Support Worker - Hari Hari

Florence Nightingale Agency; West Coast; On-site; NZD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

The Florence Nightingale Agency is seeking an experienced support worker to join our team. You will help clients with physical or intellectual disabilities in their homes and in the community, empowering them to live their best life. A typical day includes taking clients to activities, providing respite for families, and offering companionship.

We value initiative and a flexible approach to daily supports. Applicants should have Health and Wellbeing Level 2 or above, a current driver’s license

Qualifications

• Health and Wellbeing Level 2 or above.
• Own vehicle and a driver's license.
• Ability to commit to a client for an extended period.
• Willingness to upskill through information and training opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Support clients in their homes and out in the community to live their best life.
• Take clients to activities and events.
• Provide respite for families and companionship.

Skills

Compassionate

Motivational support

Flexible approach

Job description

We are seeking an experienced, compassionate, professional and caring support worker to join an existing team.

10th September, 2026

Are you looking for a meaningful career? Would you like to make a difference in other people's lives by empowering them to achieve their goals and enable them to live well? We are looking for a motivated, compassionate, empathetic individual to support our client in their homes and out in the community to live their best life.

The Florence Nightingale Agency is a privately owned business and a leading provider of quality home and community-based services with a reputation for providing first class support services. The clients we support have physical disabilities and/or intellectual disabilities ranging from Autism, Down Syndrome to Global Development Delay. This job is ideal for a support worker who has initiative and enjoy taking a flexible approach to supports each day. A typical day involves taking clients out to activities, providing respite for families and providing companionship.

• Are you able to commit to a client(s) for an extended period of time?
• Are you willing to continually up skill your knowledge by attending information and training opportunities?
• Are you able to work within a framework that celebrates the strengths of the client and proactively supports them to live their good life?
• Are you able to work in a role that is akin to a combination of life-coaching, support work, companionship and being motivational?
• Do you have your own vehicle and a driver's license?
• Do you have Health and Wellbeing Level 2 or above?