CREST Support Worker Fixed Term - Christchurch

Looking for a meaningful role?
As a CREST Support Worker, you’ll play a vital role in delivering rehabilitation support to tangata in their own homes. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you’ll help people transition safely from hospital back into the community, supporting recovery, independence, and wellbeing.

This is a 4-month fixed-term role.

He kōrero whakamārama mō tēnei tūranga | About the role
Each Tangata will have high risk individual care requirements, and you will be responsible for delivering rehabilitation programmes under the direction of Registered Nurses. You will provide safe, respectful, and person‑centred support in people’s homes, being mindful of what matters to them, including their culture, values, beliefs, routines, and boundaries. This is a 7 day a week service, so flexible availability is necessary. Cares will include:

• Spinal cares
• Rehabilitative care
• Mental health
• Medication

Whakangungu | Training
We provide practical and online training during the first few weeks of employment. With the added bonus of year-round training with regular refreshers and new modules to keep skills up to date. You’ll be supported through structured induction, ongoing training, refreshers, and clear development pathways. 

Ngā tohungatanga mō tēnei tūranga | Skills and experience

• Hold a Level 3 or Level 4 Health and Wellbeing qualification or have equivalent, relevant experience
• Spinal injury
• Stoma Management
• Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Bi-cultural approach
• Experience issuing prescribed medication
• Full/restricted driver's license
• The ability to drive up to an hour to and from your tangata
• The right to work in New Zealand
• Be willing to start work at 7am
• Be available to work weekends, evenings and split shifts
• Provide flexibility to sleepover or wakeover
• 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

He aha ai mātou? | Why Us

• Permanent hours – mornings, evenings, weekends
• Support through structured induction, ongoing training, refreshers, and clear development pathways.
• Exclusive Spark Mobile Plan: Endless data (40GB at max speed), unlimited NZ/AU calls & texts, hotspot access, voicemail for just $24.15/month

Some client needs require Support Workers who hold a Level 3 or Level 4 Health and Wellbeing qualification to ensure safe and appropriate care. We support equitable recruitment by recognising transferable experience and, where appropriate, providing training pathways to build and maintain Level 3–4 capability. Support Workers are matched to client needs based on skills, experience, and qualifications. 

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.