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Work homepage
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Overview
We can help you get ready to apply and find the right job for you. We can even help you while you're working.
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Get ready to work
You can get training, help with CVs and cover letters, and advice for job interviews.
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Find jobs
Find out what jobs are available, which job is best for you and how you can plan your career.
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Working
Whether you've just started a job or need some help at work, we've got your back.
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Lost your job
We'll help you get ready to find a new job and support you while you're between jobs.
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Start your own business
Get help to plan and set up a successful business or be a self-employed contractor.
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Benefits and payments homepage
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Overview
Take a look at the range of benefits and payments we have available.
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Not working
Redundancy, health condition or disability or another reason you can’t work
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Living expenses
Food, school costs, power, accommodation or other living expenses you need help with
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Relationship changes
You’ve had a relationship break-up, family breakdown or violent relationship end
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Health and Disability
Counselling, prescription and GP costs, medical alarms and other costs we can help with
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Seniors
Travelling overseas, how to apply, payment rates and dates, overseas pensions, income and other info for Seniors
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Caring
Caring for someone else’s child or someone with a health condition, injury or disability
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Urgent or unexpected costs
Dental, glasses, car repairs, fridge, washing machine, funeral or other urgent costs you need help with
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Children
Childcare, school uniforms, stationery, having a baby and other costs if you have children
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Moving to New Zealand
Payments you can get from us, settling into NZ, overseas pensions and more.
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Benefits and forms
A-Z list of benefits, forms, benefit rates
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On a benefit homepage
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Overview
Check out what you need to do when you're getting a benefit or other payment from us.
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Something's changed
Address, contact details, overseas travel, childcare, relationship or anything else that’s changed.
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Income
Declare income and income deduction tables
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Childcare
Change in your childcare situation, continue childcare payments, cohort entry schools and other childcare information
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Going overseas
Travelling or moving overseas may affect your payments.
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Re-apply
Re-apply for Jobseeker Support, Sole Parent Support, Temporary Additional Support and more
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Payments
Check or stop your payments, payment cards and other information
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Debt
Check your debt, repayments and other debt information
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Rights and responsibilities
Our commitment to you, obligations, complaints, benefit fraud and more
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Housing homepage
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Overview
Find out how we can help you with housing.
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Nowhere to stay
Get help if you have nowhere to stay right now.
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Find a house
Find out where to look for private housing, or apply for public (social) housing.
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Living in your home
Get help with accommodation costs, and advice on any housing issues and public housing tenancies.
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Moving house
Find out how we can help if you’re moving house.
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Other languages
Read some of our housing information in other languages.
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Find jobs in MyMSD
You can use MyMSD to look at jobs available. You can also search for jobs in your area or your preferred type of work.
Follow the steps on this page to find and apply for jobs in MyMSD.
You can also watch the below video.
View transcript of 'How to use the MyMSD Job Board' video
"Kia ora. In this quick tutorial, we'll take you through how to use the MyMSD Job Board." [slide with a phone scrolling through MyMSD]
"When you log in to MyMSD," [slide with MyMSD login screen]
"you will land on the home page." [slide with MyMSD home page]
"Scroll down the page to the heading 'Latest jobs'." [red arrow appears pointing down and screen moves to bottom of MyMSD home page]
"This will give highlighted jobs that are available now and are matched to your Jobseeker profile." [Screen stays at bottom of MyMSD home page]
"You can click on the job title" [red circle appears around the job title on the screen]
"and this will open up with more information." [slide shows MyMSD Job details screen]
"If you find a job you would like to apply for, you can call us on 0800 779 009." [words appear on screen 'Call the Job Search team Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm 0800 779 009']
"You'll need to tell us your client number and the Job IDs for any of the jobs you are interested in." [Blue arrow appears at the top pointing left to the client number and another blue arrow appears just below the middle pointing left to the Job ID]
"To see more jobs, you can click on 'View more jobs' at the bottom of the section." [slide shows MyMSD home screen and red circle appears around 'View more jobs' link on the right]
"The jobs that are displayed here are matched to the information that is in your Jobseeker profile." [slide shows MyMSD Job details screen]
"So it's important to make sure that your Jobseeker profile is up to date." [red circle appears around the words 'Change preferences in your jobseeker profile']
[Slide appears with words 'Call the Job Search team Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm 0800 779 009']
Step 1 - Log in to MyMSD
You need a MyMSD login to see the latest jobs.
If you’ve never registered with MyMSD before, you can find out how to do this on our MyMSD page.
Step 2 - Find latest jobs
Once you’re logged in, go to the ‘Latest Jobs’ section by scrolling down. You’ll see the top 3 jobs.
To see more jobs, select ‘View more jobs’. This will show another 10 jobs. You can see even more jobs by selecting ‘View more jobs’ again.
Step 3 - Check out jobs available
To see details of the job, click on the job title.
You can see the job's:
- title and description
- ID number
- location, pay and hours.
Step 4 - Update your jobseeker profile
To change the job listings, you need to update your preferences in your jobseeker profile.
You can find your jobseeker profile by selecting either:
- ‘Change preferences in your jobseeker profile’ at the top of the job listings
- ‘update the preferred locations in your jobseeker profile’ at the end of the job listings, or
- the home icon in the top left corner and then:
- selecting ‘My profile’ in the left-hand menu
- scrolling to the ‘jobseeker profile’ section, and
- selecting ‘Update profile’.
You will need to answer some questions to update your profile. This will be about things like:
- any licences or qualifications you have
- the type of job you’re interested in
- what hours you’re looking for, and
- what location you’re looking for work in.
Once you’ve updated these preferences, select ‘OK’.
You’ll then be able to view jobs based the type of job you’re interested in and the location you’re looking for work in.
Step 5 - Apply for jobs
When you find a job you like, take a note of the Job ID number (in the job details). Call our Job Search line on 0800 779 009. We're open Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm.
You'll need to tell us the job ID number and your client number.
We will:
- tell you more about the job
- check the job is still available
- refer you to one of our Work Brokers to talk about the job.
If the job's suitable, we'll help you with your job application by:
- helping you with your CV
- helping you to fill out the job application, and
- setting up a meeting between you and the employer.