Community Support Worker- Part time
Join our Independent Endeavours service, supporting people to build confidence, connection and meaningful participation in their communities. This role is about walking alongside tangata whai ora to identify their goals, strengthen life skills, and access real opportunities in everyday settings.
As a Support Worker, you’ll bring a strengths-based, recovery-focused approach and a passion for helping people move towards greater independence, participation and purpose, while using your excellent relationship skills, resilience and flexibility to provide community-based support to people across West Auckland.
Alongside one-to-one support, you will also facilitate and co-create community-based groups, creating safe, engaging spaces where people can connect, learn new skills, and build a sense of belonging. These groups are a key part of how we support participation, reduce isolation, and grow confidence in real-world environments.
If you want to make a difference in people’s lives using the Strengths model and the Recovery approach and work for a well-established and respected award-winning provider of mental health services based in West Auckland, please read on.
We would welcome applications from people who have:
- A NZ Certificate in Health and Wellbeing Level 4 (Mental Health and Addictions) or equivalent qualification.
- A proven ability to work effectively with tangata whaiora from various cultures, especially Maori and Pasifika.
- A positive and professional attitude.
- An ability to role model how to move forward in a journey to wellbeing.
- Good computer and record keeping skills.
- Familiarity with the West Auckland community.
- Excellent communication, relationship and advocacy skills.
- Creativity, enthusiasm and persistence.
- A mature, empathetic personality, and a sense of humour.
- A full, clean, NZ driver's license.
We can offer you:
- A positive, supportive and stimulating working environment.
- Training opportunities and support for professional development, such as external supervision.
- Wellbeing leave and a day off for your birthday.
If you are seeking a challenge at the cutting edge of mental health service delivery and wish to positively contribute to our vision of Healthy Lives Shaping Healthy Communities, we look forward to hearing from you. Please visit our web site www.walsh.org.nz for more information about WALSH Trust. Applicants for this position should have an entitlement to work in New Zealand. WALSH Trust conducts Police vetting checks for all successful candidates. Under the requirements of the Children’s Act 2014, new candidates that are identified as coming under this act are required to undergo further safety checks as part of the recruitment process. For current employees these checks are repeated every three years.
Skills & Experience
- A NZ Certificate in Health and Wellbeing Level 4 (Mental Health and Addictions) or equivalent qualification.
- A proven ability to work effectively with tangata whaiora from various cultures, especially Maori and Pasifika.
- A positive and professional attitude.
- An ability to role model how to move forward in a journey to wellbeing.
- Good computer and record keeping skills.
- Familiarity with the West Auckland community.
- Excellent communication, relationship and advocacy skills.
- Creativity, enthusiasm and persistence.
- A mature, empathetic personality, and a sense of humour.
- A full, clean, NZ driver's license.
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