Christmas Casual Support Worker - New Plymouth

Access Community Health; Taranaki; On-site; NZD 27,000 - 34,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekend allowances

Spark Mobile Plan

Flexible hours

Job summary

Access Community Health in New Plymouth is seeking a Christmas Casual Support Worker to provide safe, respectful in-home support. You will assist clients with daily living activities and respect individual needs, culture, and boundaries.

Training is provided and hours are flexible to fit around study or other commitments. This casual role offers weekend allowances and paid travel time, with a supportive team and clear development pathways within Uru Ātea’s mission to enhance independence in

Qualifications

• No formal qualifications required.
• No prior experience necessary.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, respectful, person-centered support in clients' homes, respecting culture, routines, values and boundaries.
• Assist with daily living activities and personal care as needed.
• Complete comprehensive paid training and ongoing development.

Job description

Christmas Casual Support Worker - New Plymouth

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

07th September, 2026

Looking for a job that fits around your study schedule?

• Your role is to provide safe, respectful, person-centered support in people’s homes, including being mindful of what matters to them, their culture, values, beliefs, routines, and boundaries.
• You’ll support tāngata with their individual care needs and daily living activities. No qualifications or prior experience are required.
• Comprehensive paid training to set you up for your future
• This role offers flexible hours, plenty of weekend shifts ($1.00 extra per hour), and the chance to gain valuable experience in the health and wellbeing sector.
• Paid travel time and mileage - When you travel for work, we make sure you’re compensated fairly - including paid travel time and mileage for longer trips. Full details will be shared during onboarding.
• Shifts available from 7am - 12pm or 4pm - 8pm

Whakangungu | Training

Paid training! Our Kaiāwhina Skills 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 a buddy trainer

Mōhou Ake | 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 ai mātou? | Why Us

• Flexible hours - mornings, evenings, weekends
• $24.33-$30.27 plus weekend allowances
• A clear career pathway for Kaiāwhina | 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 in Kaitiakitanga, Kotahitanga, Tū Tika and Manaakitanga - 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.