Support Worker - Lawrence

JobAdder Operations Pty; Otago; On-site; NZD 33,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive paid training

Flexible hours

Weekend shifts extra pay

Paid travel time & mileage

Spark Mobile Plan

Job summary

Access Community Health | Uru Ātea is seeking support workers to assist clients in their own homes. You will provide safe and respectful care, helping with daily living activities while honoring clients’ culture, values and routines.

Flexible hours and comprehensive paid training are offered, with weekend shifts available and additional pay for weekend work. Prior experience isn’t required, making this an accessible entry into health and wellbeing roles.

Qualifications

• No formal qualifications required.
• Comfort with home-based care and respect for clients' cultural values.

Responsibilities

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

Job description

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

24th September, 2026

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’llsupporttāngatawith their individual care needs and daily living activities —no qualifications or prior experiencerequired. Your role is to provide safe, respectful, personcenteredsupport 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

24th September, 2026

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’llsupporttāngatawith their individual care needs and daily living activities —no qualifications or prior experiencerequired. Your role is to provide safe, respectful, personcenteredsupport 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 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.