Behavioural Support Worker
Visa sponsorship
Healthcare · Whanganui, New Zealand · Full-Time · $24.68 - $30.13/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored
Whether you work in Dubai, Doha or Riyadh today, your next move could be a meaningful one: a Behavioural Support Worker role in Whanganui, New Zealand. The position centres on people with complex behavioural and medical needs, helping them stay safe, manage difficult emotions and build confidence with everyday living.
No previous experience in the health and disability sector is necessary, which makes this a considered career step for professionals from other fields. The employer values a sincere commitment to support work and a positive outlook. For Gulf-based applicants weighing visa sponsorship, the employer holds Immigration New Zealand accreditation to hire on the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV).
Present your career history in English with the people-facing side in focus: calm communication under pressure, any care responsibilities and your flexibility across shifts, plus your full NZ driver's licence. To frame that experience for a care role, shape a support-work CV using Build AI CV.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide calm, consistent support to people with complex behavioural and medical needs.
- Help individuals work through overwhelming emotions and health-related challenges.
- Maintain safety and promote positive behaviour at all times.
- Foster independence by developing daily living skills.
- Assist, in line with each person's ability, with transportation, employment, finances, meal preparation, shopping, cleaning, showering and medication administration.
- Anticipate and manage risk, responding effectively in challenging situations.
- Work a rotating pattern of daytime, evening, overnight and weekend shifts.
Requirements & Eligibility
- Experience managing challenging behaviours, preferred.
- The ability to navigate behaviours that can challenge.
- Availability for flexible shifts.
- Willingness to cover weekends and wakeover shifts.
- Comfort and proficiency with computers and tablets in daily use.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- The physical fitness to give necessary physical support.
- A Full NZ driver's license.
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Visa guide: AEWV Guide for UAE & Gulf Residents