* Peer Support Worker, Hawkes Bay Fallen Soldiers Hospital * Permanent/ Part - Time 0.8 FTE 64 Hours a fortnight * This is a rewarding opportunity to use your lived experience to make a genuine difference by empowering others on their recovery journey in a supportive, values-driven team.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
As a Peer Support Worker, you will draw on your own lived experience of recovery to provide meaningful, strengths-based support to people engaged with the Te Ara Manapou service. Your day-to-day work will involve building trusted, respectful relationships with consumers, supporting them one-on-one or in group settings, and helping them reconnect with their whānau, community, and sense of purpose.
You will walk alongside individuals as they build confidence, develop self-advocacy, and identify goals that ma...