COMMUNITY FACILITATOR JOBS

Are you a caring, dedicated person looking for a new challenge, where no two days are the same?

We are looking for people to join our team as Community Facilitators and help us facilitate whole of life support for adults with an intellectual and/or physical disability.

 

Current Vacancies

Find Jobs at ConneXu - Waikato Jobs / Bay of Plenty Jobs / Taupo Jobs.

COMMUNITY FACILITATOR JOBS

Our Community Facilitators (support workers) work alongside our disabled partners to enable good lives, drive normal life outcomes and to encourage our partners to achieve their dreams!

In your role you could be:

  • Supporting our disabled partners to develop new hobbies, skills, and interests

  • Helping with household tasks, such as gardening, cleaning, and meal preparation

  • Providing personal care (toileting and showering)

  • Encouraging our disabled partners to actively engage within our communities

  • Administering medication and providing support to and from appointments

  • Be encouraging and supportive of life skills, such as budgeting and pursuing employment opportunities.

  • Building and maintaining supportive, fun, exciting and healthy relationships with some truly amazing individuals!

“Seeing our partners excel and become powerful for themselves is just so rewarding...It’s just amazing. ConneXu is brilliant and I love my job.”

- Debbie Hohepa, Community Facilitator, Waikato

What will I get?

  • You'll be actively supported to study and gain New Zealand Health and Wellbeing qualifications

  • You'll be eligible and celebrated for team member and team of the month awards

  • You'll have access to Crisis Prevention (CPI) Training, First Aid Training, as well as other programmes to ensure you are well equipped and feel confident in your work

  • You'll be working in an encouraging and supportive work environment that focuses on individual and team health and wellbeing.

  • We offer a competitive salary tailored to the New Zealand disability sector, supporting a rewarding and inclusive work environment. All benefits are listed in the additional team benefit section.

  • Join us for a dynamic and fulfilling role where you'll gain real-life experience making a positive impact in the disability sector.

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Plus additional team benefits

  • You'll receive a WellYou voucher on your work anniversary each year for local and national businesses to spend how you want.

  • You'll receive a voucher on your birthday and a Christmas gift each year

  • You'll benefit from discounts across a huge range of retailers with our Team Perks App

  • You'll be supported with your mental and physical wellbeing with membership to employee assistance programmes such as Clearhead and My Everyday Wellbeing.

 

What do we need?

  • You MUST have the legal right to work in New Zealand

  • A full NZ driving license is preferred, but a Restricted License will be considered

  • Have a desire to be trained in the health and/or disability sector.

  • Motivated to support individuals with disabilities, seek a meaningful career where you can make a tangible difference in the life of a disabled person.

  • Due to the nature of the work, we have strict regulations and are unable to consider applications for certain criminal convictions. You will be required to complete pre-employment police vetting and ACC checks and MAY be required to undertake a drug/alcohol test.

 
 

Who are we?

Our vision is ‘communities where people are empowered.’ We are a WorkWell member and currently hold silver accreditation and are working towards the gold accreditation. See more here

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