Whatever It Takes Trust Looking for Community Support Worker (Casual) at Ahuriri, Hawkes Bay Full Time

Whatever it Takes Trust is a unique organisation, we’re proud that we can offer mahi in a peer support, lived experience with mental health and addiction as well as chronically homeless supporting Whanau into social housing or properties. 

We have sites in Napier & Hastings Lighthouse, Manaia House, Housing First, Emergency & Transitional Housing, Tenancy, Outreach, Community Support and Residential Support, Community Support working in partnership with Health Centres, Mahea (Youth) with our Head office in Ahuriri (West Quay)

Our mahi is challenging, our mahi is recovery and independence focused, but our mahi is important for our people who need support. 

Our values: Manaakitanga,Courage,Rangatiratanga,Whanaungatanga,Aroha 

The Role:  Community Support Worker (Casual):

We’re searching for kaimahi that have the skills to be able to support our Whanau in our community with lived experience and a good understanding of supportive community practices and procedures.

It’s important our whanau live and enjoy being part of a community.  

Hours: Monday-Friday, 8.00am-4.30pm, varied hours are available so there is flexibility, (casual role).

You will be part of the Community Team but also the wider WIT Whanau.

A full driver’s license is essential and ideally you are fully Covid-19 vaccinated.

Mental Health and Addictions Level 4 qualification or working towards this is essential.

Lived experience and peer support background is an advantage, but we have lots of support for the right person.

If you want to make a difference in your community and you want to join an awesome organisation, we would love to hear from you.

We require a Cover letter and CV. Our process is to tele-interview and face to face interview with a panel with the right applicants. Click APPLY

Suitable applicants will be interviewed as applications are received. Please apply as soon as possible if you are interested in this opportunity.