Working at Hōhepa, is different from the average, you become part of our community of people, staff, volunteers, and contractors who all have a common goal - helping people to reach their full potential and lead enriched and meaningful lives in a holistic, supportive environment. We are a community leader providing services and support for people living with an intellectual disability to live their best lives and find a valued place in our society. Inspired by Dr Rudolf Steiner’s principles of anthroposophy, we seek to understand each person and situation as unique, not a one size fits all philosophy.
Ngā Tūranga Mahi hei Kaitautoko i Hōhepa | Support Worker Opportunities at Hōhepa
We’re currently looking for Support Workers to join our team, with a range of roles available depending on your experience and preferred shifts. We operate 24/7 and offer:
At Hōhepa, we recruit with a person-centred approach — carefully matching Support Workers with the people we support and the services they’ll be part of, to ensure the best fit for everyone.
You’ll work alongside the person you support to help create a life full of rich and diverse experiences. You’ll need to:
If you're looking for a new challenge and a meaningful role, this could be the opportunity for you!
This position's salary scale is set by pay equity and dependant on qualification level, pays between $23.95 and $30 per hour.
Your aroha and approach are what really matter at Hōhepa – previous experience is not required as we provide on-the-job training. You might be:
To thrive in this role, you’ll be:
We’d love to learn more about you. Please send us a cover letter sharing your experience, what draws you to this work, and why you’re interested in being part of Hōhepa. This helps us get a better sense of who you are and where you might be the best fit.
Nga hua o te mahi ki Hōhepa | Benefits of working at Hōhepa
At Hōhepa, as part of our team you will:
Applicants will be progressed as they apply, so if this sounds like you, please apply now!
Please note that the 90-day trial period will apply to any successful applicant who hasn’t previously worked for Hōhepa Canterbury
At Hōhepa the role of a Support Coordinator is what is often referred to in the wider healthcare sector as a Support Worker. We feel that the title Support Coordinator better reflects the nature of the role, which requires working in partnership with the people receiving support to ensure we are achieving our organisation mission of every life fully lived.
Hohepa Canterbury is a well-established provider of services and support to people with an intellectual disability and/or autism. Our practices, anthroposophical inspiration, and commitment to the Treaty of Waitangi Te Tiriti o Waitangi creates our distinctive approach to working with people with disability. We are led by the needs of people we support - tangata whaiora - and their families/whānau and communities.
Founded on an intentional community model we know that the safe and supportive environments give the people we support a foundation for reaching their potential. We offer a rich cultural experience, originating from Steiner’s anthroposophy, which gives people with a disability the opportunity to explore their creative talents, be nurtured through our therapies, and establish a rhythm to their life.
Hohepa Canterbury is a registered charitable trust and started life in 1965 as a Home School for nine young children. We have grown to support 130 youth and adults across our programmes on two sites and in the wider community. We employ over 150 staff in 35 homes, our learning and activity day services, and in management and administration.
The homes provide a variety of settings catering for people from their late teens
to their seventies, while supported opportunities vary from voluntary to paid work,
further study, artistic and craft endeavors, agriculture and community activities. In all ways we are seeking for the people we support to live a life fully lived.
All these services are enriched by a cultural life based on the principles of the
teachings of Rudolf Steiner. Each person we support has the right to reach their potential, to be safe, and to be supported to build the life they see for themselves.
“Our highest endeavors must be to develop free human beings who are able of
themselves to import purpose and direction in their lives”
Rudolf Steiner
