Experienced Support Worker - Westport

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.

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

+ Full/restricted driver’s license

- Hold a Level 3 or Level 4 Health and Wellbeing qualification or have equivalent, relevant experience

- Spinal injury experience

- Stoma Management experience

- Experienced in the use of a full, standing and two-person hoist

- Experience administering prescribed medication

- Love working with people and helping them thrive

- Be willing to learn, reflect, and adapt your approach to what matters for each person

- Have experience in or exposure to caregiving, disability support, aged care, community work, or other people‑facing roles

- Committed to culturally safe, respectful support for people from all backgrounds

- Intuitive and responsive to people’s needs

- Own a smartphone

- Have the right to work in New Zealand

He aha ai mātou? | Why Us

Flexible hours– mornings, evenings, weekends

$25.79 - $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

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.