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Auckland Health Jobs Looking for Pacific Health Care Assistant Development Programme at Auckland City, Auckland Full Time
- No previous health sector experience is required!
- Includes an NZQA Level 3 study programme New Zealand Certificate in Health and Well Being with Career force, New Zealand’s Industry Training Organisation
- You will be employed up to full-time (32 or 40 hours per week)
- On successful completion of your cadetship. you may have the opportunity to transition into a permanent Health Care Assistant role with us
- There are no tuition or admin fees. However, normal employee costs apply, such as parking. travel. childcare, food etc
- Apply now as applications close Monday 2 May 2022.
We have a small team working together to recruit people with the following personal attributes:
- Honesty, good physical fitness, maturity, reliability and punctuality. These are important qualities and we will be testing for them throughout the selection process.
- Pacific descent (New Zealand citizenship or permanent residency required).
- Aged between 18 -25 years old.
- Proactive and responsible team player. Those who care greatly about the teams they work in follow up, do what they say they will do, and double check that things are done properly.
- Flexibility.Able to work shifts on any day including weekends. Shift times vary from 6:30am-3pm, 3pm-11pm, 11pm-7am.
- Compassionate, caring, have good insight, and show a strong interest in a health career.
These cadetships support Auckland DHB’s goal of increasing its Pacific workforce at all levels, so healthcare experience or qualifications are not necessary. If you already have health care experience, a health qualification, are a student studying for a health qualification or are not of Pacific descent, please do not apply for this cadetship, but do check out our general job board at www.careers.adhb.govt.nz
For a full position description, please click this link: ADHB HCA Cadet PD
EARN and LEARN:
Cadets will study at Auckland DHB in partnership with Careerforce towards the NZQA Level 3 New Zealand Certificate in Health and Well Being as part of their cadetship. There are no tuition or admin fees for our cadets, however, normal employee costs apply such as parking, travel, childcare, food etc. Cadets can transition into permanent Health Care Assistant roles at Auckland DHB upon successful completion of their cadetship including clinical, professional and academic requirements.
HOW TO APPLY:
To apply, please complete an online application at www.careers.adhb.govt.nz reference position AUC14588 and upload a one page cover letter and an up to date CV. Please ensure the correct contact details are on the CV including your current phone number and email address.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an interview. You are welcome to bring Whanau to support you through your application process.
To help you understand the HCA role please take time to view this video on being an HCA:
Working as a Health Care Assistant at Auckland DHB from Auckland DHB.
People will not be shortlisted if they provide incorrect details and/or incomplete information or miss the deadline. We know there are many more caring, deserving people in our local communities who would love this opportunity. This training course could lead into the career of a lifetime. The deadline for online applications is Monday 2 May 2022.
For additional support or advice to apply for the programme please contact:
Tina Reid (Nurse Educator – Pacific Health/Workforce Development) or Vaidehi Sharma – Recruitment Coordinator
Email: [email protected]
Phone: Please try to use email to help us manage communications and enquiries.
