Community Support Facilitator

Home-Based Support Worker | Permanent Full-Time | Community Mental Health | Tawa

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

We have an exciting opportunity for a passionate Support Worker to join our Home-Based Facilitator team in Tawa.

In this role, you’ll provide practical, one-to-one support to tāngata whaiora in their own homes and communities, helping them build confidence, skills, and independence. This is a role where relationships matter, you’ll support people to reconnect, learn, grow, and work towards goals that genuinely matter to them.

Role details:

• Permanent full-time position, 40 hours per week

• Worked across 5 days, Monday to Sunday

• Rostered shifts between 7:30am and 10:00pm

Your duties will include:

• Provide practical, home-based support that strengthens independent living skills

• Walk alongside whaiora supporting rather than doing things for them

• Support whaiora to set meaningful goals and actively work towards achieving them

• Build strong, professional relationships while maintaining clear boundaries

• Work collaboratively with internal teams and external partners

He kōrero mōu | About You

We are looking for someone who is genuine, positive, flexible, vibrant, confident, and compassionate to work in our service. To be successful in this role, you'll ideally have the following:

• Hold a Level 4 or higher qualification in Health and Wellbeing, or Mental Health and Addiction

• Must hold and maintain First Aid certification including CPR (or be willing and able to complete this).

• Experience of one-to-one support within the community is preferred but not essential.

• Strong communication and computer skills, a 'can-do' attitude and be able to demonstrate strong personal and professional boundaries.

• Demonstrated commitment to recovery values.

• Eligible to work in New Zealand.

• A current full driver's licence.

Ko tā mātou mahi | We Offer

• Learning, development, and training opportunities, inclusive of 5-10 paid study leave days.

• Great staff benefits, including store discounts, and 3 days of well-being leave.

• Discounted health insurance through Southern Cross Health.

Me pēhea te tono mai | How to Apply

If this role resonates with you, we’d love to hear from you.

Click Apply and submit your CV and a cover letter telling us about yourself and what draws you to this mahi.

Added 1 April 2026