Your Career – For People, For Purpose
Apply your skills and make a difference every day at Ka Puta Ka Ora Emerge Aotearoa.
He kōrero mō mātou | About Us
Ka Puta Ka Ora Emerge Aotearoa is a national provider of mental health, addiction, disability, offender rehabilitation, wellbeing, and housing services. We believe that everyone is capable of living full and rich lives in their communities of choice. In every aspect of our work, we are committed to helping whānau be the best they can be.
He kōrero mō te tūranga | The Role
Make a real difference every day in a role where your support helps people reconnect with their communities, build confidence, develop life skills, and achieve greater independence.
As a Support Worker, you’ll be part of our community residential service supporting tāngata whaiora with complex and high support needs. No two days are the same, you’ll build meaningful relationships, celebrate progress, and help people achieve their goals.
You’ll work alongside a passionate multidisciplinary team, including Clinical, Residential, Educational, and Administrative partners, who are all committed to supporting positive outcomes for our people.
We’ll support your growth too, providing:
- 🌿 Comprehensive training to build your skills and confidence
- 💬 Regular supervision and individual and group debriefing
- 📚 Opportunities for ongoing learning and development
If you’re passionate about helping others succeed and want a role where your mahi truly matters, we’d love to hear from you.
This is a casualopportunity offering flexibility to fit work around your lifestyle, with shifts typically rotating weekly between AM (7.00am–3.30pm) and PM (3.00pm–11.30pm), 24/7. Build your skills, gain valuable experience and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives.
He kōrero mōu | About You
You’ll have life experience, patience, empathy and wisdom to share with the ability to do so in a way that engages Tangata Whaiora . You’ll be the type of person that can instantly build rapport with people who have experienced trauma and you can redirect unhelpful behaviour. Additionally, you’ll have plenty of resilience and you don’t take things personally. Your initiative and proactive approach will be highly valued in your day-to-day work. You’ll also need:
- A full, clean, valid driver’s license
- A Certificate in Health and Wellbeing Level 4 or working towards.
- Must hold and maintain First Aid certification including CPR (or be willing and able to complete this).
- Sound judgement with the skills to manage risk and make tough decisions
- Meet our vetting requirements
- Eligibility to work in New Zealand
Ngā Hua| We offer
- Rate $25.67 – $30.52 Kiwisaver
- Access to company pool vehicles, company phone and laptop
- Discounted health insurance through Southern Cross Health
- Wellbeing subsidies and access to the use of our other services such as counselling, budgeting, and mental health workshops
- Store discounts with selected brands like Big Save Furniture, Harvey Norman and PB Tech as well as gym membership and car rental discounts
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