28 hours per week
Fixed Term Employment June 2023; ASAP start
Based in Mt Eden, Auckland; work from home options available
Ko wai te whanau nei Who are Changing Minds?
We are a whanau first and foremost. We believe in upholding, protecting and nurturing the mana and potential of all Tangata Matau a-wheako people with personal experience of recovery from mental health and/or addiction, right across Aotearoa.
We are a national not-for-profit organisation that is committed to ‘living’ our whanaungatanga connection, identity and purpose within te Tiriti o Waitangi for the hauora wellbeing of all Aotearoa and providing a space for all our staff to enhance and express their own cultural confidence and connection.
We also pride ourselves in being operated entirely by those who have navigated their own lived experience who now stand tall as living examples of what is possible when we recognise and embrace our experiences as taonga sign of the potential we all hold to influence greater hauora. Changing Minds work in the broad area of hauora services, advocacy, human rights, and health policy, and we collect, articulate, and activate the strategic voice of lived experience.
Nga Uara Our Values
Ngakaupono - absolute integrity We fight for what is right, we stand for what is true, we are driven by our pursuit of equitable wellbeing for all of Aotearoa.
Hei tiaki - to protect what is sacred We acknowledge all lived experiences as a taonga. We protect and nurture these taonga throughout our journey together with all whanau as a source of mana.
Whanaungatanga - connection and identity. Our unique experiences, relationships and connections allow us all to find our own individual identity within one united whanau.
He mana to te Korero - words hold great power We tell our stories, we speak as one, we support the voices of whanau to be heard.
Tino-rangatiratanga - leaders of our own pathway We recognise whanau matau a-wheako as the leaders of their own journey, just as we are of ours.
Requirements
Kaupapa The project
Changing Minds has been contracted by the Ministry of Health to lead and manage the co-design and implementation of an Auckland Peer Workforce Pilot within Gambling Harm and Prevention until June 2023. This service comprises of three components
· Leading and managing the co-design and implementation of an Auckland-based peer workforce development service alongside communities, Whanau and our external co-design partners.
· Recruitment, deployment (supervised placement) and professional development of peer workers.
· Relationship engagement with Kaupapa Maori and Pacific Peer Support Placement Service Providers, and whanau whaiora of those services
· Development of the Preventing and Minimising Gambling Harm (PMGH) peer workforce model.
He kai kei ou ringa Your skills and potential
Matau a-wheako - You will be someone with personal lived experience of mental distress and/or addiction and/or gambling harm and possess the confidence to use and tell your own story safely for the purposes of connection and education. You will Hold a Level 4 NZQA qualification with relevance to Peer Support as listed on the careerforce website or an equivalent. Highly desired is a Mental Health Cert L4 or r or equivalent or higher.
Kia u ki te Tiriti o Waitangi You will be willing and committed to understanding and embracing your own connection to te Tiriti O Waitangi and able to demonstrate how that supports your mahi.
Mahi tahi Being a whanau player is crucial; we work as one team, with the community, for the people. This position will be part of Changing Minds Leadership, supporting and developing Maori and Pacific Peers specifically, so a commitment to cultural supervision and connection is essential.
Arotahi ki te kaupapa - Strong, project management skills, knowledge and experience annual and strategic planning, reporting writing and logistics. You will be a strategic thinker with ideas or experience in supporting and developing others.
Whanaungatanga exceptional peer leadership, relationship management and interpersonal skills and experience to guide, coach and supervise Peer Support Workers, ensure they have access to Cultural Support and are supported to develop professionally. Exceptional Relationship building skills to form and maintain strong relationships with placement organisations, expert advisors and the Mental Health and Addictions Sector.
Whai ariari - Superior communication, problem solving, and analytical capabilities coupled with sound ju