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.
Whakangungu | Training
Paid training! Our Kaiāwhina Skills Framework training takes place during your first two–four weeks of employment and includes:
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
- Weekend shifts (+$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.
- Flexible shift availability Our support is required across 7:00am–1:00pm and 4:00pm–8:00pm, including alternate weekends. These shifts can be shared across the team, so we welcome applicants who can work some or all of these hours. Please note that alternate weekends are non-negotiable.
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
- 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 and vehicle
- Flexible hours
- $24.33-$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
- 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