Peer Services Manager

We are looking for an experienced Manager to lead our Peer Service teams who are passionate about making a meaningful difference in peoples lives.

Comcare Trust is an innovative forward-thinking organisation with a mission to contribute positively to the recovery of people who experience mental illness and addictions through the provision of quality community services social housing and by supporting mental health sector development.

About the role:

Reporting to the Director of Services the Peer Services Manager provides strategic and operational leadership of Comcares Peer Services

The role ensures services are outcome-focused evidence-informed and grounded in recovery principles and lived experience leadership.

In consultation with the Director of Services and as a key member of the Senior Leadership Team the Peer Services Manager supports service development and growth contributing to Comcares strategic direction and championing its mission vision and values

This is a permanent full-time role (40 hours per week. It includes extensive wider community and sector engagement.

About you:

You will have Lived experience of mental distress and/or addiction and a demonstrated ability to draw on this purposefully in leadership and service development.

Ideally you will have a relevant tertiary qualification in a discipline such as mental health social work psychology community development or equivalent.

You will have a minimum of 5 years experience in a mental health addiction or related setting including strategic leadership responsibilities with a proven track record of leading recovery-oriented and person-led service delivery.

People leadership and management is crucial in this role and you will have successfully managed day-to-day team operations and have proven experience leading and developing high performing teams.

Your sound understanding of how to support clients within the social sector and proven experience implementing and monitoring best practice service delivery will be key. As will the skills to report against objectives resulting in consistency and control of key service delivery outcomes.

You will be able to demonstrate in knowledge and practice the principles of the Te Tiriti O Waitangi and have a demonstrated track record of establishing credibility personal impact and building excellent working relationships with a wide range of relevant internal and external stakeholders.

In return Comcare provides a supportive and positive culture that is committed to the ongoing development of its workforce.

Ko te whakaora he hīkoi whakāmarama. Māna anō tōna ake ara whakaora e whakarau

A journey of discovery where an individual leads their own unique process of moving forwards

Applications close Friday 28 November 2025 at 3pm.

Please note this role may close earlier if suitable candidates are found so apply today!

The Job Description and Comcare Application Form can be found in Comcares website by copying and pasting the following link into your browser; and clicking on the relevant links.

Only job applications that include a completed Comcare Application form will be considered.
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Required Experience:

Manager