Casual Residential Peer Support Worker

Residential Peer Support Worker

Contract : Casual (work offered on an as and when required basis)

Service operates 24 hours, 7 days a week on a rotating roster.

Overnight shifts are from 11pm to 7am.

Location : Silverdale

Pay Equity : $

• –$
• per hour (depending on qualification held and its equivalence to the Certificate in Health and Wellbeing L4)

Ember values our employees.

We offer a higher hourly rate above the statutory requirement for employees covered by the Pay Equity Settlement Agreement.

Ember Korowai Takitini | Nga Matapono

Ember Korowai Takitini blends professional expertise and lived experience to offer services for mental health, addiction or intellectual disability needs.

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

We aspire to a society that understands and responds to mental distress, addiction and intellectual disability.

The Service | Ko Te Whare O Piri Pono

Piri Pono is a 5-bed residential, acute alternative to hospitalisation.

Peer led, it is staffed with both nurses and support workers.

Guests may stay up to 10 days in a homelike environment with a holistic approach to wellness.

Role | Nga mahi

Peer support is a challenging but rewarding role that utilizes your lived experience of mental distress to positively impact others.

You will build relationships with participants and work together to gain new perspectives, while developing awareness of personal and relational patterns.

You will | Nga Pukenga

Have experienced your own mental distress and recovery

Be working towards or hold a National Certificate in Health and Wellbeing L4 or equivalent

Ability to work in a team and from a bicultural perspective

Professionalism with good boundaries and ethics

Experience in mental health and / or addictions (alcohol and other drugs)

Full NZ Driver's Licence

Valid / current work visa, residency, or citizenship

Passion for supporting others on their recovery journey

When applying please have | Kia Whakauru

Up-to-date CV

Cover Letter detailing :

Why you're interested in the role

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."

Ember is an equal opportunity employer.

We welcome diversity and inclusion and are committed to a safe and supportive environment for all.

We particularly welcome applications from Maori, Pacific and Rainbow communities.

We will interview candidates as applications come through; the vacancy may be filled earlier if a suitable candidate is identified.

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