Personal Care Assistants (Okato, Taranaki)

Baker Tilly Staples RodwayNew Plymouth, Taranaki RegionOn-sitePart-timeNew grad, 0–1 yearsListed 17 hours ago

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About this role

Fancy getting paid to meet new people, attend gigs, parties or travel the country?

Our client is seeking people who are passionate about enabling him to live a full and busy life. He is a tetraplegic living in his own eco-friendly home in a stunning setting overlooking the pounding surf on the Taranaki coastline.

Our client is educated and interesting. He loves sports, music and arts. He runs a business and belongs to many committees. Every day is different, and new experiences are always just around the corner.

As his Personal Care Assistant, he is seeking people who are;

- Passionate about life and share his values
- Flexible with great initiative
- Interesting and easy to get along with
- Wanting to participate in community events, festivals, concerts and social events

Our client is looking for individuals who have life experience, not work experience. In return, you will be rewarded both financially and in terms of the environment you will work in. The available shifts are Thursday 5pm to midnight, Saturday 7.30am to 2.30pm and Sunday 7.30am to 2.30pm and might include the following:

- Driving to and attending family occasions or visiting friends
- Shopping, Groceries, household tasks such as meal prep, vacuuming or washing
- Driving to and attending rugby games, races, movies
- Helping get out of bed and prepared for the day (morning shifts) and into bed and settled for the night (afternoon shift)
- Supporting with some personal care tasks.

We are looking to fill 3 shifts per week of around 7 hours each. Pay rates are $32 per hour on weekdays and $40 per hour on weekends (weekend rate applies to any hours worked on a Saturday or Sunday) .

If you are looking for a change and want to do something meaningful and interesting where no two days are the same, then we would love to hear from you.

Training will be provided for the right person, but you must have a full clean driving license and be eligible to work in NZ to apply.

Please apply online including your cover letter and CV.