Peer Support Kaimahi

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.

Ngā 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

Ngā pūmānawatanga ōu – 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 Whetū and Odyssey Whanau. We provide ongoing training opportunities, and relocation support is a available.

Mō mātou – 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 Māori consumers of Mental Health our services and their whānau have the same rights to the highest standards of mātauranga mate hinengaro care as everyone else. This means, in effect, addressing the disparities in Mental Health wellbeing for Māori consumers. Further to ensuring that tangata Whaiora and their whānau receive the highest standards of professional assistance in actively managing their lives. Mental Health related conditions. Purapura Whetū emphasises that integration of care involves developing a coherent and comprehensive understanding of the needs of tangata Whaiora and their whānau and is aimed at enhancing overall well-being rather than treating the treatment of specific disorders or problems.

Mō mātou uara – Our Values

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

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

You will be part of a dedicated team working across prison sites and Ōtautahi communities, and a valued member of the wider Purapura Whetū whānau.

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

Please apply now. Any pātai, please contact Janine Morris on janine@pw.maori.nz

Request the position description by emailing careers@pw.maori.nz

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