Peer Support Kaimahi
Peer Support Kaimahi
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Job Description
- 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.
Ng 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
Ng pmnawatanga u 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 Whet and Odyssey Whanau. We provide ongoing training opportunities and relocation support is a available.
M mtou 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 Mori consumers of Mental Health our services and their whnau have the same rights to the highest standards of mtauranga mate hinengaro care as everyone else. This means in effect addressing the disparities in Mental Health wellbeing for Mori consumers. Further to ensuring that tangata Whaiora and their whnau receive the highest standards of professional assistance in actively managing their lives. Mental Health related conditions. Purapura Whet emphasises that integration of care involves developing a coherent and comprehensive understanding of the needs of tangata Whaiora and their whnau and is aimed at enhancing overall well-being rather than treating the treatment of specific disorders or problems.
M mtou uara Our Values
Protecting the Tino Rangatiratanga of whnau and their right to quality care.
To promote the right of Mori through a Te Ao Mori perspective inclusive of Tapu Mana Mauri Whanaungatanga Wairuatanga Hinengaro Tinana Ukaipo and Matauranga Mori to achieve lifelong growth and quality of life.
You will be part of a dedicated team working across prison sites and tautahi communities and a valued member of the wider Purapura Whet whnau.
We provide ongoing training opportunities and relocation support is available.
Please apply viaSeek.Any ptai please contactJanine Morris on
Request the position description by emailing
Applications close 5pm Thursday 9th October and will be processed as they are received.
Employment Type
Full-Time
