Support Worker Casual - Ranfurly

Access Community Health; Ranfurly; On-site; NZD 33,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive paid training

Flexible hours

Weekend shifts available

Paid travel time and mileage

Job summary

Access Community Health in Ranfurly, South Island, seeks compassionate helpers to support people at home with personal care and daily living activities. No prior experience is required, and you’ll receive comprehensive training and flexible hours to suit life commitments.

Roles offer weekend allowances and travel compensation; candidates should be friendly, culturally aware and committed to person-centred care for diverse communities. A smartphone and NZ work rights are essential.

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.

Responsibilities

• Support tāngata with their care needs and daily living activities in their homes.
• Provide safe, respectful, person-centred care while honouring culture, routines and boundaries.
• Participate in paid training and flexible scheduling to fit community needs.
• Travel as required with compensation for time and mileage.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Cultural safety

Willingness to learn

Smartphone required

Right to work NZ

Full/Restricted driver’s license

Job description

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Access Community Health – Ranfurly, South Island

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.

You'll support tāngata with their individual care needs and daily living activities – no qualifications or prior experience required. Your role is to provide safe, respectful, person-centred support in people’s homes, including being mindful of what matters to them, their culture, values, beliefs, routines, and boundaries.

• Comprehensive paid trainingto set you up for success
• Flexible hoursWe’lldo 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 sureyou’recompensated fairly — including paid travel time and mileage for longer trips. Full details will be shared during onboarding.

This isa great opportunityto gain valuable experience in the health and wellbeing sector while keeping your work-life balance in check.

Whakangungu| Training

Paid training!OurKaiāwhinaSkills 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 abuddytrainer

MōhouAke | 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 aimātou? | Why Us

• Flexible hours– mornings, evenings, weekends
• $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

Access Community Health | Uru Ātea’s mission

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.