Support Worker

2 February 2022

Support Worker - The Laura Fergusson Trust

The Laura Fergusson Trust provides a comfortable, accessible, well maintained residential facility and homelike environment and, community based support services that enable people with a disability, to live a supported and independent lifestyle.

Visit: https://lft.org.nz/careers to find out more about careers at the Laura Fergusson Trust.

Key Tasks:

Support clients to stay healthy and well, in alignment with their goals and support plans
Ensure all paperwork and documentation is accurate and recorded within a timely manner
Develop and sustain working relationships, using strength based strategies, with clients and clear communication with all others.
Take a central role, as a key worker to assigned clients, in the provision of support, resources and information tailored to a clients individual needs, maintaining contact with their family/whanau.
Provide support to enable clients to connect with their community and whanau with recreational, work and cultural experiences.

Key Skillset and Attributes:

Good listening, oral and written communication skills
The ability to work effectively with people that may have challenging behaviours and high and complex support needs
A minimum of beginners level of computer literacy in Microsoft Office software
Understanding of and commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Respect for and sensitivity to cultural, health and disability needs
Able to work both independently and part of team with excellent problem solving skills
Experience in the not for profit sector

If you are interested in this position, please contact Andrew Dunne, Employment Coordinator at Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce:

andrew@hvchamber.org.nz