SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing Level 3 or 4 (or equivalent)
• Aged care experience required
• People skills with empathy for the elderly and their families
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Flexibility to work on a rostered shift basis

ABOUT THE ROLE:

As a Healthcare Assistant for R-Connect, you will be deployed to complete assignments in aged care facilities in the Bay of Islands region.

For casual roles, you will be prompted when a temp vacancy is available, and you can accept based on your availability.

• You need to be a New Zealand Citizen/Resident, or have open work conditions.

• You must have a current NZ Driver’s License.

DUTIES INCLUDE:

• Reporting to the charge nurse and completing delegated tasks in a timely manner
• Residents’ personal care tasks, i.e. hygiene, grooming, toileting, shaving, brushing of teeth and hair
• Mobilising residents