Support Worker West Coast #

Grey District - New Zealand

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 24-10-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Support Worker - West Coast

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.

The successful applicant will have the following:

Ideally have a Certificate in Health and Wellbeing
Experience or willingness to undertake training in providing physical emotional and therapeutic care of vulnerable children/young people with disabilities and / or autism spectrum disorder in a residential setting.
Have experience working in a residential setting and a desire to work with children with disabilities and/ASD.
Be excellent at quickly establishing confidence rapport and routine with the child and their family.
Have their own transport and a full clean drivers license is essential.
Be First Aid certified.
Be available to work evenings weekends and provide overnight care of young people alongside transport and general support.
An in-depth understanding of how the role recognizes the special relationship between Māori and Tauiwi and strong empathy with the organizations special character.
An alignment with the Open Home Foundations Christian Kaupapa.
Hours will vary according to need Candidates will need to be available outside school hours.

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Applications close: 28 October 2025 (Applicants may be appointed prior to closing date)

Support Worker - West CoastCasual 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 will bless t...

Support Worker - West Coast

Casual Position

Supporting Families Caring for Children

The successful applicant will have the following:

Ideally have a Certificate in Health and Wellbeing
Experience or willingness to undertake training in providing physical emotional and therapeutic care of vulnerable children/young people with disabilities and / or autism spectrum disorder in a residential setting.
Have experience working in a residential setting and a desire to work with children with disabilities and/ASD.
Be excellent at quickly establishing confidence rapport and routine with the child and their family.
Have their own transport and a full clean drivers license is essential.
Be First Aid certified.
Be available to work evenings weekends and provide overnight care of young people alongside transport and general support.
An in-depth understanding of how the role recognizes the special relationship between Māori and Tauiwi and strong empathy with the organizations special character.
An alignment with the Open Home Foundations Christian Kaupapa.
Hours will vary according to need Candidates will need to be available outside school hours.