Caregiver
Visa sponsorship
Healthcare · Blenheim, New Zealand · Full-Time · $23.95 - $28.25/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored
Level 4 is the number to know for this Caregiver job in Blenheim, New Zealand. To get visa support you need a qualification at that level or higher, directly relevant to caregiving, with an International Qualification Assessment (IQA), or else a Registered Nursing degree. Tick that box and the employer, an Immigration New Zealand Accredited Employer, can sponsor your AEWV.
It is a permanent, full-time job at a rest home run by an aged and dementia care provider with a name for innovative approaches to care. You put in at least 30 hours a week and take shifts whenever the roster needs you.
The work is honest, hands-on care. Washing, dressing, feeding, sticking to dementia therapy plans, writing proper notes and telling the nurses fast when something is off.
Rates go by level. That is $23.95 an hour at Level 1, $24.06 at Level 2, $26.16 at Level 3 and $28.25 at Level 4 and up.
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Key Responsibilities
- Shower and dress residents and help them at meals, with holistic, culturally safe care
- Help residents move around and communicate
- Add to care planning and follow therapy plans for people with dementia
- Watch residents, report progress, flag changes or care worries straight away, keep records accurate and current, and back up registered nurses within their scope of practice
Requirements & Eligibility
- A real commitment to making life better for older people
- Up for any shift on a 24/7 roster
- Passion for aged care
- Caregiving experience is preferred
- Dementia care experience is a strong advantage
- Visa support route one: a Registered Nursing degree
- Visa support route two: a Level 4 or above caregiving qualification with an International Qualification Assessment (IQA)
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Visa guide: AEWV Guide for South Africans