Christmas Casual Support Worker - Whanganui

Access Community Health; Whanganui; On-site; NZD 33,000 - 41,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive paid training

Flexible hours

Weekend shifts (+$1.00/hour)

Paid travel time and mileage

Spark Mobile Plan discount

Training and development pathways

Job summary

Access Community Health is seeking a Christmas Casual Support Worker in Whanganui to provide in-home, person-centred support. You’ll assist clients with daily living activities, respecting their culture, routines, and boundaries, while delivering compassionate care.

No formal qualifications required, with comprehensive paid training and flexible hours to fit your life. Weekend shifts are available with an extra allowance, and travel time and mileage are compensated.

Qualifications

• Compassionate, person-centred care philosophy
• Ability to connect with diverse communities and backgrounds
• Willingness to learn and adapt to individual care plans
• Comfort with using a smartphone for work communications
• Right to work in New Zealand and hold a valid driver’s license

Responsibilities

• Support tāngata with daily living activities in their own homes.
• Provide safe, respectful, person-centred care aligned to individual needs and preferences.
• Follow care plans and respect cultural values, routines, and boundaries.
• Participate in training and commit to ongoing development and learning

Skills

Empathy

Cultural safety

Strong communication

Smartphone required

Driver's license

NZ work rights

Job description

Christmas Casual Support Worker - Whanganui

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 role that works around your life?
Whether you’re balancing study, family, or other commitments, we may be able to accommodate your availability based on the care needs in our community.
You’ll support tāngata with their individual care needs and daily living activities — no qualifications or prior experience required. 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.

• Comprehensive paid training to set you up for success
• Flexible hours We’ll do 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 sure you’re compensated fairly — including paid travel time and mileage for longer trips. Full details will be shared during onboarding.

07th September, 2026

Looking for a role that works around your life?
Whether you’re balancing study, family, or other commitments, we may be able to accommodate your availability based on the care needs in our community.
You’ll support tāngata with their individual care needs and daily living activities — no qualifications or prior experience required. 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.

• Comprehensive paid training to set you up for success
• Flexible hours We’ll do 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 sure you’re compensated fairly — including paid travel time and mileage for longer trips. Full details will be shared during onboarding.

This is a great opportunity to gain valuable experience in the health and wellbeing sector while keeping your work-life balance in check.
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 & text, 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.