CHT Karaka - Healthcare Assistant

CHT Healthcare Trust; Auckland; On-site; NZD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Long service leave

Shoe voucher

Training & development

Wellbeing program

Not-for-profit employer reinvests

Job summary

CHT Care Homes in Auckland is seeking compassionate care staff to provide personal care and support to residents in a not-for-profit environment. You will contribute to care plans, maintain tidy rooms, and complete duty reports while meeting training requirements.

The role emphasizes empathy, respect for older adults, roster flexibility, and reliable transport to work. Eligibility to work in New Zealand is required, with opportunities for ongoing development within a values-driven team.

Qualifications

• Empathy and respect for older people.
• Genuine desire to take the next step in your healthcare career.
• Flexibility to work on a roster basis.
• Reliable transport to get to work.
• Eligible to work in New Zealand.

Responsibilities

• Providing personal care support to our residents.
• Contribution to care plan reviews.
• Maintaining residents’ rooms and living areas tidy.
• Completing duty reports.
• Meeting training requirements.

Skills

Empathy

Respect for older people

Roster flexibility

Reliable transport

NZ work eligibility

Job description

CHT Care Homes is a trusted, not-for-profit organisation with over 60 years of experience supporting older New Zealanders. With 21 homes across the North Island, we’re proudly values-led—centred on care, compassion, comfort, companionship and connectedness.

What you will be doing but not limited to:

• Providing personal care support to our residents
• Contribution to care plan reviews
• Maintaining residents’ rooms and living areas tidy
• Completing duty reports
• Meeting training requirements

What we are looking for

• Empathy and respect for older people
• Genuine desire to take the next step in your healthcare career
• Flexibility to work on a roster basis
• Reliable transport to get to work
• Eligible to work in New Zealand

Benefits of working at CHT

• Long service leave and recognition for your commitment
• An annual shoe voucher—because comfort matters
• Ongoing training, development, and leadership opportunities
• Wellbeing initiatives and EAP support
• The reassurance of working for a not-for-profit that reinvests in its people, care homes, and resident experience

If you’re looking for purposeful caregiving work in a beautiful location—and want to be part of a supportive, values-driven team—this is the place for you.

Join us at CHT and bring comfort, care, and connection to our residents every day