Advanced Support Worker - Hutt Valley

Access; Upper Hutt; Remoto; NZD 52.000 - 76.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Access Community Health l Uru Àtea is seeking an Advanced Support Worker to oversee how our support is delivered across the Hutt Region. The role includes working hands-on with tangata with complex needs and providing leadership to support workers.

You will liaise with tāngata, whānau and partner agencies to ensure care is well communicated and centred on what matters most to the person. The position involves working closely with a multidisciplinary team and supporting staff development.

Competenze

• At least two years’ experience delivering disability, home-based or community support services.
• Must have a full New Zealand driver’s license.
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office; able to collaborate within multi-disciplinary teams.

Mansioni

• Oversee how support is delivered across the Hutt Region.
• Lead on-the-job guidance and support to less experienced staff.
• Liaise with tāngata, whānau, colleagues and partner agencies to coordinate care.
• Champion client-centred care and ensure services align with what matters most to the person.

Conoscenze

Disability care experience

Home-based support

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

NZ Driver's license

Formazione

Health & Wellbeing Certificate Level 3/4

Strumenti

Microsoft Office

Descrizione del lavoro

Make a difference - champion choice and community connection. Monday to Friday work week.

06th November, 2026

Whakamārama mō tēnei tūranga | About the role
As an Advanced Support Worker at Access Community Health, you will be part of an experienced team, overseeing how our support is delivered across the Hutt Region. This newly created role gives you the opportunity to work closely with our team, tāngata and whānau to support the delivery of care and person-directed services.
In this role, you will champion the delivery of client care for which our Support Worker teams have received training and competency verification by their clinical line Manager. You will liaise with tāngata, whānau, colleagues and partner agencies to ensure support is well communicated, coordinated and centred on what matters most to the person.
You will also work hands on alongside tangata with more complex support needs and and other advanced tasks. You will provide leadership, on-the-job guidance and just-in-time support to less experienced staff, helping to develop and strengthen our support workers in practising whakamana tāngata and enabling good lives.
Ngā tohungatanga mō tēnei tūranga | About you

• Genuinely and reliably committed to working with others to achieve great support outcomes
• At least two years’ experience delivering disability, home-based or community support services.
• Positive, can-do attitude and excellent interpersonal skills
• Able to work effectively within multi-disciplinary teams (e.g., Palliative Care, Home-Based Nursing, Support Worker Coordination).
• Flexible, reliable and responsive team player with a high level of self awareness
• Minimum of Level 3 and working towards Level 4 Health and Wellbeing Certificate (or equivalent experience)
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office suite.
• Must have a full New Zealand driver's license.

He aha tatou i whiriwhiri ai | Why Us?

• This role will make a real difference to both tāngata and our staff.
• Phone, laptop, own vehicle use with paid milage.
• A positive, inclusive, and productive working environment where you will be supported to grow
• Access to learning and professional development opportunities
• Strong value based and supportive culture - we care about the work we do
• We embrace diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging reflecting the many communities we serve
• We collaborate on every level, and we help each other build skills in doing the right thing

Access Community Health l Uru Àtea has a mission to create a better day, every day for thousands of people throughout Aotearoa to live independently in their own homes and communities. Access | Uru Ātea is more than just our name, Uru Ātea means "to enter space" and is our promise to deliver services in our client's space, wherever that may be