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Peer Support Workers Auckland

2 months ago

East Auckland, New Zealand Emerge Aotearoa Full time

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Looking for a challenging and extremely rewarding opportunity to use your Lived Experience of mental distress to walk alongside peers experiencing a range of social issues including mental distress and addiction challenges? Then keep reading

**He kōrero mō mātou | About Us**

Mind and Body is part of the Emerge Aotearoa Trust Group - a committed Tangata Tiriti organisation and a national provider of mental health, addiction, disability, offender rehabilitation, well-being, and housing services.

The core values of the organisation are based on Māori concepts Whakawhanaunga, Manaakitanga, Ako and Whakamana.

At Mind and Body, we are guided by our three strategic Pou; Māori Succeeding as Māori, Lived Experience and Diversity are privileged, and Thriving Pacific Peoples.

We believe that everyone can live full and rich lives in their communities of choice, and we are committed to helping people be the best they can be.

**He kōrero mō te tūranga | The Role**

Mind and Body provides values-based peer-led services across Aotearoa. We use our own, personal lived experience of recovery from mental distress to nurture hope and self-determination and inspire the people we support to use their personal power to move towards the life they want for themselves.

We have 2 permanent part-time positions available (30-32 hours per week) working Monday to Saturday 8:00 am - 8:00 pm.

**He kōrero mōu | About You**

If you bring along the following, we would love to hear from you:

- Have either a Level 4 Certificate in Health & Wellbeing (Peer Support)
- Have proven ability to work effectively with peers from diverse cultures and backgrounds, especially Māori and Pasifika communities and their whānau
- Enjoy working alongside and supporting people
- Be positive and encouraging with a good sense of humour
- Have the willingness to undertake training
- Have personal experience of challenges with mental distress and can demonstrate strong leadership in their journey of taking control of their own well-being and the development of insights and personal awareness
- Ability to role model how to move forward in a journey to wellbeing
- Have effective time management skills and ability to manage competing demands and deadlines
- Have a genuine passion to make a positive difference

**Ko tā mātou mahi | We offer**
- Opportunity for Career Progression
- Ongoing training opportunities
- Group supervision and co-reflection
- 3 days of wellbeing leave
- 5-10 days study leave
- Staff discounts

**Me pēhea te tono mai | How to apply**
- Reference #
- 35097
- Posted on
- 18 Apr 2024
- Closes on
- 17 May 2024 23:55
- Location(s)
- East Auckland
- Expertise
- Peer
- Job level(s)
- Experienced (less than 2 years), Experienced (2 years +)
- Work type(s)
- Permanent full-time

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