Verified Job
Healthcare
Experienced Support Worker - Gisborne
Healthcare
#753427
Remote / WFH
Access Community Health
Job Description
23rd July, 2026
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.
Each Tangata will have high risk individual care requirements, and you will support them with all elements of daily living such as Palliative cares, Bowel cares, Dementia, Mental health, Medication.
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.
Mōhou Ake | About You
The skills and experience listed below may be required depending on the specific client needs you are matched to
A warm, patient, and genuinely caring approach
Hold a Level 3 or Level 4 Health and Wellbeing qualification or have equivalent, relevant experience
AD knowledge
Experience supporting spinal cord injury and bowel management/manual bowel care
Confident and safe with working with hoists
Comfortable supporting more complex needs and following care plans
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
Full driver’s licence
Able to drive a disability vehicle
The right to work in New Zealand
We are hiring for the following hours:
Every second weekend: 7:00am - 9:30am and 3:30pm to 9:00pm
Our Kaiāwhina Skills Framework training takes place during your first two–four weeks of employment and builds on your current experience to provide care to our valued clients the Access way. We provide year-round training with regular refreshers and new modules to keep your skills up to date. You’ll be supported through structured induction, ongoing training, refreshers, and clear development pathways.
He aha ai mātou? | Why Us?
Flexible hours, weekends, mornings, evenings, sleepovers
$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 we 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
Whakangungu | Training
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.
If you’re looking for flexible hours, meaningful work, and the chance to really get to know the person you support, we’d love to hear from you.
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.
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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.
Each Tangata will have high risk individual care requirements, and you will support them with all elements of daily living such as Palliative cares, Bowel cares, Dementia, Mental health, Medication.
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.
Mōhou Ake | About You
The skills and experience listed below may be required depending on the specific client needs you are matched to
A warm, patient, and genuinely caring approach
Hold a Level 3 or Level 4 Health and Wellbeing qualification or have equivalent, relevant experience
AD knowledge
Experience supporting spinal cord injury and bowel management/manual bowel care
Confident and safe with working with hoists
Comfortable supporting more complex needs and following care plans
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
Full driver’s licence
Able to drive a disability vehicle
The right to work in New Zealand
We are hiring for the following hours:
Every second weekend: 7:00am - 9:30am and 3:30pm to 9:00pm
Our Kaiāwhina Skills Framework training takes place during your first two–four weeks of employment and builds on your current experience to provide care to our valued clients the Access way. We provide year-round training with regular refreshers and new modules to keep your skills up to date. You’ll be supported through structured induction, ongoing training, refreshers, and clear development pathways.
He aha ai mātou? | Why Us?
Flexible hours, weekends, mornings, evenings, sleepovers
$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 we 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
Whakangungu | Training
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.
If you’re looking for flexible hours, meaningful work, and the chance to really get to know the person you support, we’d love to hear from you.
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.
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