Peer Support | Brand-new service Kia Tupu WhakaritoritoKo wai matou | Who we are Mahitahi and Emerge Aotearoa have a shared mission. Join Kia Tupu Whakaritorito as we open the doors of a brand-new service situated within Auckland Prison, Paremoremo! Our mission is to deliver an innovative matauranga Maori drug and alcohol program, utilizing mana and wairua-enhancing, strengths-based Te Ao Maori practices and the principles of Kia Tupu Whakaritorito.
Mo te tunga | About the role Do you have a complex past involving interactions with authorities, incarceration, or personal struggles with drugs, alcohol, or mental health? Through tuakana-teina or mentoring relationships, you will be living proof that change is achievable.
In this brand-new Peer Support Worker role at Kia Tupu Whakaritorito, you will play a crucial part in supporting individuals in custodial settings who are experiencing substance-related harms. Utilizing mana and wairua-enhancing, strengths-based Te Ao Maori practices, you will work to tungia te ururua—remove old habits—and cultivate new strategies and skills for sustainable recovery.
You will work alongside clinicians, wairua practitioners, peers, and custodial staff, using your facilitation skills to complement and enrich a program steeped in kawa and tikanga. In a remand setting, you will support a collaborative effort to provide matauranga Maori-led therapeutic psycho-educational groups and interventions.
If you have the following skills and attributes, you could make a great Peer:
Have lived experience with drugs and/or alcohol, mental health, and/or incarceration, and are in active recoveryAre able to look past people's offenses, seeing them as part of their history but not defining their entiretyAre a natural leader, someone of mana whom tane can trust and relate toExpertise and interest in Tikanga Maori and Pacific cultural normsAbility to work in values-led, mana and wairua-enhancing ways, demonstrated through language, attitudes, and behavioursGood communication skills and proficiency with Microsoft 365 applicationsFull NZ driver's licenseWillingness to undergo criminal conviction and reference checks for approval to work in Auckland PrisonUtu a-Tau | Salary and Benefits Join our values-led Kia Tupu Whakaritorito service and enjoy:
Competitive salary, leave entitlements, and additional benefitsSupport your well-being and professional growthOngoing supervision, support, and professional developmentAccess to an Employee Assistance ProgrammeMonday through Friday work schedule for improved work-life balanceThis role will be advertised until filled so apply today to make a difference with us!
While we are passionate about creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, we are unable to consider applications from anyone who does not currently have the right to legally work in Aotearoa.
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