Here at Wish we have been busy planting 16 more fruit trees. Including peach, plum, pear, mandarins, apples and more.
Our residents were involved in the process and very much enjoyed digging holes and planting the trees.
We are very lucky to have such an amazing property to help thee beauties grow into life long produce for our amazing residents.
Wish Trust would like to show our gratitude and appreciation to Nicola Hambly @ Aotearoa Insurance & Mortgages who kindly donated a whole new office worth of very good quality desks.
Our space is now so much better and we all have our own desk. The office is looking great!
We can highly recommend Nicola and her team for any Insurance or Mortgage related services. They are extremely knowledgable, reliable and of course, generous!
You can contact them here: https://aotearoainsurance.co.nz/
With thanks
Wish Trust Waiheke
Our amazing Head Gardener, Rosey has created an abundant array of produce that is being used daily in the Wish Trust Kitchen. Its an absolute privilege to be able to provide a garden to table system for our residents!
This year the residents and staff changed their annual trip which is usually in Taupo or Rotorua to sunny Keri Keri! They had an absolute blast and this was was of their best holidays yet. They went Parrot Place Bird Sanctuary, Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Rainbow Falls and they also went to Russell and Ngawha Springs.
This week we celebrate the Birthdays of Peter Reilly (Wish GM) and Maila (Support Worker). We were lucky enough to have two Birthday Cakes too!
Thanks to Jasmine, and our amazing team of helpers, our new Chicken Coop is finished!
The residents and staff went on a fabulous outing yesterday to Kym Rawson’s Permaculture Garden on Waiheke. They had a fabulous time learning about what he was growing and looking at all the different plants.
We now have a weekly roster in place where the residents are making their own lunches and they are doing a fabulous job! Here is a snap of Carol & David hard at work and enjoying the process.
Here at Wish, we have an abundance of herbs growing. We have been busy getting the residents involved in drying the herbs to use for cooking. Here’s a shot of Inna and Jasmine bottling our amazing dried Rosemary.
Our lovely feline “Leo” absolutely loves to come into the office for regular cuddles. Here he is with our lovely new staff member “Meila”
Support Worker Needed, Night Shift Relief.
Waiheke Island Supported Homes (WISH) Trust has a 30-year history of supporting and caring for tāngata whai ora on their journey to better health.
We are looking for an exceptional person to provide cover for a variety of shifts to support our 24-hour service.
Our ideal candidate:
· will provide holistic person-centred care and support for people with complex needs.
· is caring and capable, a team player who shows initiative
· is physically fit and able to cook, drive, garden, fix and clean.
· is reliable/flexible with their time; able to work set shifts (daytime/nightshifts/weekends)
· consistently follows clear instructions based on well-defined policies and processes.
· is computer literate and able to operate in a Windows Microsoft 365 Office environment.
· could be a registered nurse or have a relevant/equivalent clinical qualification e.g., be studying towards a NZ Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Level 4 – advanced care)
The successful applicant will be well remunerated and join a vibrant, fun loving team of committed caregivers with a common purpose - to facilitate tangible, positive differences in the lives of our very special people; supporting them to achieve their aspirations and involvement in wider community.
Please call Jasmine Bhana If you’re passionate about people, and our story resonates with you. Phone 021 190 3249, or email admin@wishtrust.org.nz. Or alternatively PM us on Messenger.
With the fantastic help of our incredible Operations Manager Jasmine Bhana, we have an incredible new Chicken Coop underway. She is a lady of many talents!
The Residents at Wish Trust have been working with the lovely ladies from Literacy Aotearoa every week on a Tuesday and have been absolutely loving it!
Literacy Aotearoa offers a range of free classes to adults across Aotearoa to help boost levels of critical literacy and numeracy, health and wellbeing and life skills. Alongside the STARS programme that builds literacy, numeracy and communication skills, they've reignited sessions of 'care and craft' that focuses on a sustainable food chain, healthy eating education and learning essential cooking skills. Together, the group gathers healthy (often rescued) ingredients to cook a vegetarian feast every Tuesday, which assists participants in learning food safety and preparation skills, alongside fostering a sense of autonomy and self responsibility for their diets and wellbeing.
Waiheke Island Supported Homes (WISH) Trust has a 30-year history of supporting and caring for tāngata whai ora on their journey to better health.
We are looking for an exceptional person to provide cover for a variety of shifts to support our 24-hour service.
Our ideal candidate:
· will provide holistic person-centred care and support for people with complex needs.
· is caring and capable, a team player who shows initiative
· is physically fit and able to cook, drive, garden, fix and clean.
· is reliable/flexible with their time; able to work set shifts (daytime/nightshifts/weekends)
· consistently follows clear instructions based on well-defined policies and processes.
· is computer literate and able to operate in a Windows Microsoft 365 Office environment.
· could be a registered nurse or have a relevant/equivalent clinical qualification e.g., be studying towards a NZ Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Level 4 – advanced care)
The successful applicant will be well remunerated and join a vibrant, fun loving team of committed caregivers with a common purpose - to facilitate tangible, positive differences in the lives of our very special people; supporting them to achieve their aspirations and involvement in wider community.
If you’re passionate about people, and our story resonates with you, please either message us (via our website www.wishtrust.org.nz) phone 021 190 3249, or email admin@wishtrust.org.nz
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We are currently building these huge garden beds for our summer crop. Going to be an amazing array of vegetables this year!
