Peer Support Worker reach Out

4 days ago

Auckland City, New Zealand Ember Korowai Takitini Full time

**Peer Support Worker**
- ** Permanent, Full-time - 40 hours per week**:

- **Service operates Monday to Friday. General operating hours are between 8am to 5pm (this role may require weekend work at times)**:

- **Services is based out of our Apollo Drive Hub.**:

- **Pay Band: $25.00 - $30.00ph** _(Service falls under Pay Equity. Pay is determined by qualification and equivalence to the National Certificate of Health and Wellbeing L4)_

Ember values our employees - they are our secret sauce and we are committed to doing the best we can do for our kaimahi. We believe our people’s abilities, knowledge and experience are irreplaceable. To support this, we offer a higher hourly rate, above the current statutory requirement, for employees who are covered by the Pay Equity Settlement Agreement.

**Ember Korowai Takitini | Nga Matapono**

Ember Korowai Takitini blends professional expertise and lived experience to offer a range of services and supports for anyone with mental health, addiction or intellectual disability needs

At Ember we support people to live the lives they choose and we challenge the systems that hold them back.

We desire a society that better understands and responds to mental distress, addiction and intellectual disability

**Ember**:

- Offers additional leave - Recreation days, study leave
- Provides a comprehensive Health & Wellbeing programme, including health checks, flu vaccinations and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and more
- Provides training opportunities for upskilling, personal & professional development, and career progression.

**The Service | Ko Te Whare O Reach Out**

Reach Out Peer Support is a mobile service supporting people in their recovery from mental health issues. All the team have their own personal experiences of mental health trauma and recovery.

We work in partnership with those accessing the service to explore ways that will facilitate individual recovery.

We build a connection and some trust, and get the chance to collaboratively build a plan. We don’t want to spend time doing assessments, we want to focus on getting to know each other.

Recovery starts with hope even the slightest glimmer Recovery in Peer Support comes through seeing ourselves as people, rather than as ‘mental health patients’. It’s about building relationships where new information and knowledge can emerge and where each person can start moving towards the life they choose.

Anyone currently using Waitemata Adult Mental Health Services in the North Shore or Rodney districts can request Peer Support. Reach Out does not take referrals from clinicians but rather from a Peer self-referring to us.

**Role | Nga mahi**

As a **Peer Support Worker,** you will build rapport and trust with those you will work with, to get the chance to collaboratively build a plan.

Role models a solid recovery demonstrating resilience, continuity, and consistency.

Able to build strong relationships, and source resources in the local community

It’s about building relationships where new information and knowledge can emerge and where each person can start moving towards the life they choose.

**You will | Nga Pukenga**
- have your own lived experience with Mental Health and Recovery
- Have/are working towards a National Certificate in Health and Wellbeing L4 or equivalent.
- Have experience working with Mental Health and/or Addictions
- Have the ability to work in a team environment and from a bicultural perspective.
- Be professional and have good boundaries and ethics.
- Have experience working in the area of mental health and/or addictions (alcohol and other drugs)
- Full NZ Drivers Licence
- Valid/Current work visa, residency, or citizenship
- Have a passion for walking along side those in need, supporting on-going goals on the pathway to recovery.
- Up to date CV prepared
- Cover Letter detailing- Why you’re interested in the role?
- What skills, competencies and experience you bring to the role?

**“He aha te mea nui o te ao? Maku e ki atu, he tangata, he tangata, he tangata”**

**_ What is the most important thing in the world? It is people, it is people, it is people._

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