Peer Support Specialist – CADS Pregnancy and Parental Service

Peer Support Specialist – CADS Pregnancy and Parental Service

• Permanent opportunity
• Part-time 0.7 FTE (56 hours per week)
• Monday to Friday

Community Alcohol and Drug Services (CADS) is looking for another dynamic Peer Support Specialist to join our Pregnancy and Parental Services (PPS) team, working 36 hours per week, based in Point Chevalier, Auckland.

He korero mo matou | About us

CADS is the largest Alcohol and other Drugs (AOD) service in New Zealand. CADS provides free community and inpatient AOD treatment from a number of locations across Auckland. CADS is committed to empowering the community to discover healthier use of substances (harm minimisation) and to promote recovery and wellbeing.

He korero mo te turanga | The role

Our Peer Support Specialists work alongside our clinical staff to provide individualised and collective support to our clients because together, clinical and peer roles can achieve great things! You will share your lived experience and help clients identify and build their recovery capital through personal, social, and community connections.

He korero mou | About you

We are looking for people with a person-centred and strengths-focused approach, who understand the importance of CHIME: connectedness, hope, positive identity, meaning and empowerment. Each day is different so you need to be flexible and adaptable. You also need to have:

• Your own personal lived experience of substance use and recovery (essential).
• Lived experience of pregnancy / parenting.
• Resilience, having worked through life’s challenges, and continuing to use the skills and supports you have gained in recovery.
• Ability to be a positive role model to others with a good sense of humour and the ability to remain calm under pressure. You work within an ethical framework with strong boundaries.
• An established personal support system.
• Cultural competence with a commitment to the Treaty of Waitangi.
• Good time management.
• Be able to legally drive in New Zealand without restriction.

Professional skills

• Training (level 4 minimum) and/or experience in Peer support and openness to change and learning.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT)
• Clear verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills including computer skills (email and word processing in particular)

Ko ta matou mahi | What we offer

• Working for a regional service in the country’s largest healthcare provides more opportunity for professional development and career progression
• Competitive salary and paid professional registration as per our collective agreement
• 10 days of sick leave annually and 4 weeks annual leave
• Regular supervision, support and access to training opportunities
• For all other exciting employee benefits, please click here

Our Values

At Te Whatu Ora Waitemata we are driven by our values “everyone matters,” “with compassion,” “connected” and “better, best, brilliant.” We are committed to living up to these values to give you the right balance of autonomy, support, development, encouragement and aroha.

Me pehea te tono mai | How to apply

If you are committed to supporting people in their recovery and have the above skills and experience and wish to apply for this role, please do so through our careers website at www.wdhbcareers.co.nz quoting reference number WDHB18717 or by clicking the ‘Apply Now’ button on this page. Please note that we will only process applications submitted online. 

For a copy of the job description, please click here.

For more information on this role please phone Cian Kerrisk, Clinical Team Leader, 021 359 264. For any recruitment process related queries, please call Katherine Shinhama, Recruitment Consultant for Mental Health, on 09 442 7248.

Job Number: WDHB18717

Closing Date: 19th November 2024