Experienced Disability Support Worker

Access Community Health; Waikato; On-site; NZD 36,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Weekend allowances

Career pathway

Job summary

Access Community Health is seeking support workers to provide home-based care, helping clients with daily living activities and personal support. No formal qualifications required, but licences and health/wellbeing qualifications are valued.

Flexible hours and training opportunities are offered to help you grow in a compassionate, culturally safe role. Join our team to support kaiāwhina in the community, with weekend shifts and ongoing training.

Qualifications

• No qualifications or prior experience required.
• Full/restricted driver’s license.
• Level 3 or Level 4 Health and Wellbeing qualification or equivalent experience.
• Experience with caregiving or disability support is advantageous.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to individual care needs.
• Committed to culturally safe, respectful support for people from all backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, respectful, person-centred support in clients' homes.
• Assist with daily living activities while respecting culture, routines and boundaries.
• Support tāngata with their individual care needs and daily living activities.

Skills

Driver's license

Health and Wellbeing qualification (L3

Medication administration

Caregiving experience

Cultural safety

Smartphone ownership

Education

Level 3/4 Health and Wellbeing qualification or equivalent experience

Tools

Hoist operation

Job description

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

14th August, 2026

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’llsupporttāngatawith their individual care needs and daily living activities —no qualifications or prior experiencerequired. Your role is to provide safe, respectful, personcenteredsupport 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 shifts available ($+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.

14th August, 2026

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’llsupporttāngatawith their individual care needs and daily living activities —no qualifications or prior experiencerequired. Your role is to provide safe, respectful, personcenteredsupport 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 shifts available ($+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. Whakangungu| Training 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

MōhouAke | About You

• • Full/restricted driver’s license
    • Hold a Level 3 or Level 4 Health and Wellbeing qualification or have equivalent, relevant experience
    • Spinal injury experience
    • Stoma Management experience
    • Experience with brain injuries is an advantage
    • Experienced in the use of a full, standing and two-person hoist
    • Experience administering prescribed medication
    • Love working with people and helping them thrive
    • 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
    • Own a smartphone
    • Have the right to work in New Zealand

He aha aimātou? | Why Us

• Flexible hours – mornings, evenings, weekends
• $25.79 - $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

We are currently have a range of shifts available from Monday - Sunday including overnights. 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.