Peer Support Advocacy Specialist
Emerge Aotearoa
Listing Description
Description
Your Career - For People, For Purpose
Use your personal lived experience and make a difference every day at Ka Puta Ka Ora Emerge Aotearoa.
He Kōrero Mō Mātou | About Us
Ka Puta Ka Ora Emerge Aotearoa - Peer Services (formerly Mind & Body) is dedicated to strengthening whānau and communities using lived experience. Since 1998, we have provided peer-led support, advocacy, training, and consultancy, guided by hope, personal power, and connection.
We support people facing mental health and addiction challenges to take charge of their recovery and wellbeing. Our work includes de-stigmatising mental distress, reducing marginalisation, fostering social inclusion, and delivering mental health education in workplaces, schools, and organisations, supporting people move forward and reach their full potential.
He kōrero mō te tūranga | The Role
In this role, you'll provide community-based peer support and advocacy to people across the Wellington-Kapiti region.
This is a permanent, full-time position, offering 40 hours per week based in Tawa. While your core hours will typically fall between 8:00 am and 5:30 pm, Monday to Friday, flexibility is essential, as the service operates between 8:00 am and 8:00 pm. Occasionally, support may be required outside these hours, depending on individual needs and circumstances.
He kōrero mōu | About You
The person we are looking for will have the following:
- Bring personal experience of mental distress and/or addiction challenges and can share your journey of taking control of your own wellbeing and the insights and personal awareness you built.
- Hold a Level 4 Certificate in Health & Wellbeing (Peer Support), or Intentional Peer Support (IPS) training (or willing to study towards this).
- Must hold and maintain First Aid certification including CPR (or be willing and able to complete this).
- Experience working with diverse cultures, especially Māori, Pasifika, and their whānau.
- Knowledge of Tikanga and Te Reo Māori.
- Skilled in time management and handling competing priorities.
- Full NZ Driver's Licence.
Ko tā mātou mahi | We offer
- Opportunity for Career Progression
- Ongoing training opportunities
- Laptop and mobile phone
- 1-1 coaching/supervision and co-reflection
Me pēhea te tono mai | How to apply
If you are interested in joining an organisation that is passionate about making a positive difference in your community, we would love to hear from you. Apply today.
Please include a half page introduction/biography about yourself and what you have learnt from your personal experience and your journey to wellbeing. What value has it added in your life?
We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply. If you are interested and would like to talk to someone about the role, please call Mere 027 243 2734.
We review applications on a rolling basis as they are received, so we encourage you to submit your application promptly.
Application details
Apply online for this role or contact Katie Davis for more information.
Emerge Aotearoa
Your Career – For People, For Purpose
Ka Puta Ka Ora Emerge Aotearoa is a for-purpose, charitable organisation that supports the oranga (wellbeing) for tāngata whaiora and whānau. We support people from diverse communities across Aotearoa and from all walks of life through a broad range of health, housing, social and wellbeing services.
Established in 2015 and previously known as Emerge Aotearoa, our name ‘Ka Puta Ka Ora Emerge Aotearoa’ was gifted to us by Kaumātua Koro Rewi Rubal Rapana of Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Hauā in 2023. This change in name represents our strong ties to tangata whenua and our commitment to become a Tāngata Tiriti organisation.
Our Name “Ka Puta Ka Ora” is part of many tongikura (prophecies) given by Kīngi Tāwhiao Pōtatau Te Wherowhero, the second Māori King. The tongikura was an affirmation and encouragement to inspire his people to emerge out of hardship into new wellness and prosperity.
“Māku anō e hanga tōku nei whare. Ko ngā poupou he māhoe, he patatē, ko te tāhuhu he hīnau noa.” I shall fashion my house. The support posts shall be of māhoe and patatē, the ridge pole of hīnau. Our name carries the same spirit as Tāwhiao’s tongikura: It is an invitation for people, whānau and their communities to come forth and thrive – ka puta ka ora. Our name inspires our vision and promise to support oranga for Aotearoa – ‘Tautokohia te mana tāngata, kia puta kia ora’. Our three Pou – Māori succeeding as Māori, lived experience and diversity are privileged and Thriving Pacific peoples – guide our mahi and are the lens through which we measure our success.
