🌟 Use your lived experience of AOD recovery to support others on their wellbeing journey.
He Kōrero Mō Mātou | About Us
Ka Puta Ka Ora Emerge Aotearoa is a for-purpose organisation working across diverse communities to support wellbeing. We provide a broad range of community-based mental health and addiction, residential and respite, housing, and social services. Our purpose is to support the dignity and mana of people so they can be well and healthy. We are committed to working alongside the people and whānau we support in ways that are holistic, person-centred, culturally safe, and strengths-based.
He Kōrero Mō Te Tūranga | The Role
🏡 Join our Phoenix AOD Service in Papakura as a permanent, part-time Peer Support Specialist. Working 24 hours per week, including Mondays and Fridays, you will work within a dual Peer Support and Clinician model supporting adults aged 18 and over through community-based assessment, treatment, and outreach support.
You will:
- Use your lived experience to build authentic and hopeful peer support relationships.
- Support people to identify goals and develop their own recovery journeys.
- Work alongside Clinicians to provide holistic and culturally responsive support.
- Complete accurate documentation and maintain confidentiality.
- Contribute lived experience perspectives to team planning and service delivery.
- Engage in outreach support within community settings. 🤝
He Kōrero Mōu | About You
You are passionate about using your lived experience to support others. You value connection, respect, recovery-focused practice, and working collaboratively alongside people, whānau, and colleagues.
You will bring:
- Lived experience of AOD recovery, including current or past use of AOD services and an understanding of recovery approaches within AOD services. Please include details of your AOD lived experience in your cover letter.
- Peer Employment Training (PET) or equivalent recognised peer support training, such as Purposeful Peer Support Aotearoa, Odyssey Taupae Wheako, or similar.
- New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing Level 4, or equivalent qualification.
- Must hold and maintain First Aid certification, including CPR, or be willing and able to complete this.
- Full, clean New Zealand driver licence.
- Experience supporting others in a peer, community, mental health, or addiction setting is desirable.
Ko Tā Mātou Mahi | We Offer
🌱 Join a supportive team where learning, wellbeing, and professional growth are valued.
We offer:
- Pay range of $25.67 - $30.52 per hour.
- Extensive wellbeing support, including counselling, budgeting advice, coaching, and mental health workshops.
- Staff discounts with Southern Cross Health, PB Tech, Harvey Norman, Anytime Fitness, and more.
- Wellbeing leave, cultural leave, and study leave where applicable.
- Ongoing training and development opportunities.
- Supportive teams grounded in Te Tiriti o Waitangi (The Treaty of Waitangi) and the organisation’s Pou.
- Opportunities to grow within one of Aotearoa’s largest for-purpose organisations.
Your Career. For People. For Purpose.