Peer Support Worker Infant Maternal Mental Health and Addictions (non clinical)

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand; Gisborne; On-site; NZD 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti is seeking a Peer Support Worker for Infant Maternal Mental Health and Addictions. This full-time, permanent role is based in Gisborne and focuses on culturally appropriate therapeutic support for whānau affected by perinatal mental health or addictions.

You will work with the Infant Maternal Mental Health Clinical Specialist and across community groups, employing an assertive outreach approach to engage whānau and build trusted relationships.

Qualifications

• Peer support or lived experience with Perinatal Infant Maternal Mental Health.
• Empathy and compassion are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality, culturally appropriate therapeutic support for whanau affected by perinatal mental health or addictions.
• Work with Infant Maternal Mental Health Clinical Specialist and community groups.
• Engage with whanau using an assertive outreach model to build a therapeutic relationship.
• Contribute to development of a whanau-centred plan.

Skills

Peer support experience

Empathy and compassion

Job description

Peer Support Worker Infant Maternal Mental Health and Addictions (non clinical)

• Full-time
• Permanent

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

This position exists to provide a high quality, culturally appropriate, therapeutic support for whanau living with or affected by perinatal mental Health or addiction issues. This role will be based at Te Whare Oranga and will work with the Infant Maternal Mental Health Clinical Specialist and across the community groups who support Perinatal Mental Health up to the age of 12 months.

The role will work in an assertive outreach model adopting a whatever it takes approach to engage with whanau and build a therapeutic relationship.

Our Infant Maternal Mental Health team comprises of Psychiatry, Registered nurses, and a whanau support worker. Each role has their individual professional responsibilities and work together as a team to develop a whanau centred plan.

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About you

We are looking for someone with:

• Peer support or lived experience with Perinatal Infant Maternal Mental Health
• Empathy and compassion

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.