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Make a difference in your community! Full-time Monday-Friday role and part-time (20 hours) Monday-Friday role available to suit your lifestyle, some flexibility on start and finish times - flexible location across Canterbury. 
Join a team that helps people thrive, supports families, and makes real change happen every day. We offer training and will support your training career.

He kōrero whakamārama mō tēnei tūranga | About the role
As a Regional Trainer, you will play a pivotal role in empowering our workforce to deliver high-quality support, directly contributing to our mission of helping people live independently and thrive in their communities. Your role will be:

• Facilitating support and overseeing Support Worker training in accordance with Access Kaiāwhina Competency training and qualifications.
• Actively ensuring that the quality outcomes taught through our paid Support Worker induction programme are fit for purpose for our valued clients.
• Collaborating with Care Coordinator Team Leaders and Support Worker Team Leaders to ensure a competent workforce.
• Contributing to the design and development of workplace training to meet operational needs and audit requirements.

Ngā tohungatanga mō tēnei tūranga | Skills and experience
Required:

• Teaching experience
• Proven ability to adapt to the diverse learning needs in a culturally appropriate manner
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Competence with technology and Microsoft Office

Preferred:

• Qualifications in adult learning (training can be provided)
• Registered assessor qualification or CareerForce Assessor approval (training can be provided)
• Experience in the health sector (preferred but not essential)
• Experience in standards-based assessments
• Able to travel across the Canterbury region; mileage reimbursement provided.
• Available across the week; occasional evening and weekend work may be required

He aha ai mātou? | Why Us?

• We are a supportive nationwide team with a strong values-based culture.
• Access is widely recognised as a passionate organisation that promotes diversity and inclusion, reflecting the communities we serve
• We work hard to remove barriers to allow people to have a voice, choice, and self-determination using the power of whānau and communities, so they can achieve their goals and aspirations.
• Employee benefit: Exclusive Spark Mobile Plan: Endless data (40GB at max speed), unlimited NZ/AU calls & texts, hotspot access, voicemail for just $24.15/month.

Access Community Health | Uru Ātea’s mission is to create a better day, every day, for thousands of people throughout Aotearoa, helping them live independently in their own homes and communities. Uru Ātea means ‘to enter space,’ reflecting our promise to deliver services wherever our clients need us.

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