Support Worker - Ruawai

Access Community Health; Hawke's Bay; 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

Job summary

Access Community Health is seeking compassionate kaiāwhina to provide in-home support for tāngata in New Zealand. No formal qualifications required; comprehensive paid training will be provided.

Flexible hours and weekend shifts available, with extra pay for weekend work. Travel time and mileage are paid; this role offers a path for career development in health and wellbeing services within Aotearoa.

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, mindful of what matters to them, their culture, values, beliefs, routines, and boundaries.

Skills

People skills

Cultural safety

Adaptability

Learning mindset

Smartphone ownership

Right to work NZ

Driver's license

Job description

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Access Community Health – Ruawai, North Island

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.

17th August, 2026

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
• Extra $1.00 per hour for weekend work!
• 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

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.