Support Worker - Waihi

Access; Masterton District; On-site; NZD 33,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive paid training

Flexible hours

Weekend shifts with extra pay

Paid travel time and mileage

Job summary

Access Community Health | Uru Ātea is hiring support workers to assist clients in their homes. You'll help with daily living activities, mindful of culture and preferences, and provide safe, person-centered care.

No qualifications or prior experience are required initially, with comprehensive paid training. Flexible hours, weekend shifts with extra pay, and paid travel time and mileage are available.

Qualifications

• No formal qualifications or prior experience required; full training provided.
• Ability to connect with people and support daily living activities with respect.

Responsibilities

• Support clients with individual care needs and daily living activities in their homes.
• Be mindful of clients' culture, values, routines and boundaries.
• Provide safe, respectful, person-centered assistance.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

People skills

Cultural sensitivity

Tools

Smartphone required

Driver's license

Job description

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

21st August, 2026

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.

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 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.