Support Worker Ruawai

JobAdder Operations Pty; Hawke's Bay; On-site; NZD 33,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Weekend allowances

Travel time & mileage paid

Exclusive Spark Mobile Plan

Job summary

Access Community Health seeks compassionate Kaiāwhina to assist clients in their own homes, supporting daily living activities and meaningful engagement. Comprehensive paid training, flexible hours to suit life commitments, and weekend shifts with added pay are available.

Travel time and mileage are compensated; onboarding provides full details. Training via the Kaiāwhina Skills Framework occurs in the first two–four weeks, with ongoing support and development pathways.

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 individual care needs and daily living activities in people’s homes.
• Provide safe, respectful, person-centered support, mindful of culture, values, routines and boundaries.

Skills

People skills

Empathy

Cultural safety

Willingness to learn

Job description

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

07th October, 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.

07th October, 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 read, 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
• $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.