Peer Support Kaimahi

Do you want to make a real difference?

Prison based role

Full time 40 hours per eek Monday – Friday

Te whiwhinga mahi – The opportunity

We are looking for a Peer Support Worker to join our services based in the Te Aka Tika programme at Christchurch Mens prison.

Some work may also be required at Rolleston Prison.

As a Peer Support worker, you will join a team of clinical staff, providing a multi-disciplinary approach to working with our client group.

Your lived experience with alcohol / drug concerns and treatment will bring a peer perspective both to the staff team and the clients.

Nga kawenga matua o te mahi – Key responsibilities of the role

Delivering education and therapeutic groups within the prison

Facilitating aftercare conversations and groups both inside and outside the wire.

Supporting a multi-disciplinary team of clinical staff

Nga pumanawatanga ou – What you will bring

Have a journey of lived experience of recovery from Addiction and have been in recovery for a minimum of 2 years.

Knowledge and experience of the Peer support model of practice is essential

Demonstrated knowledge and application of Te Ao Maori including, models of Hauora, Uara, Tikanga and Te Reo is essential

Hold a Level 4 Health and Wellbeing Certificate, working towards it or willing to engage in study

Have good organisational skills

Be a team player

You will be part of a small and dedicated team working across prison sites, and a valued member of the wider Purapura Whetu and Odyssey Whanau.

We provide ongoing training opportunities, and relocation support is a available.

Mo matou – Our Organisation

Our organisation recognises Te Tiriti o Waitangi as the founding document of this nation and therefore, guided by the tenets thereof expects that Maori consumers of Mental Health our services and their whanau have the same rights to the highest standards of matauranga mate hinengaro care as everyone else.

This means, in effect, addressing the disparities in Mental Health wellbeing for Maori consumers.

Further to ensuring that tangata Whaiora and their whanau receive the highest standards of professional assistance in actively managing their lives.

Mental Health related conditions.

Purapura Whetu emphasises that integration of care involves developing a coherent and comprehensive understanding of the needs of tangata Whaiora and their whanau and is aimed at enhancing overall well-being rather than treating the treatment of specific disorders or problems.

Mo matou uara – Our Values

Protecting the Tino Rangatiratanga of whanau and their right to quality care.

To promote the right of Maori through a Te Ao Maori perspective, inclusive of Tapu, Mana, Mauri, Whanaungatanga, Wairuatanga, Hinengaro, Tinana, Ukaipo and Matauranga Maori, to achieve lifelong growth and quality of life.

You will be part of a dedicated team working across prison sites and Otautahi communities, and a valued member of the wider Purapura Whetu whanau.

We provide ongoing training opportunities, and relocation support is available.

Please apply now.

Any patai, please contact Janine Morris on

Request the position description by emailing

Applications close 5pm Thursday 9th October and will be processed as they are received.