Community Support Worker Dash Twizel Jobs in New Zealand

• 6-month fixed term contract from Jan/Feb 2025
• Possibility of extension or permanent role beyond fixed term
• Company car – full personal use

What sets us apart

Enabling better lives is what we do everyday – this is our why, our purpose.

We don’t just turn up every day at work, we seek excellence in our practices- this is our DNA. If you want to make a difference in people’s lives, APM is the place you can do it. Here you’ll join a team united by a common purpose to do what they can every single day to make a lasting impact on our clients and communities.

The location

This role can be based in our Nelson or Blenheim office with travel throughout the Nelson Marlborough region.

What we offer

You will be rewarded with an attractive salary, a company car, laptop, and personal use of smart phone.

This is a fixed term role, running for 6 months with a Jan/Feb 2025 start.

Day to day responsibilities

• Meeting your clients that are referred from Work and income and focusing on work first employment pathways leading to financial independence.
• Creating meaningful connections with local employers and businesses, government & industry/sector partners, disability support and other providers to seize golden work opportunities for our jobseekers.
• Getting to know your jobseekers, understanding their stories, and fostering trust so that you can effectively help them gain mahi. aligned with their goals, experience and strengths.
• Helping jobseekers upskill by identifying training needs for their chosen industry/sector and liaising with training providers to gain short course certification.

Your background

• Current full NZ driver’s license.
• Our Employment Consultants are selected from a wide range of careers - including recruitment, social services, sales, business development, government and industry.
• Life skills, enthusiasm to help people, grit & resilience, and the ability to bring the best out of people are key attributes we look for.
• You will need to be self-driven, even entrepreneurial in your approach. 

For more information, please reach out to Luke, Talent Consultant on luke.serfontein@apmworkcare.co.nz.

Applications from overseas candidates are welcome – reach out for more information.

Our mission is to create positive change and enable better lives.

Our whakataukī He waka eke noa – We’re all in this together.

Our values underpin our work – integrity, customer focus, respect, empathy, achievement, teamwork and enthusiasm. Our Tikanga Māori values of Manaakitanga, Kotahitangi, Wairuatangai, Whānaungatanga and Rangatiratanga guide us to deliver culturally responsive and mana-enhancing services.

At APM we are strengthened by diversity. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities and cultures including indigenous peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people with a disability.