Support Worker - Casual - One to One Support
MASH Trust
Listing Description
Description
What we offer you: We believe in supporting our team members both professionally and personally.
When you join MASH Trust, you'll benefit from:
- Competitive Compensation: Earn between $24.00 - $29.70 per hour, based on your qualifications
- Rewarding Work: Make a positive difference in the lives of the people you support and contribute to the wider community.
- Comprehensive Training and Development: We're a learning organisation committed to your growth. You'll receive extensive on-boarding and ongoing training, including First Aid, De-escalation
- Career Advancement: Opportunities for career growth and advancement within our organisation
- Supportive Environment: Enjoy an excellent working environment with a strong, collaborative team atmosphere where we empower each other.
- Wellness Benefits: Receive a free yearly flu vaccination to support your health, comprehensive EAP services
Positions: These are casual positions, working on an as and when required basis At MASH Trust, we believe great support workers are good humans first — kind, calm under pressure, and able to truly connect with others. If you're someone who naturally shows up for people, listens deeply, and brings warmth to every interaction, you might be exactly who we're looking for. As a Support Worker in the Supported Independent Living (SIL) team, you'll walk alongside people in their day-to-day lives — supporting them to build confidence, make choices, connect with others, and live as independently as possible. Some days that means going for a walk, supporting at appointments, or celebrating a small but powerful win.
We're Looking For Someone With:
- A Passion for People: Be patient, friendly, and kind, with the ability to understand, communicate, and genuinely connect with people
- Empathy & Understanding: An understanding of Enabling Good Lives principles.
- Team Player: Professional, honest, and a reliable team-player with a flexible mindset.
- Practical Skills: The ability to carry out personal cares, including showering and dressing.
- Driver Licence: A Full NZ Driver Licence is essential, as is your own vehicle to transport those you are supporting, we reimburse mileage
- Previous Experience: Work or lived experience preferrable
Ready to Apply?
We review applications as they are received, so this role may close earlier if we find the right candidate.
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Please note: MASH Trust is not an accredited employer and therefore cannot use The Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) process.
Application details
Applications Close: 04/06/2026 Apply online for this role or contact MASH Trust for more information.
MASH Trust
MASH Trust are a leading not-for-profit provider of disability, mental health, and addiction recovery services, operating for over 35 years. MASH have services throughout the lower North Island with over 550 staff and volunteers.
As a learning organisation we offer funded Health & Wellbeing qualifications and study days to support you with your learning. We also provide First Aid training, de- escalation training, and ongoing in-house training to support you in your role at MASH Trust.
At MASH Trust, we support our staff with an extra ‘MASH’ leave day each year, and additional long service leave after 5 years.
We work as one team, empowering each other to promote community inclusion and self-determination for the people we support. We champion Enabling Good Lives and Whānau Ora.
We use what we call ‘The MASH Way’ which is: Working together to achieve great lives, a person-centered approach. All day, every day.
Our values of relationships, mana, believe, opportunities, communication, and fun, create our supportive culture at MASH and ensure people in our services are cared for and cared about.
