Description
Summary:
Join a team dedicated to creating a safe and positive environment for children with learning disabilities in a School Holiday Program, facilitating meaningful activities and supporting active participation.
Highlights:
1. Support children with learning disabilities in a fun holiday program
2. Work as part of a dedicated team in a safe environment
3. Facilitate meaningful activities and encourage engagement
Our School Holiday Program is all about fun activities in a safe and positive environment. Our team of support workers ensure that all children are catered for and active participation is achieved.
- Fixed term, commencing in January 2026
- Mon - Fri
- 8am - 4pm
As a Community Support Worker in one of our School Holiday Programmes, you will work as part of a team, dedicated to creating and maintaining a safe, secure and healthy space, where children with a learning disability can spend time in the holidays. Reporting to the Programme Leader, you will facilitate meaningful activities and support children to engage in a variety of tasks.
These are fixed term contracts for two weeks which coincide with the Term 4 school holidays (12th to 30th January), based in Porirua
**Skills & Experience**
- Committed and passionate for supporting people with disabilities to live great lives
- Ability to communicate effectively and supportively with your colleagues and the people you support
- Empathy and willingness to support people with their personal cares, such as bathing, dressing and toileting
**The ideal candidate will have:**
- Willing to support people with disabilities
- Reliability, Commitment, and Passion for working alongside people
- We are looking for vibrant, energetic people who enjoy having fun
- Ability to multi task and having confidence around children
- A First Aid Cert
If you're interested in supporting people to develop self-confidence and independence, and live their lives of choice, lives like any other, in their own communities, then **we want to hear from you today!**
Questions? Reach out to Siena on email siena.cockburn@spectrumfoundation.org.nz
Spectrum Care is proudly an equal opportunity employer.