Peer Support Specialist

• Full-Time + multiple shifts available + Central Auckland
• 5 weeks of annual leave + Additional Employer KiwiSaver + 2 Wellbeing Days
• Use your lived experience to support guests on their journey to well-being

Bring your lived experience and join a new service based on an internationally renowned peer crisis care model to support guests on their recovery journey

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

The Service
We are building an exciting, new peer-led community-based acute alternative to hospital within the central Auckland Te Toka Tumai region. This is 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 peer services alongside clinical kaimahi. As kaimahi you will use recovery tools, models, and practices to inspire resilience, hope, and wellbeing. The service will be delivered in partnership with other mental health and addiction providers and will be informed by a rights and values-based approach to care. You’ll be reporting to a Senior Peer Support Specialist and Team Coach while working with the support of your extensive team.

The Benefits | Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou

• Access to monthly Co-Learning (Peer Supervision sessions) and coaching
• Professional development opportunities including our targeted peer training programme Kia Mataara
• Increased Employer Kiwisaver contribution
• Fifth week Annual Leave
• Paid Wellbeing Days (2 days a year)
• HealthNow Payment Card - $250 per year to support Health and Wellbeing for you and your whanau
• Perk & Perk Plus discount app
• Holiday programme asssistance

The Role | Mō tēnei tūranga mahi
In this role, you will intentionally draw on your lived or living experience to support others on their recovery journey, using your peer support training while upholding peer values and competencies in all aspects of your practice. You will provide compassionate support to acute tāngata whai ora staying at at the service as a community-based alternative to hospital care, helping to create a safe, welcoming, and recovery-focused environment. You will also support all aspects of tāngata whai ora wellbeing, recovery, and self-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 specify which shift you are interested in in your cover letter;

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

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

Skills and Experience | Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako

• 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: Friday, 13th November. Please note, this role may close early if a suitable candidate is found.

Position Description | Ngā kōrero mō tēnei tūranga: https://www.wisegroup.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PW-Peer-Support-Specialist.pdf

Contact: Melanie Govender, Service and Relationship Manager on melanie.govender@pathways.co.nz for any further information.

For further information, visit our website www.pathways.co.nz

Pathways is committed to healthy lifestyles and actively supports a smoke free environment. We encourage people with lived experience of mental illness & addictions to apply.