Care for our tāngata whaiora during the night to ensure they have what they need.
Make a real difference on our awake night shift in Whanganui, supporting people through short-term, recovery-focused crisis respite care while using your Level 4 qualification, compassion, and practical skills to create a safe and supportive environment.
We are looking for an experienced support worker to join our 24/7 crisis respite team. Our service offers support for 4 guests at a time who are experiencing mental health distress. Referrals come to our service via Te Whatu Ora Mental Health Services and we can receive referrals at any time of the day or night.
On the awake night shift you’ll be there to lend a hand with everyday things like making meals and helping to maintain our whare. You will provide calm and steady support for guests while they focus on their wellbeing. Every shift is a chance to make a difference in someone’s life.
You’ll also
This role is working Thursday to Saturday on our awake nights shift working from 11pm -7.30am in Whanganui.
You’re a natural when it comes to caring with empathy and understand the power of working in a recovery-focused way, where individuals take charge of their own journey, making you an ideal fit for this role.
In additions
As a leading mental health and addiction service in Aotearoa, we empower individuals to live full lives in their communities. Prioritising mental health while aiming for overall well-being, we foster strong whānau connections. Our commitment to personalised support is reflected in our 'whatever it takes' wairua and spirit.
Rā Katinga | Applications Close: 9 October 2026. Please note that the job may close earlier if a suitable candidate is found.
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Whakapa | Contact: Pauline Humm-Johnson. Team Coach on Pauline.Humm-Johnson@pathways.co.nz if you have any further questions.
For further information, visit our website www.pathways.co.nz
Pathways is committed to healthy lifestyles and actively supports a smoke free environment. We encourage people with experience of mental illness to apply.
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.
