Experienced Support Worker Mornings - Dunedin
Access Community Health
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Job summary
Access Community Health in Dunedin is seeking an Experienced Support Worker for mornings to provide in-home care, including palliative, bowel, dementia, and medication support. You will work with tangata to respect culture, routines and boundaries, delivering safe, person-centred support in clients' homes.
We offer online and practical training, structured induction, and clear development pathways. Flexible hours, weekend allowances, a career pathway for Kaiāwhina, and a Spark Mobile Plan are
Qualifications
- Level 3 or 4 Health & Wellbeing qualification or equivalent experience
- Spinal injury experience
- Stoma Management experience
- Experienced with 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 for each person
- Experience in caregiving, disability support, aged care, or community work
- Commitment to culturally safe, respectful support for diverse backgrounds
- Intuitive and responsive to people's needs
- Own a smartphone
- Have the right to work in New Zealand
- Full/restricted driver’s license
Skills
Education
Job description
Support workers |Kaiāwhinamake a meaningful, positive impact on clients' quality of life every day in the clients' own homes
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.
Each Tangata will have high risk individual care requirements, and you will support them with all elements of daily living such as Palliative cares, Bowel cares, Dementia, Mental health, Medication.
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.
Whakangungu| Training
We provide practical and online training during the first few weeks of employment. With theadded bonusof 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.
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
- 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
- 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
- Full/restricted driver’s license
- Flexible hours
- $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
- Our work is grounded inKaitiakitanga, Kotahitanga,TūTikaandManaakitanga— caring for our communities, working together, doing the right thing, and looking after each other
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.
Each Tangata will have high risk individual care requirements, and you will support them with all elements of daily living such as Palliative cares, Bowel cares, Dementia, Mental health, Medication.
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.
Whakangungu| Training
We provide practical and online training during the first few weeks of employment. With theadded bonusof 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.
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
- 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
- Full/restricted driver’s license
- Flexible hours
- $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
- Our work is grounded inKaitiakitanga, Kotahitanga,TūTikaandManaakitanga— caring for our communities, working together, doing the right thing, and looking after each other
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.
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