Support Worker - Ruakaka

Access Community Health; Ruakaka; On-site; NZD 33,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid training

Flexible hours

Weekend shifts

Travel time & mileage

Mobile plan

Job summary

Access Community Health is seeking Kaiāwhina to support tāngata in their homes around Ruakaka, North Island. You’ll help with daily living activities and ensure safe, person-centered care that respects culture, values and routines.

No prior experience required; comprehensive training provided; flexible hours; weekend shifts with +$1 extra per hour; travel time and mileage paid.

Qualifications

• No qualifications or prior experience required.
• Comfortable working in people’s homes and prioritising safety.

Responsibilities

• Support tāngata with individual care needs and daily living activities.
• Provide safe, respectful, person-centered support, mindful of culture and routines.

Skills

Compassionate

People skills

Willing to learn

Cultural sensitivity

Job description

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Access Community Health – Ruakaka, North Island

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.