• Perm, part-time role + 20hrs Monday to Friday based in Rotorua Lakes.
• Group Discount Card + 2 Paid well-being days + Additional Leave Options.
• Changing people’s lives and preventing homelessness.

If you have a voice to support whānau going through homelessness and to deliver the views & challenges, please apply now!

LinkPeople | Mō mātou 

E whakapono ana mātou ko ngā tāngata te mea nui o te ao. At LinkPeople, we believe that people are the most important thing in the world. This guides us in our work supporting the most vulnerable members of our communities to access permanent, safe and affordable housing and linking them to the health and social services they need to live well. We work together with a number of key organisations as part of a community-wide approach to end homelessness.

The Benefits | Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou 

To show you how much we value you, we offer:

• Increased Employer Kiwisaver contribution.
• Fifth Week of Annual Leave (after 12 months of employment).
• Paid Wellbeing Days (2 days a year).
• HealthNow Payment Card - $250 per year to support Health and Wellbeing for you and your whānau.
• Perk & Perk Plus discount app.

The Role | Mō tēnei tūranga mahi

This is a part-time position, hours and days of work to be negotiated with the successful candidate.

The purpose of this role is to support LinkPeople to deliver the best service possible by ensuring family and whanau perspectives are heard and integrated into services and resources. The role draws on personal experience of supporting a family and whanau member through a personal mental health or addiction journey to recovery.

In this role you will provide recovery-orientated consumer leadership, consultancy, liaison and advice to mental health and addiction services.  This includes input and leadership into strategic planning and funding, implementation, evaluation and monitoring, quality assurance and improvement activities, staff recruitment, and the development and review of policies and procedures.  You will bring lived experience and participate in the development of change proposals in the way our mental health and addictions services are provided.  Together our local voice is strong.

You | Mōu

We are interested to hear from candidates who have lived experience of recovery with mental health or addiction. Someone who can collaborate and consult with families and whanau, family and whanau support services and relevant local, regional and national groups, in order to inform the family and whanau perspective within mental health.

• Preferred applicants must hold a Level 4 New Zealand Certificate or higher in Mental Health Support Work or a recognised equivalent. Alternatively, you will commence study towards this within six months of starting your employment with LinkPeople. This needs to be completed within six months of commencement. LinkPeople offers significant support for staff to complete this study.
• Experience working within the mental health, addiction, disability and/or public health sector and engaging with Māori & Pasifika.
• Lived experience of using health services and recovery principles for yourself or with whānau/family.
• Knowledge of, and demonstrable commitment to, the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
• Full New Zealand driver’s licence.

Applications close | Rā Katinga: 10 May 2024.  This role may close earlier if a suitable candidate is found.

Contact | Whakapā: Shelley Martin, Team Leader – Health on 027 836 4479 or email: shelley.martin@linkpeople.co.nz if you have any questions.

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

Note: The Criminal History Check is Exempt from The Clean Slate Act. In other words, the Clean Slate Act does not apply to this position. Please declare any offences (even outside 7 years) in your application.

**All new appointees require background checking. Under the requirements of the Children's Act 2014, new employees that are identified as coming under this act are required to undergo further safety checks as part of the recruitment process.