Casual Residential Peer Support Worker

4 months ago


Auckland City, New Zealand Ember Korowai Takitini Full time

**Residential Peer Support Worker**

Are you looking for an exciting role where you can make a difference using your personal experience of addictions and recovery?

**If the answer is yes, then this might be the job for you**

Ember is an innovative, entrepreneurial company which sits at the cutting edge of values-based mental health and AOD services and is looking for people whose passion is peer support.

Peer support is a challenging role, which requires tenacity, resilience and a sense of humour. It is also a rewarding role where you can use your own experience of AOD to make a difference in the lives of others. As role model and peer, you will be inspiring hope through sharing your own story of recovery with those who are looking at moving towards different choices and options in their lives.

The role of Peer Support Worker will require of you to build a relationship with others based on a common experience of recovery from AOD. The relationship fosters mutual learning and growth and is strongly focused on supporting people to make positive changes in their lives.

We are looking for people who:

- Have a Health and Wellbeing L4 certificate or equivalent or commitment to obtaining.
- Are mature, patient and **respectful**:

- Have experienced AOD and **recovery** themselves and can act as role model to others
- Have strong **cultural competencies **in working within different cultures
- Have good **communication** and **active listening skills**:

- Are **positive** and **encouraging** and have a good sense of humour
- Are **willling to embrace change **and** learn**:

- Will hang in there when the going gets tough and are **resilient** and **assertive**:

- Are **critical** and **reflective thinkers**:

- Are able to work in an **ethical framework**:

- Are able to work **rostered shifts **as part of a supportive team
- Preferred **Peer** **Employment Training**:

- Have a full NZ drivers licence
- 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?



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