Christmas Support Workers - Rotorua - Fixed-Term

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

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive paid training

Flexible hours

Weekend availability essential (+$1.00

Weekend availability essential (+$1.00

Paid travel time and mileage

Job summary

Access Community Health in Rotorua is hiring kaiāwhina to support tāngata in their homes with daily living activities, honoring culture and values.

No qualifications or prior experience required; comprehensive paid training and flexible hours to suit study, family, or commitments. Weekend availability essential with extra pay.

Fixed-term from November 2026 to January 2027; drivers license and smartphone required. Travel time and mileage are paid; weekend allowances apply.

Qualifications

• Love working with people and helping them thrive.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Support tāngata with their individual care needs and daily living activities in people’s homes.
• Provide safe, respectful, person-centered support aligned with what matters to each person’s culture, routines and boundaries.
• Participate in Kaiāwhina Skills Framework training and ongoing development pathways.

Skills

People skills

Cultural safety

Adaptability

Smartphone ownership

Driver's license

Right to work NZ

Job description

Jora New Zealand will close on 9th September 2026. Thank you for being with us, we are cheering you on as you continue your career journey.

Access Community Health – Rotorua, North Island

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’ll support tāngata with 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 training to set you up for success
• Flexible hours We’lldo our best to align your schedule with the needs of the people we support
• Weekend availability essential (+$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 in check.

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

This is a fixed-term position from November 2026 - January 2027. Please note that working public holidays (25th - 26th of December, 1st and 2nd of January) will be a requirement for this role.

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

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.