Summer Support Worker Fixed-Term - Napier/Hastings

JobAdder Operations Pty; Hawke's Bay; Hybrid; NZD 34,000 - 42,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Weekend allowances

Paid travel time & mileage

Comprehensive paid training

Exclusive Spark Mobile Plan

Job summary

Access Community Health in New Zealand is seeking support workers to provide safe, respectful, person-centered support in clients' homes, honoring culture, routines and boundaries.

No qualifications or prior experience are required. Comprehensive paid training starts on day one to set you up for your future.

This role offers flexible hours, weekend shifts with extra pay, paid travel time and mileage, and a clear pathway to grow in the health and wellbeing sector.

Qualifications

• Love working with people
• Intuitive and responsive to people
• Committed to culturally safe, respectful support
• Willing to learn and adapt your approach
• Own a smartphone
• Have the right to work in New Zealand
• Full or restricted driver’s license

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, respectful, person-centered support in clients' homes.
• Assist with daily living activities while honoring culture, routines, and boundaries.
• Complete training and participate in ongoing development.
• Coordinate travel as needed and report changes to carers.

Skills

Love working with people

Culturally safe support

Intuitive and responsive

Willing to learn and adapt

Own a smartphone

Right to work in New Zealand

Full/restricted driver's license

Job description

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

29th September, 2026

Looking for a job that fits around your study schedule?

• 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.
• You'll support tāngata with their individual care needs and daily living activities. No qualifications or prior experience are required.
• Comprehensive paid training to set you up for your future
• This role offers flexible hours, plenty of weekend shifts ($1.00 extra per hour), and the chance to gain valuable experience in the health and wellbeing sector.
• 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.
• Shifts available from 7am - 12pm or 4pm - 8pm

29th September, 2026

Looking for a job that fits around your study schedule?

• 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.
• You'll support tāngata with their individual care needs and daily living activities. No qualifications or prior experience are required.
• Comprehensive paid training to set you up for your future
• This role offers flexible hours, plenty of weekend shifts ($1.00 extra per hour), and the chance to gain valuable experience in the health and wellbeing sector.
• 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.
• Shifts available from 7am - 12pm or 4pm - 8pm

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

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.