Wise Group

Support Worker

Wise Group  •  New Zealand (Onsite)  •  2 hours ago
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Job Description

About Pathways | Mō mātou

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.

The Benefits | Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou

  • Increased Kiwisaver contribution
  • Fifth Week of Annual Leave (after 12 months employment)
  • Paid Wellbeing days (2 per year)
  • Extraordinary Payment Card - $250 per year to support Health and Wellbeing for you and your whanau
  • Perk plus discount app

The Role | Mō tēnei tūranga mahi

Join our Feilding Housing and Recovery team and be an integral part of promoting wellness. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to support 22 tāngata whai ora to live independently and learn the skills they need to move back into the community.

Some of your responsibilities may include:

  • Administering medications safely
  • Document accurately using the DAP framework
  • Provide personal cares if needed.
  • You need to be motivated to support day shift colleagues with tasks assigned by team coach.
  • Confidence in undertaking welfare checks in people’s units,
  • You must cover the whole housing and recovery environment, during the night, regardless of the weather.
  • You must be able to manage complex situations with support and communicate effectively with the Pathways on-call team, Police and Mental Health Crisis Team.

This is a fixed-term role until January 2027. You will be working Tuesday to Saturday, 3pm to 11:30pm.

You | Mōu

We are interested to hear from people who have a caring nature and work in a recovery focused way.

You will also:

  • Hold a current full drivers’ licence
  • Hold a current first aid certificate or be willing to obtain one
  • Have a Level 4 Certificate in Health & Wellbeing or a recognised equivalent is preferred
  • Have knowledge of, and demonstrable commitment to, the principles of the Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Position Description: https://www.wisegroup.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/PW-Support-Worker.pdf

Applications Close | Rā Katinga: 8 November 2026. Please note that this advert may close sooner if a suitable candidate is found.

Contact | Korero: Sandy Perera, Team Coach on Sandy.Perera@pathways.co.nz for any queries.

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 lived experience of mental illness & addictions to apply.

Wise Group

About Wise Group

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.

Industry
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Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Hamilton, NZ
Year Founded
1989
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