Support Workers

5 days ago

Nelson, New Zealand Access Community Health Full time

Looking to earn extra income over the Christmas period? This is a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful impact while boosting your earnings during the festive season

We're currently hiring for the following workdays / hours:

  • Monday – Friday and every second weekend (Extra weekends available)
  • Option of morning or afternoon shifts available
  • Paid Training & Weekend Bonuses

This is a fixed-term position, commencing 1 December 2025 and ending on 1 February 2026.

Ko wai mātou? | Who are we?

Access Community Health l Uru Ātea stands as a leading provider of home-based healthcare and disability support in New Zealand. We are a 4,000 person-strong team in an organisation which has been at the forefront of community health since the 1920s. Our nurses and Kaiāwhina | Support Workers provide services to more than 40,000 people. And we listen to each one of them, because we genuinely care.

'A better day, every day'

He kōrero whakamārama mō tēnei tūranga | About the role

Each Tangata will have individual care requirements, and you will support them with all elements of daily living. No qualifications or prior experience are required, as we provide comprehensive training to ensure all Kaiāwhina | Support Workers are equipped with the skills and knowledge they need.

Mōhou Ake | About You

  • Genuinely love working with people who need support and seeing them thrive
  • Be intuitive and responsive to people's feelings and needs
  • Own a smartphone
  • The right to work in New Zealand
  • Full/restricted driver's license

Whakangungu | Training

Paid training Our Kaiāwhina Skills Framework training takes place during your first two weeks of employment and is a mixture of practical training, online self-directed learning, and working with a buddy trainer.

You must be available to work statutory holidays and to attend two weeks of paid training starting from either 24th of Novemberor8th of December.

He aha ai mātou? | Why Us?

  • Flexible hours, weekends, mornings, evenings
  • $1.00 per hour extra in your pay for weekend work
  • Access is leading the way — we see Kaiāwhina | Support Work as a professional career path and have built a career path framework to nurture your profession
  • Exclusive Spark Mobile Plan: Get endless data (40GB at max speed, then reduced), unlimited NZ/AU calls & texts, hotspot access, and voicemail for just $24.15/month

Access Community Health l Uru Ātea has a mission to create a better day, every day for thousands of people throughout Aotearoa to live independently in their own homes and communities. Access l Uru Ātea is more than just our name — Uru Ātea means "to enter space" and is our promise to deliver services in our client's space, wherever that may be.

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