House Parents (Casual)
Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga (TToH) has a service providing safe, stable temporary residential care for tamariki and rangatahi in a welcoming home environment.
TToH is a Ngāti Kahungunu mandated, kaupapa Maori values-based health and social services organisation providing services to our community along the East Coast of the North Island, from Mahia to Rimutaka. Our health, social, education and community development teams have been working successfully with whanau for over 38 years.
Our Residential Care Service is a 24 hours / 7 days a week, managed home providing young people with the day to day aroha, care, stability, structure, social and cultural wellbeing they need. We are looking for employees for our casual pool to cover shifts when our permanent staff are on leave. We have 12 hour shirts from 7am to 7pm (Day shift) and 7pm to 7am (Night shirt), 7 days a week.
Reporting to the TToH Team Manager, the House Parents(Whare Matua) will provide aroha and professional care for tamariki and rangatahi entrusted to the residential home.
The key responsibilities are to:
- Provide aroha and day to day cares for the health and well-being of tamariki and rangatahi according to their age and needs
- Provide a peaceful, relaxed and safe home environment for tamariki, rangatahi and all staff.
- Support tamariki to develop personal life skills, continue with their usual routines and achieve their goals and milestones like school, education, health, connecting with whanau and other positive activities
- Implement kawa and tikanaga into daily routines
- Run the household as your own with regular cleaning, laundry, food shopping and gardening for the home
- Work with the Team Manager and Counsellor to discuss child behaviour and appropriate parenting strategies.
- Ensure thorough handover notes, alerts, updates and information is passed to the kaimahi on the next shift.
Suitable applicants will have:
- Previous experience or employment in youth or cares support, especially with tamariki who have lived in high stress, traumatic home environments.
- A tertiary qualification in Youth Work and/or Health and Wellbeing or similar qualification
- A current First Aid Certificate (ideally or can be arranged)
- A Full, current Drivers license
- COVID Vaccination
- The ability to easily connect and listen to young people while maintaining appropriate boundaries
- Lived experience of providing a loving, safe, stable, nurturing, home environment and whanau relationships
Police and CYRUS (Oranga Tamariki) Vetting and a Physical Functional test are part of the selection process.
If you have the skills and qualities we are looking for – please apply TODAY!
Please include a Covering letter, Up to date CV and fully completed TToH Application form with your application as well as applicable Qualifications and your COVID My Health Record or International Vaccine pass.
Applications close: Monday 24th June 2024. Applications will be reviewed as they come in, so don't delay.
Applications for this role will take you to the advertisers site.
