Support Worker - Napier/Hastings - Full-Time

Access Community Health; Hawke's Bay; On-site; NZD 33,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid training

Flexible hours

Weekend shifts

Travel time mileage

Spark Mobile Plan

Job summary

Access Community Health is hiring a flexible support worker to assist clients in their own homes with daily living tasks and personal care. You’ll focus on safe, respectful, person‑centred support while honouring each person’s culture and routines.

No formal qualifications are required; you’ll receive comprehensive paid training, with paid travel time and mileage for work-related trips. Weekend shifts are possible, and you’ll use a company mobile plan.

Qualifications

• No formal qualifications required to begin.
• Ability to provide safe, respectful, person‑centred support at home.
• Own a smartphone and right to work in New Zealand; valid license.

Responsibilities

• Support tāngata with individual care needs and daily living activities in their homes.
• Provide safe, respectful, person‑centred support mindful of culture, values, routines and boundaries.

Skills

People skills

Empathy

Cultural safety

Willingness to learn

Smartphone

NZ work rights

Driver's license

Job description

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

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.

• Comprehensivepaid trainingto set you up for success
• FlexiblehoursWe’lldo our best to align your schedule with the needs of the people we support
• 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.

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.

• Comprehensivepaid trainingto set you up for success
• FlexiblehoursWe’lldo our best to align your schedule with the needs of the people we support
• Weekendshiftsavailable(+$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 - 25.79 plus weekly 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

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.