Qualified Support Worker Ranfurly - Casual

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. 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

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 YouThe following skills and experience may be required depending on the specific client needs you are matched to. 

• 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
• Full/restricted driver’s license

He aha ai mātou? | Why Us 

• Flexible hours – mornings, evenings, weekends
• 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
• Our work is grounded in Kaitiakitanga, Kotahitanga, Tū Tika and Manaakitanga — caring for our communities, working together, doing the right thing, and looking after each other

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.