Peer Support Specialist

Pathways Health Ltd; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 60,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks annual leave

Employer KiwiSaver contribution

Wellbeing days (2 per year)

HealthNow card $250/year

Job summary

Pathways Health Ltd is building a new peer-led community-based acute alternative to hospital in Auckland Central. You will support guests using recovery tools and peer competencies to foster resilience and wellbeing in a safe, recovery-focused environment.

You will work alongside a team of peers and clinical kaimahi, reporting to a Senior Peer Support Specialist, with monthly supervision and coaching to enhance practice.

Qualifications

• Must have completed recognised Peer Support training.
• Level 4 Certificate in Health and Wellbeing or plan to commence training within three months.
• Able to speak about your lived experience and journey to wellbeing.
• Knowledge of the Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles.

Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate peer support to guests staying as a community-based option to hospital.
• Uphold peer values and competencies in all aspects of practice.
• Support guests’ wellbeing, recovery and self-determination throughout their stay.

Skills

Lived experience

Peer support training

Interpersonal skills

Relationship building

Education

Level 4 Certificate Health & Wellbeing

Job description

• 5 weeks of annual leave + Additional Employer KiwiSaver + 2 Wellbeing Days
• Use your lived experience to support guests on their journey to well-being

Bringyour lived experience and join a new service based on an internationallyrenowned peer crisis care model to support guests on their recovery journey

Pathways | Mō mātou
As a leading mental healthand addiction service in Aotearoa, we believe in the power of lived experienceand the impact of the peer workforce. We have a well established and effectivepeer workforce infrastructure which supports you in your mahi. Our collectivemahi is to empower individuals to live full lives in their communities. Wefoster strong whānau connections.

The Service
We are building an exciting, new peer-led community-based acutealternative to hospital within the central Auckland Te Toka Tumai region. Thisis an opportunity for you to step into an exciting Peer Support Specialist role.You will be working alongside others with lived and living experience who are trained to deliver inspiring peerservices alongside clinical kaimahi. As kaimahi you will use recovery tools,models, and practices to inspire resilience, hope, and wellbeing.The service will bedelivered in partnership with other mental health and addiction providers andwill be informed by a rights and values-based approach to care. You’ll be reporting to a Senior Peer SupportSpecialist and Team Coach while working with the support of your extensiveteam.

• Access tomonthly Co-Learning (Peer Supervision sessions) and coaching
• IncreasedEmployer Kiwisaver contribution
• PaidWellbeing Days (2 days a year)
• HealthNowPayment Card - $250 per year to support Health and Wellbeing for you andyour whanau

The Role | Mō tēnei tūranga mahi
In this role, you will intentionally draw on your lived or livingexperience to support others on their recovery journey, using your peer supporttraining while upholding peer values and competencies in all aspects of yourpractice. You will provide compassionate support to acute tāngata whai orastaying at at the service as a community-based alternative to hospital care,helping to create a safe, welcoming, and recovery-focused environment. You willalso support all aspects of tāngata whai ora wellbeing, recovery, andself-determination throughout their stay.

These are permanent full-time roles, based in Auckland Central.
We have a number of different shift patterns below to fill. Please specifywhich shift you are interested in in your cover letter;

Day Shifts:
Sunday to Thursday (AM and PM shifts)
Tuesday to Saturday (AM and PM shifts)
Friday to Monday (AM and PM shifts)

AM Shift: 7:00am to 3:30pm
PM Shift: 3:00pm to 11:30pm

Night Shifts:
Sunday to Thursday (Night shift)
Tuesday to Saturday (Night shift)
Friday to Monday (Night shift)

Night Shift: 11:00pm to7:30am

You |Mōu:
We would love to hear from peers who are at a stage in theirwellbeing journey where they are ready to support others in theirs. Alongsideyour lived or living experience and strong interpersonal skills, you will havethe ability to build meaningful relationships and work collaboratively with TeWhatu Ora, PHOs, and the wider community sector. You will be excited by theopportunity to join a new peer-led team that supports recovery, connection, andhope.

• A working knowledge of the peer workforce competencies and have completed recognised Peer Support training
• Level 4 Certificate in Health and Wellbeing or intention to commence supported training within three months
• Able to speak to your lived and living experience and journey to wellbeing
• Knowledge of, and demonstrable commitment to, the principles of the Te Tiriti o Waitangi

Closing Date: Monday, 12th October. Please note, this role may close early if asuitablecandidateis found.

Position Description |Ngākōreromōtēneitūranga: https://www.wisegroup.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PW-Peer-Support-Specialist.pdf

Contact:Melanie Govender, Service and Relationship Manager on [e-mail] for any further information.

For further information, visit our websitewww.pathways.co.nz

Pathways is committed tohealthy lifestyles and actively supports a smoke free environment. We encouragepeople withlived experience of mental illness & addictions to apply.