In-Home Care Specialist: Palliative & Dementia Support

Access; Hamilton; Hybrid; NZD 55,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Access caregivers are sought to support clients in their own homes, delivering safe, respectful, person-centered care tailored to individual needs and cultural values. The role includes high-risk care requirements across daily living tasks, medication, and mobility support, with structured induction and ongoing training provided.

The position is 35 hours per week, with a pay rate of $30.27 per hour, reflecting NZ market norms for skilled support workers and opportunities for career development

Qualifications

• Level 4 Health and Wellbeing Certificate is required (NZ recognised).
• Minimum 18 months' proven experience in the Support Worker role.
• Spinal injury experience is required.
• Experience managing autonomic dysreflexia is required.
• Experience administering prescribed medication.
• Experience using full, standing, and two-person hoists.
• Ability to use written support plans appropriately.
• Understand and respect Te Tiriti o Waitangi with a bi-cultural approach.
• Full driver's license is required.
• Be willing to learn, reflect, and adapt approach to each person.
• Committed to culturally safe, respectful support for people from all backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, respectful, person-centered support in people’s homes, including respecting what matters to them, their culture, values, beliefs, routines and boundaries.
• You’ll be supported through structured induction, ongoing training, refreshers, and clear development pathways.

Skills

Medication administration

Autonomic dysreflexia management

Spinal injury experience

Te Tiriti o Waitangi understanding

Cultural safety

Written support plans

Education

Level 4 Health and Wellbeing Certificate

Tools

Hoist operation

Job description

Access caregivers are sought to support clients in their own homes, delivering safe, respectful, person-centered care tailored to individual needs and cultural values. The role includes high-risk care requirements across daily living tasks, medication, and mobility support, with structured induction and ongoing training provided.

The position is 35 hours per week, with a pay rate of $30.27 per hour, reflecting NZ market norms for skilled support workers and opportunities for career development