Peer Support Worker

Your lived experience is not something to hide. At WALSH Trust, it is the heart of our mahi.

We are growing our Peer Support Service in West Auckland and are inviting people with lived experience of mental health distress and/or addiction to join us at an incredibly exciting time as a Peer Support Worker.

We have launched and embedded Ngā Haerenga Ngātahi, our new peer support practice model;

• Designed by Peers
• Grounded in lived experience
• Mana enhancing

What this role is really about

• Walking alongside people on their recovery journey
• Using your lived experience to bring hope, trust, and understanding
• Working within a values led, peer designed practice model
• Making a real difference for whānau and community in West Auckland

What matters most to us

• You bring lived experience of mental health distress and/or addiction
• You can build strong, respectful relationships with diverse communities
• You value authenticity, empathy, and collective wellbeing
• Māori and Pasifika connections and world views are strongly valued

What we offer

• Full time, Monday to Friday 08:30am-5pm
• Pay range: $28.95 - $30.84 per hour dependant on relevant qualifications
• Peer and external supervision
• Two extra wellbeing days each year
• A supportive team that truly lives peer values

Skills Required

• Walking alongside people on their recovery journey
• Using your lived experience to bring hope, trust, and understanding
• Working within a values led, peer designed practice model
• Making a real difference for whānau and community in West Auckland
• You bring lived experience of mental health distress and/or addiction
• You can build strong, respectful relationships with diverse communities
• You value authenticity, empathy, and collective wellbeing
• Māori and Pasifika connections and world views are strongly valued
• Level 4 Health and Wellbeing Certificate Qualifications are preferred; however, we will support the right person into training and development.

If this speaks to you, we would love to kōrero. You do not need to be perfect. You just need to be you.

For a copy of the Job Description visit 2.37-peer-support-worker.pdf