Are you passionate about working with tamariki? Do you have great experience caring for tamariki? We are seeking an assistant to work on our Before School Programme.
Hours: 66 hours minimum on the Before School Programme
Additional hours may be available as a reliever on the After School Programme Additional rostered hours during holiday programmes.
Location: Woolston Development Project, 497 Ferry Road, Christchurch
Reports to: OSCAR Supervisor
Hours of work: 7.30 to 8.45am during term time. Rostered hours between 7.30am and 5.30pm during school holidays. Relief hours on the After School Programme 3 to 5.30pm
Purpose of position: To assist the OSCAR Supervisor, assistant(s) and approved others in carrying out duties and daily activities in a safe, organised, committed and friendly manner.
Please note: Police vetting – we will not employ anyone who has convictions of violence or of a sexual nature (or has court action pending for these) or who is otherwise excluded under the law from working with tamariki/children.
Skills/Attributes required:
- To have had experience working with tamariki/children, and is self-motivated and shows initiative and enthusiasm for working with tamariki/children.
- Good communication skills with both tamariki/children and adults and has excellent listening skills.
- Ability to work well within a team.
- Honesty, reliability, punctuality and trustworthiness.
- Have an awareness and knowledge of cultural and disability issues.
- Ability to make decisions in consultation with the Supervisor, when required.
- Ability to accept responsibility and direction from the Supervisor
- A clear understanding of personal and professional boundaries.
- Ability to model appropriate social skills.
- Able to initiate activities.
- We would love for this person to have some experience and expertise in speaking and writing in Te Reo Māori and an understanding of Te Ao Māori.
Specific Duties:
- Responsible for the care and safety of the tamariki/children attending the programme.
- Assist in the planning, preparation, organisation and implementation of activities.
- Supervise the tamariki/children within the accepted boundaries
- Participate in activities with the tamariki/children where appropriate.
Ensure the safety of equipment and materials. - Assist in the implementation of positive reinforcement rewards for the tamariki/children.
- Activate disciplinary procedures in consultation with the Supervisor.
- Attend to any injuries and to record all such cases on the Incident forms.
- Supervise and monitor the hygiene of the tamariki/children.
- Ensure all tamariki/children have been taken over to the school or collected by mātua/parents/caregivers before you and another worker leave the programme.
- Attend any meetings relevant to the OSCAR programmes and training as approved and/or required by the Manager.
- Ensure the facility is clean and tidy at the end of each session.
- Any other tasks as deemed appropriate by the Supervisor and/or the Manager, as pertinent to the position.
Objectives & Performance Indicators:
- Current tamariki/children continue attending the programme.
- Tamariki/children’s feedback is positive.
- Staff interactions are appropriate.
- Team is functioning well: i.e., appropriate and respectful communication is occurring.
- Good role-modelling is achieved for tamariki/children and other workers.
- Tamariki/children’s numbers remain stable to increasing.
- A range of changing activities is occurring.
- Issues for whānau/families and staff are resolved.
- Programme is supported by the community.
- A consistent and safe environment is provided.
- A good rapport is being achieved with tamariki/children and their mātua/parents/caregivers.
- All staff are abiding by the WDP Policy and Procedures.
- All staff are abiding by the Code of Conduct.
- A Police Vetting is obtained and follow up police vetting requests remain clear.
If this sounds like you, please contact Eddie on manager@wdp.org.nz for an application form and email your CV with at least two relevant referee contact details.