Family Support Worker - before and after school

Access Community Health Center; Palmerston North; On-site; NZD 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid training

Weekend allowances

Career progression

Job summary

Access Community Health is seeking a dependable Family Support Worker to assist a teenage son before and after school in his Palmerston North home. You will help create calm routines, support personal care, meals, school readiness, and transport, while promoting independence and confidence.

You’ll join a team committed to culturally safe, respectful support, with paid training during the first weeks and a clear development pathway. Weekend allowances are included.

Qualifications

• Experience or confidence in supporting children and/or disabled people.
• Reliable, trustworthy and committed to maintaining confidentiality.
• Patient and kind, with clear and respectful communication skills.
• Comfortable providing personal care and practical household support.
• Able to complete Police vetting requirements.
• 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
• Hold a Full/restricted driver’s license

Responsibilities

• Provide practical, person-centered support within a family home.
• Help create calm, positive routines while encouraging independence and skill development.
• Support the teenage son before- and after-school routines two times each month.
• Assist with showering, dressing, eating and school preparation.
• Support school transport and organise appropriate after-school activities.
• Complete light household tasks to help the family’s day run smoothly.
• Bring a calm, positive presence to a busy household.

Skills

Child support experience

Disability support

Independent living skills

Confidentiality

Communication

Job description

Family Support Worker - before and after school

Make a meaningful difference in the everyday life of a young person and their whānau. $24.33-$30.27 plus weekend allowances

23rd October, 2026

Make a meaningful difference in the everyday life of a young person and their whānau.
We are seeking a dependable, caring and proactive person to provide practical, person-centered support within a family home. You will help create calm, positive routines while encouraging independence, confidence and skill development.
Every second month, you will support our teenage son with his before- and after-school routines. This hands‑on role includes personal care, household support and engaging activities tailored to his interests and goals, including:

• Supporting showering, dressing, eating and preparation for school
• Meeting school transport at the letterbox and facilitating interesting and appropriate after-school activities
• Completing light household tasks that help the family’s day run smoothly
• Encouraging independence, confidence and the development of everyday skills
• Bringing a calm, positive and reassuring presence to a busy household

Mōhou Ake | About You
You will enjoy working closely with a family, feel comfortable taking initiative and be able to confidently undertake a range of day-to-day tasks.
We would love to hear from you if you are:

• Experienced or confident in supporting children and/or disabled people
• Reliable, trustworthy and committed to maintaining confidentiality
• Patient and kind, with clear and respectful communication skills
• Comfortable providing personal care and practical household support
• Able to complete Police vetting requirements
• 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
• Hold a Full/restricted driver’s license

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

He aha ai mātou? | Why Us

• $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.