, an individual who can relate to our values and contributes to a culture fostering inclusiveness, cohesiveness, teamwork, professionalism, a high work ethic, manage high work loads and can create and have some fun along the way; will fit in fabulously!!

· Desirable but not essential, a current Assessor qualification (US4098)

· A key contributor, with the ability to adapt to working as part of a remote nationally based team

If this sounds like you, get your application in today or get in touch for more information; contact Hannah Harvey at [email protected]

Royal District Nursing Service New Zealand (RDNS NZ) is a not for profit provider of home and community based and community nursing services to a wide range of clients in the Greater Auckland region and South Island.

RDNS Values: Manaakitanga, Accountability, Customer Satisfaction, Teamwork, Continuous Improvement