Access Community Health

  • Posted: 25 Oct 2024
  • Location: New Plymouth
  • Work Type: Part Time
  • Classification: Community Services & Development
Ko wai mātou? | Who are we? 

Access Community Health stands as a leading provider of home-based healthcare and support in New Zealand. We are a 4,000 person-strong team in an organisation which has been at the forefront of community health since the 1920s.  Our nurses and support workers provide services to more than 20,000 people. And we listen to each one of them, because we genuinely care. 


'A better day, every day'



He kōrero whakamārama mō tēnei tūranga | About the role 

Each Tangata will have individual care requirements, and you will support them with all elements of daily living such as:

Personal care

Food preparation

Mobility

Bowel/urinary continence care

Medication



 Ngā tohungatanga mō tēnei tūranga | Skills and experience 

Genuinely love working with people who need support and seeing them thrive

Be intuitive and responsive to people's feelings and needs

Be open to working alongside families to create a good life for the client

The right to work in New Zealand

Full/restricted driver's license

Available to work weekends



He aha ai mātou? | Why Us? 

Access Community Healthcare are leading the way, we see Support Work as a professional career path and we have built a career path framework to nurture your profession

We will nurture your career from a comprehensive 4 week induction that includes buddying and study as well as realtime placement in the community

Gaining qualifications which are competency based and Industry recognised though our partners Careerforce, subsidised by Access Community Healthcare

Access to exclusive discounts for major retailers such as Harvey Norman and Noel Leeming via our Perks App



Pay Steps (Hourly) l Utu Utu (Ia haora)

Level 0 $23.38 (No health and wellbeing equivalent qualifications)

Level 2 $24.78 (For holders of level 2 health and wellbeing qualification or equivalent)



Pay equivalency can be checked on Te Whatu Ora's website under the page "Pay Equity and Qualification Equivalencies" Pay Equity and Qualification Equivalencies – Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora



Access Community Health l Uru Àtea has a mission to create a better day, every day for thousands of people throughout Aotearoa to live independently in their own homes and communities. Access | Uru Ātea is more than just our name, Uru Ātea means “to enter space” and is our promise to deliver services in our client’s space, wherever that may be.