Support Worker - Ruakaka

Access; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 33,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive paid training

Flexible hours

Weekend shifts (+$1.00/hour)

Travel time and mileage reimbursement

Job summary

Access Community Health seeks dedicated Kaiāwhina/Support Workers to assist people in their homes across New Zealand. This varied, fast-paced role offers genuine flexibility with shifts chosen to fit your availability and commitments.

No qualifications or prior experience are required to start; comprehensive paid training is provided to set you up for success, with weekend shifts available and higher pay for weekends.

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/restricted driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Support tāngata with their individual care needs and daily living activities.
• Provide safe, respectful, person-centred support in people’s homes.
• Be mindful of what matters to them, their culture, values, routines and boundaries.

Skills

Compassionate care

Communication

Cultural safety

Willingness to learn

Smartphone literacy

NZ work rights

Driver’s license

Tools

Smartphone apps

Job description

Varied, fast-paced role supporting people with everyday home needs. Enjoy genuine flexibility, with shifts that fit the availability you choose

02nd September, 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.

02nd September, 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
• 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 ai mātou? | Why Us

• Flexible hours - mornings, evenings, weekends
• Extra $1.00 per hour for weekend work!
• 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.