Experienced Support Worker Casual - Ranfurly

Access; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 30,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Weekend shifts (+1 per hour)

Paid travel time and mileage

Job summary

Access Community Health in New Zealand seeks an Experienced Support Worker for casual home-based care. You will support clients in their own homes, focusing on safety, respect, and person-centered approaches to daily living and wellbeing.

Role offers flexible hours, weekend shifts with extra pay, and paid training. Prior experience with complex care needs and mobility aids is valued; driver’s license and right to work are required.

Qualifications

• Hold a Level 3 or Level 4 Health and Wellbeing qualification or have equivalent, relevant experience.
• Spinal injury experience
• Stoma Management experience
• Experience with hoists (standing and two-person)
• Experience administering prescribed medication
• Willingness to learn and adapt to what matters for each person
• Experience in caregiving, disability support, aged care, or community work
• Be intuitive and responsive to people’s needs
• Own a smartphone
• Right to work in New Zealand
• Full/restricted driver’s license

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, respectful, person-centered support in clients’ homes.
• Be mindful of clients’ culture, values, beliefs, routines, and boundaries.
• Support daily living activities and medical needs as required.
• Build trusting relationships and promote independence.

Skills

People care

Empathy

Adaptability

Learns quickly

Communication

Reliability

Education

Level 3 Health & Wellbeing

Level 4 Health & Wellbeing

Tools

Smartphone

Job description

Experienced Support Worker Casual - Ranfurly

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

16th September, 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’llsupporttāngatawiththeirindividualcareneedsanddailylivingactivities. 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 trainingto set you up for success
• Flexible hoursWe’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

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

The following skills and experience may be required depending on the specific client needs you are matched to.

• Hold a Level 3 or Level 4 Health and Wellbeing qualification or have equivalent, relevant experience
• Spinal injury experience
• Stoma Management experience
• 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 otherpeople‑facingroles
• Intuitive and responsive to people’s needs
• Own a smartphone
• Have the right to work in New Zealand
• Full/restricted driver’s license

Committed to culturally safe, respectful support for people from all backgrounds

He aha aimātou? | Why Us

• Flexible hours– mornings, evenings, weekends
• 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
• Our work is grounded inKaitiakitanga, Kotahitanga,TūTikaandManaakitanga— 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.