Casual Support Worker - Ranfurly

Access Community Health; Otago; On-site; NZD 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Weekend shifts allowance

Paid travel time and mileage

Comprehensive training

Job summary

Access Community Health is seeking a Kaiāwhina (support worker) to assist clients in their own homes across Otago. The role focuses on respectful, person-centered support, helping with daily living activities and tailoring care to each person’s needs and preferences.

No prior qualifications or experience are required. The role offers training, flexible hours, and weekend shifts with allowances; travel time and mileage are paid, with a supportive team and strong community focus.

Qualifications

• No qualifications or prior experience required.
• Own a smartphone.
• Have the right to work in New Zealand.
• Full/restricted driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, respectful, person-centered support in clients' homes.
• Support clients with daily living activities and individual care needs.
• Be mindful of clients' culture, values, routines and boundaries.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Job description

Support workers |Kaiāwhina make a meaningful, positive impact on clients' quality of life every day in the clients' own homes

22nd October, 2026

Looking for a role that works around your life?

Whetheryou’rebalancing study, family, or other commitments, we may be able to accommodate your availability based on the care needs in our community. You’llsupporttāngatawith their individual care needs and daily living activities —no qualifications or prior experiencerequired. Your role is to provide safe, respectful, person-centeredsupport in people’s homes, including being mindful of what matters to them, their culture, values, beliefs, routines, and boundaries.

• Comprehensive paid trainingto set you up for success
• Flexible hoursWe’lldo our best to align your schedule with the needs of the people we support
• Weekend shifts available(+$1.00 extra per hour)
• Paid travel time and mileage—When you travel for work, we make sureyou’recompensated fairly — including paid travel time and mileage for longer trips. Full details will be shared during onboarding.

This isa great opportunityto gain valuable experience in the health and wellbeing sector while keeping your work-life balance.

Whakangungu | Training

Paid training!OurKaiāwhinaSkills Framework training takes place during your first two–four weeks of employment and includes:

• Support through structured induction, ongoing training, refreshers, and clear development pathways.
• Online self-directed learning
• Working alongside abuddytrainer

MōhouAke | About You

• Love working with people and helping them thrive
• Intuitive and responsive to people’s needs
• Committed to culturally safe, respectful support for people from all backgrounds
• Willing to learn, reflect, and adapt your approach to what matters to each person
• Own a smartphone
• Have the right to work in New Zealand
• Full/restricted driver’s license

He aha aimātou? | Why Us

• Flexible hours– mornings, evenings, weekends
• $24.33-$30.27 plus weekend allowances
• A clear career pathway forKaiāwhina| Support Workers
• Exclusive Spark Mobile Plan: Endless data (40GB at max speed), unlimited NZ/AU calls & texts, hotspot access, voicemail for just $24.15/month
• Our work is grounded inKaitiakitanga, Kotahitanga,TūTikaandManaakitanga— caring for our communities, working together, doing the right thing, and looking after each other

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”—our promise to deliver services wherever our clients need us.