Support Worker Disabilities - Waikato **

Hamilton - New Zealand

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Support Worker Disabilities - Waikato

Casual Position

Supporting Families Caring for Children

The Open Home Foundation (OHF) is a Christian Community Response and has a vision that every child and young person has the opportunity to grow up in a secure loving family and receive a depth of care which will bless them throughout their lives.

Integral to our ongoing success are our Support Workers who ensure the needs and safety of our Tamariki are paramount. The Support Worker role plays a very important part in families lives helping stabilize the placements of children with specific needsall while demonstrating a lot of care empathy and professionalism. This is a very demanding role looking after children/young people with autism and/or intellectual disabilities but for the right person the most rewarding work.

We need support workers to be available as relief workers but in particular over weekends and overnight shifts maybe required.

The successful applicant will have the following:

Ideally have a Certificate in Health and Wellbeing
Have experience providing physical emotional and therapeutic care of vulnerable children/young people/babies with disabilities.
Have experience in working/caring for children who have been affected by trauma.
Be excellent at quickly establishing confidence rapport and routine with the child and their family.
Have the inner drive to ensure the wellbeing of our children.
Be able to function within a private foster home and remain committed to the wellbeing of a specific child with high needs.
Be able to function as part of a professional team is essential.
Have their own transport and a full clean drivers license is essential.
Has to be able to work on weekends.
An in-depth understanding of how the role recognizes the special relationship between Mori and Tauiwi and strong empathy with the organisations special character.
An alignment with the Open Home Foundations Christian Kaupapa.

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Applications Close: 01 September 2025

Support Worker Disabilities - WaikatoCasual PositionSupporting Families Caring for ChildrenThe Open Home Foundation (OHF) is a Christian Community Response and has a vision that every child and young person has the opportunity to grow up in a secure loving family and receive a depth of care which wi...

Support Worker Disabilities - Waikato

Casual Position

Supporting Families Caring for Children

We need support workers to be available as relief workers but in particular over weekends and overnight shifts maybe required.

The successful applicant will have the following:

Ideally have a Certificate in Health and Wellbeing
Have experience providing physical emotional and therapeutic care of vulnerable children/young people/babies with disabilities.
Have experience in working/caring for children who have been affected by trauma.
Be excellent at quickly establishing confidence rapport and routine with the child and their family.
Have the inner drive to ensure the wellbeing of our children.
Be able to function within a private foster home and remain committed to the wellbeing of a specific child with high needs.
Be able to function as part of a professional team is essential.
Have their own transport and a full clean drivers license is essential.
Has to be able to work on weekends.
An in-depth understanding of how the role recognizes the special relationship between Mori and Tauiwi and strong empathy with the organisations special character.
An alignment with the Open Home Foundations Christian Kaupapa.