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Oranga Tamariki

Resource Worker

  • Posted 4d ago
  • On Site
  • Casual
Location

Auckland

Salary

$26 /hr

Job Description

Resource Worker - Central Auckland

  • Make a difference for tamariki, rangatahi and whānau.
  • Join a team working to awhi dedicated live-in caregivers to change the lives of tamariki and rangatahi.
  • Use your life experience to mentor others, and to be a positive role model.
  • Hourly rate of $26.00 per hour.


What's in it for you

  • A work life balance.
  • Supportive working environment.
  • Training opportunities, including First-Aid Certification, Trust-Based Relational Intervention, Trauma, Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), Management of Actual or Potential Aggression (MAPA).
  • Flexible working hours.


About the role

The work you do will vary depending on the needs at the time but could include the following:

  • Significant part of the role is home cleaning and domestic work, supporting live-in caregivers to maintain a clean and safe living environment for tamariki and rangatahi.
  • Assisting with transport for tamariki to education, therapy, or health appointments as required.
  • Supporting live-in caregivers with day to day running of the household, this may include running errands or grocery shopping.
  • Supporting the home with establishing routines and enabling tamariki to settle into their new surroundings. Tamariki can be infants right up to adolescents.
  • Predominantly weekday work, with some flexibility to support occasional weekend shifts when live-in caregivers are accessing respite.


What you will bring

  • Empathy, patience and ability to see through behaviours, to acknowledge what someone might be struggling with.
  • Experience working with tamariki and/or youth with varied needs.
  • A clean, current, full driver's license; and confidence driving a van.
  • Ability to work independently
  • Self motivation
  • Excellent verbal communication skills and the ability to adapt to your audience.
  • Flexibility in working different hours and days at short notice.
  • Open and adaptable to an environment that is always changing.
  • Have a calm and professional manner.
  • Excellent listening, oral, written and observation skills.
  • Understanding and appreciation of cross-cultural practices, in particular, knowledge of tikanga Māori, and Pasifika culture.


About Us

Our vision is to ensure New Zealand is the best place in the world to be a child. We are also committed to ensuring Oranga Tamariki partners with hapū, iwi and Māori organisations to find appropriate solutions for tamariki in need.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to Apply

Apply online with your CV and Covering Letter. If you are an Oranga Tamariki employee already, please ensure you apply with a log in using your Oranga Tamariki email address.

If you have any questions about role, please contact Info_recruit@ot.govt.nz

Hurry as applications for this role close on 6th February 2025

If you are interested in any of our vacancies, please ensure that you make yourself familiar with our code of conduct as it sets out our expectations for our kaimahi and requires you to present at work free from the influences of both drugs and alcohol.

Oranga Tamariki is committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities and welcome applications from everyone who can meet the requirements of the role. We also support flexible working arrangements.

Hard Skills Required

  • Experience in Youth Care
  • Cultural Competence
  • Risk Management and Decision-Making

Soft Skills Required

  • Empathy and Patience
  • Communication Skills
  • Resilience and Proactive Approach

Job Schedule

  • Shift Work
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