Peer Support Worker

Are you passionate about using your lived experience to support others on their recovery journey?

**Peer Support Worker**
- **We are looking for experienced and new peer support workers to join our expanding teams with two new startup services across Counties Manukau (Crisis Café) and Waitemata (North Shore hospital).**:

- **Multiple full-time and part-time positions available.**:

- **$25.00ph - $33.00ph (depending on qualification held and its equivalence to the Certificate in 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.

**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 Peer Services**

Ember Korowai Takitini are leaders in The Peer & Lived Experience mental health and addiction sector, dedicated to providing comprehensive and compassionate care to individuals experiencing mental health challenges.

Peer Support is an important part of recovery. We provide a number of services that connect people seeking help with teams who have their own personal experiences of mental health trauma and recovery.

Our new services will be based within the Counties Manukau region and the Waitemata region (North Shore).

**Role | Nga mahi**

We believe that Peer Support Workers play a vital role in achieving positive outcomes for our clients. Our kaimahi draw on their own lived experiences with mental health and/or addiction challenges, alongside the skills and knowledge they've gained working in community mental health settings. This unique combination enables them to empower whai ora to navigate and overcome the obstacles they encounter.

As a Peer Support Worker, you will build relationships with all whai ora registered with the service and work collaboratively to find personalised solutions that enable them to live and participate in their community. You will build on whaiora strengths to develop natural support networks for participation and to support them to integrate independently into the community. Critical to this role is the ability to communicate effectively and take a person-centred approach as you work alongside clinical teams and other community agencies to ensure we provide a wrap-around service for those we support.

**You will | Nga Pukenga**- A New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing Level 4, or equivalent
- Your own personal lived experience with mental health and/or addictions (AOD) challenges and successful recovery (essential)
- A Valid/current work visa, residency, or citizenship (essential)
- A Full NZ Driver's License (essential)
- Experience working in the area of mental health and/or addictions (alcohol and other drugs)
- The ability to work in a team environment and from a bicultural perspective
- 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._