Support Worker - Horowhenua/Mid Central

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

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive paid training

Flexible hours

Weekend shifts available (+$1.00 extra

Paid travel time and mileage

Exclusive Spark Mobile Plan

Job summary

Access Community Health is seeking support workers to assist clients in their own homes, providing compassionate, person-centered care. This role values cultural safety and adapting to each person’s routines and preferences.

You’ll receive comprehensive training, flexible hours, and opportunities to travel to nearby communities. Weekend shifts pay a small uplift, with travel time and mileage reimbursed. A smartphone and valid NZ work eligibility are required.

Qualifications

• No qualifications or prior experience required.
• Willing to travel to Levin, Foxton and Palmerston North.
• Own a smartphone.
• Have the right to work in New Zealand.
• Full/restricted driver’s license.
• Able to start at 7am.
• Open to bowel care duties.

Responsibilities

• Support tāngata with their individual care needs and daily living activities in clients' homes.
• Provide safe, respectful, person-centered support.
• Be mindful of clients' culture, routines, values and boundaries.

Skills

People skills

Culturally safe care

Flexible and reliable

Willing to learn

Early start readiness

Education

Health and wellbeing qualification (level 0-4)

Job description

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

23rd October, 2026

Looking for a role that works around your life? Whether you’re balancing 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 centered support in people’s homes, including being mindful of what matters to them, their culture, values, beliefs, routines, and boundaries.

• Comprehensive paid training to set you up for success
• Flexible hours - We’ll do 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 sure you’re compensated fairly - including paid travel time and mileage for longer trips. Full details will be shared during onboarding.

This is a great opportunity to gain valuable experience in the health and wellbeing sector while keeping your work-life balance in check.

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
• Level 0-4 Health and Wellbeing and equivalent qualifications welcome
• 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
• Able to/open to learning to perform bowel cares
• Happy to travel to Levin, Foxton and Palmerston North
• Own a smartphone
• Have the right to work in New Zealand
• Full/restricted driver’s license
• Alternate weekend availability
• Able to work 7am start times
• Comfortable driving a mobility van

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.