Weekend Support Worker - Taupo

Access Community Health; Taupo; On-site; NZD 34,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Weekend allowance

Paid training

Travel mileage

Job summary

Access Community Health in Taupo is hiring Kaiāwhina | Support Worker to help households with daily living and personal support. You will work in clients' homes, respecting culture, values, routines, and boundaries, while learning through comprehensive paid training.

Flexible hours with weekend availability and a weekend allowance; drivers license and smartphone required; right to work in New Zealand. No prior experience needed—training starts on day one to support your career in community

Qualifications

• No qualifications or prior experience required.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to individual care needs.
• Able to work weekends as required.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, respectful, person-centered support in clients' homes.
• Support daily living activities and cultural preferences.
• Be mindful of what matters to each person and their routines.
• Document and communicate care needs with supervisor.

Skills

People skills

Empathy

Cultural safety

Adaptability

Tools

Smartphone

Job description

Access Community Health – Taupo, 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-centeredsupport 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 availability essential(+$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.

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

We are hiring for the following hours:

• Every Saturday and Sunday: 7:00am - 7:00pm

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.