CREST Support Worker Fixed Term - Christchurch

Access Community Health; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent hours – mornings, evenings,

Induction and ongoing training

Spark Mobile Plan

Job summary

Access Community Health in Christchurch is seeking a CREST Support Worker to deliver rehabilitation support to tangata in their own homes. You will work with a multidisciplinary team to help people transition safely from hospital back into the community, supporting recovery, independence and wellbeing.

This is a 4-month fixed-term role requiring flexible availability across mornings, evenings, weekends. Training provided, and you will undertake care tasks including rehabilitative care, mental

Qualifications

• Hold a Level 3 or Level 4 Health and Wellbeing qualification or have equivalent, relevant experience
• Spinal injury
• Stoma Management
• Te Tiritio Waitangi and Bi-cultural approach
• Experience issuing prescribed medication
• Full/restricted driver’s license
• The ability to drive up to an hour to and from your tangata
• Be willing to start work at 7am
• Be available to work weekends, evenings and split shifts
• Provide flexibility to sleepover or wakeover
• Be willing to learn, reflect, and adapt your approach to what matters for each person
• Have experience in or exposure to caregiving, disability support, aged care, community work, or other people-facing roles
• Committed to culturally safe, respectful support for people from all backgrounds
• Intuitive and responsive to people’s needs

Responsibilities

• Deliver rehabilitation programmes under the direction of Registered Nurses in people’s homes
• Provide safe, respectful, and person-centred support
• Support recovery, independence and wellbeing in the home environment

Skills

Spinal injury care

Stoma management

Bi-cultural approach

Medication administration

Driver's license

Flexible hours

Cultural safety

Caregiving experience

People person

Education

Health & Wellbeing Level 3/4

Job description

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Access Community Health – Christchurch, South Island

Looking for a meaningful role?

As a CREST Support Worker,you’llplay a vital role in delivering rehabilitation support to tangata in their own homes. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team,you’llhelp people transition safely from hospital back into the community, supporting recovery, independence, and wellbeing.

This is a 4-monthfixed-term role.

He kōrerowhakamāramamōtēneitūranga| About the role

Each Tangata will havehigh riskindividual care requirements, and you willbe responsible fordelivering rehabilitation programmes under the direction of Registered Nurses.You will provide safe, respectful, andperson‑centredsupport in people’s homes, being mindful of what matters to them, including their culture, values, beliefs, routines, and boundaries.This is a 7 day a week service, so flexible availability is necessary. Cares will include:

• Rehabilitative care
• Mental health
• Medication

03rd September, 2026

Looking for a meaningful role?

As a CREST Support Worker,you’llplay a vital role in delivering rehabilitation support to tangata in their own homes. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team,you’llhelp people transition safely from hospital back into the community, supporting recovery, independence, and wellbeing.

This is a 4-monthfixed-term role.

He kōrerowhakamāramamōtēneitūranga| About the role

Each Tangata will havehigh riskindividual care requirements, and you willbe responsible fordelivering rehabilitation programmes under the direction of Registered Nurses.You will provide safe, respectful, andperson‑centredsupport in people’s homes, being mindful of what matters to them, including their culture, values, beliefs, routines, and boundaries.This is a 7 day a week service, so flexible availability is necessary. Cares will include:

• Spinalcares
• Rehabilitative care
• Mental health
• Medication

Whakangungu | Training

We provide practical and online training during the first few weeks of employment. With the added bonus of year-round training with regular refreshers and new modules to keep skills up to date. You’llbe supported through structured induction, ongoing training, refreshers, and clear development pathways.

Ngātohungatangamōtēneitūranga| Skills and experience

• Hold a Level 3 or Level 4 Health and Wellbeing qualification or have equivalent, relevant experience
• Spinal injury
• Stoma Management
• Te Tiritio Waitangi and Bi-cultural approach
• Experience issuing prescribed medication
• Full/restricted driver's license
• The ability to drive up to an hour to and from your tangata
• The right to work in New Zealand
• Be willing to start work at 7am
• Be available to workweekends,eveningsand split shifts
• Provide flexibility to sleepover orwakeover
• Be willing to learn, reflect, and adapt your approach to what matters for each person
• Have experience in or exposure to caregiving, disability support, aged care, community work, or otherpeople‑facingroles
• Committed to culturally safe, respectful support for people from all backgrounds
• Intuitive and responsive to people’s needs

He aha ai mātou? | Why Us

• Permanent hours – mornings, evenings, weekends
• Support through structured induction, ongoing training, refreshers, and clear development pathways.
• Exclusive Spark Mobile Plan: Endless data (40GB at max speed), unlimited NZ/AU calls & texts, hotspot access, voicemail for just $24.15/month

Some client needs require Support Workers who hold a Level 3 or Level 4 Health and Wellbeing qualification to ensure safe andappropriate care. We supportequitablerecruitment by recognising transferable experience and, whereappropriate, providing training pathways to build andmaintainLevel 3–4 capability. Support Workers are matched to client needs based on skills, experience, and qualifications.

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.