Experienced Support Worker - Palmerston North

Access Community Health; Palmerston North; On-site; NZD 33,000 - 41,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive paid training

Flexible hours

Weekend shifts available (+$1.00 extra

Paid travel time and mileage

Job summary

Access Community Health is seeking an Experienced Support Worker in Palmerston North to support tāngata in their own homes with daily living activities, safety, and person-centered care. You’ll tailor care to each person, respecting culture, routines, and boundaries while maintaining independence.

You’ll receive comprehensive training, flexible hours, and the chance to grow within a supportive community health team. Weekend shifts include a small allowance and travel time is paid.

Qualifications

• Love working with people and helping them thrive.
• Intuitive and responsive to people’s needs.
• Committed to culturally safe, respectful support for people from all backgrounds.
• Willing to learn, reflect, and adapt your approach to what matters to each person.
• Own a smartphone.
• Have the right to work in New Zealand.
• Full or restricted driver’s license.
• Van driving experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, respectful, person-centered support in clients’ homes.
• Assist with daily living activities and routine care needs.
• Be mindful of each person’s culture, values, beliefs and boundaries.
• Support clients while promoting independence and wellbeing.

Skills

Empathy

People skills

Cultural safety

Adaptability

Smartphone required

NZ work rights

Driver's license

Van driving experience

Job description

Experienced Support Worker - Palmerston North

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

15th October, 2026

Looking for a role that works around your life?
Whether you’re balancing study, family, or other commitments, we may be able to accommodate your availability based on the care needs in our community.
You’ll support tāngata with their individual care needs and daily living activities.
Your role is to provide safe, respectful, person centered support 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’ll do 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 sure you’re compensated fairly — including paid travel time and mileage for longer trips. Full details will be shared during onboarding.

15th October, 2026

Looking for a role that works around your life?
Whether you’re balancing study, family, or other commitments, we may be able to accommodate your availability based on the care needs in our community.
You’ll support tāngata with their individual care needs and daily living activities.
Your role is to provide safe, respectful, person centered support 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’ll do 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 sure you’re compensated fairly — including paid travel time and mileage for longer trips. Full details will be shared during onboarding.

This is a great opportunity to gain valuable experience in the health and wellbeing sector while keeping your work-life balance in check.
Whakangungu | Training
Paid training! Our Kaiāwhina Skills 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 a buddy trainer

Mōhou Ake | About You

• Love working with people and helping them thrive
• Intuitive and responsive to people’s needs
• Committed to culturally safe, respectful support for people from all backgrounds
• Willing to learn, reflect, and adapt your approach to what matters to each person
• Own a smartphone
• Have the right to work in New Zealand
• Full/restricted driver’s license
• Van driving experience preferred

He aha ai mātou? | Why Us

• Flexible hours – mornings, evenings, weekends
• $24.33-$30.27 plus weekend allowances
• A clear career pathway for Kaiāwhina | 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 in Kaitiakitanga, Kotahitanga, Tū Tika and Manaakitanga — 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.