Our team welcomes applicants that are skilled and kind with lots of aroha for elderly people experiencing dementia.
Westella
Westella Homestead offers dementia care in a serene, gardened rural setting, supporting up to 26 residents. As a small, values-driven team, we are seeking a casual Health Care Assistant to provide relief coverage for both planned and immediate leave. Operating 24/7, we welcome compassionate and skilled applicants who bring plenty of aroha to caring for elderly individuals living with dementia.
What we offer | Ngā āhuatangakei a mātou
The Role | Mō tēnei tūranga mahi
Our casual roles cover leave for permanent Support Workers, providing you with the opportunity to gain valuable experience working in a small team environment to support elderly people experiencing dementia.
Join us today and expand your skillset!
Our team welcomes applicants that are skilled and kind with lots of aroha for elderly people experiencing dementia.
The hours of work are irregular and offered when available. We operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
About You | Mōu
Applications Close | Rā Katinga: 24 August 2026. Please note, this job may close earlier if a suitable candidate is found
Please copy and paste link into your browser: https://www.wisegroup.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Westella-Healthcare-Assistant.pdf
Contact | Korero: Jessica Waters, Clinical Team Leader at jessica.waters@westella.org.nz for any queries.
For further information, visit our website Westella | Specialist dementia care
At the Wise Group we believe in creating new opportunities for the wellbeing of people, vulnerable populations, organisations, and communities.
We operate in New Zealand's mental health and addictions sector, are one of the largest non government providers in the sector
From humble beginnings over 35 years ago, today we employ over 1,500 staff throughout the country, working in areas from frontline service to software development. We have a parent and subsidiary structure encompassing a family of charitable entities, all linked by a common dream. Our structure nurtures synergy and innovation, and means we’re transparent and accountable.
Our whānau includes:
• Wise Management Services
• Pathways
• Real
• Te Pou
• Le Va
• Workwise
• Wild Bamboo
• LinkPeople
• The People's Project
• Housing First Auckland
Here's what drives us:
Each year our Group works with thousands of New Zealanders and their families. We provide people with a broad range of community-based mental health and wellness services. In doing so we dramatically reduce their need for high-cost hospital and acute services and help people have happier, more fulfilling and more productive lives.
Each year the Group's housing services help people find and live in affordable homes, also helping them appreciate the rights and responsibilities of being tenants and managing homes.
Each year the Group's employment agency helps people who experience a serious mental health condition get off benefits, become financially independent and reclaim their self-esteem by finding and retaining paid jobs.
Each year people throughout the country attend professional development programmes through the Group's NZQA certified training organisation.
Each year thousands of mental health professionals in the public and private sector are supported and developed via the Group's national workforce development organisation.
Together we make a real difference by creating connections to support people to find and live their dreams.
