Peer Support Worker

Making a difference in clients' lives who struggle with addictions

About the Business

The Salvation Army has been transforming lives since 1865. We work in over 130 countries, coordinated by our International Headquarters in London and we are a registered charity under the Charities Act 2005. The Army has over 3000 officers and employees in New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga and Samoa and is recognised as a high value employer. The mission of The Salvation Army in New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga and Samoa is: Caring for people, transforming lives and reforming society

What will your responsibilities be:

• Co-facilitating groups
• Adhere to policies and procedures
• Appropriate, empathic and supportive relationships are developed with clients using the service based on shared experience of addiction
• Understand how peer boundaries work when using mutuality and lived experience knowledge in their work, and that these are different from the clinical workforce
• A lived experience of addiction and is at least two years out of treatment and abstinence from past problem drink/drug use
• Uphold the values and mission of The Salvation Army
• Level 4 Health and Wellbeing Certificate
• Have a willingness to work from a bicultural perspective, having an awareness of the Treaty of Waitangi
• Ability to work alone but as part of a team
• Experience in support work
• Be computer literate
• Be self-organised
• Have an ability to relate to people with sensitivity, caring and patience, be tactful, discrete and understand the importance of boundaries and confidentiality
• Good written and oral communication skills with an ability to write adequate records and reports

Our ideal candidate will:

• A lived experience of addiction and is at least 2 years out of treatment and abstinence from past problem drink/drug use
• Uphold the values and mission of The Salvation Army
• Level 4 Health and Wellbeing Certificate
• Have a willingness to work from a bicultural perspective, having an awareness of the Treaty of Waitangi
• Ability to work alone or as part of a team
• Experience in support work
• Be computer literate
• Be self-organised
• Have an ability to relate to people with sensitivity, caring and patience, be tactful, discrete and understand the importance of boundaries and confidentiality
• Good written and oral communication skills with an ability to write adequate records and reports

Our offer to you:

• Two Salvation Army additional leave days and long service leave
• Discounted Medical Insurance with Southern Cross
• TSA discount card for discount with various retailors such as Beaurepairs, Noel Leeming, Placemakers and Torpedo7
• Free confidential counselling services to support your wellbeing
• Subsidised flu vaccinations

Candidates should be adaptable, energetic, self-motivated and committed to our mission of 'caring for people, transforming lives and reforming society'

This role is permanent/full-time/ and hours worked will be 40 per week Monday to Friday

The starting hourly rate for this role will fall between $26 and $29.10

We look forward to receiving your application.

To apply for this job, please go to our job site and enter the job code 8113ASW.