Casual Peer Support Specialist

Casual work available 24 / 7 + Papatoetoe + Peer-led service

Be part of a great team by showing your Peer Support values

Use your lived experience to support guests on their journey to well-being

Bring your lived experience with mental health and / or addiction toinspire our Tangata Whaiora in their recovery journey.

Pathways | Mo matou

As a leading mental healthand addiction service in Aotearoa, we empower individuals to live full lives intheir communities.

Prioritising mental health while aiming for overallwell-being, we foster strong whanau connections.

Our commitment to personalisedsupport is reflected in our 'whatever it takes' wairua and spirit.

Tupu Ake, our peer-led service in South Auckland, was one of the firstmental health and wellbeing peer support services of its kind in New Zealand.

Our beautiful 1912 villa in Papatoetoe has always been a place ofhealing and rest.

It was initially a homestead, then a convent, and a resthome, before being renovated for Pathways in 2008, becoming Tupu Ake.

Thepeaceful, park-like garden provides a quiet setting away from the hustle andbustle of everyday life.

6 core values of Peer Support : Mutuality, Experientialknowledge, Self-determination, Participation, Equity, Hope and well-being.

What we offer | Nga ahuatanga kei a matou

New competitive hourly rates

Ongoing training and support in your role and career

Perk & Perk Plus discount app

Great team around you every day working in an organisation that believes in its purpose.

Supportive work environment where life balance is encouraged, people are valued, and new solutions are the norm!

EAP support services

The Role | Mo tenei turanga mahi

Casual roles are to cover leave for permanent Peer Support Specialists - thehours of work are not regular and are offered when they become available.We operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in our Tupu Ake service.

Day Shifts : 7.00am - 3.30pm

Afternoon shifts : 3.00pm - 11.30pm (24 hour services)

Night shifts : 11.00pm - 7.30am(8 hour Awake)

You will be reporting to the Team Coach and joining our PathwaysAuckland peer-led support team, this is a service that is an alternative tohospital admission and can house up to 12 guests, working in a team of peersupport specialists – all with a common purpose to support people experiencingmental illness.

You | Mou :

We are interested to hear from peers with a period of wellness and work in arecovery-focused way for our Tupu Ake service.

You'll also have :

A current peer employment training (PET) certificate.

Applicants must hold the New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (NZCHW) or a recognised equivalent.

Alternatively, you will commence study towards this within six months of starting your employment with Pathways.

This needs to be completed within two years of commencement.

Pathways offers significant support for support workers to complete this study.

Must hold a WRAP training certificate

A full NZ drivers licence

A current first aid certificate or be willing to obtain one.

Knowledge of, and demonstrable commitment to, the principles of the Te Tiriti o Waitangi

Closing Date : Friday, 19th September 2025.

Pleasenote, this role may close early if a suitablecandidateis found.

Position Description :

Contact :

Joe Bishop, Team Coach - Peer

• if you have any questions

For further information, visit our website

Pathways is committed to healthy lifestyles and actively supports a smoke freeenvironment.

We encourage people withlived experience of mental illness& addictions to apply.

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