Lived Experience Advisor - Youth - CADS Altered High Youth, Auckland

Lived Experience Advisor - Youth - CADS Altered High Youth at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Waitematā, Auckland Youth Lived Experience Advisor - CADS Altered High Youth - Te Whatu Ora Waitemata Permanent, part-time 0.2 FTE - 8 hours per week Contribute to transforming the future of youth addiction servicesFlexible working support to balance your work and lifestyle Based centrally, work regionally (mobile service) CADS Altered High Youth Service has been at the forefront of providing youth-focused addiction services across the motu. We pride ourselves on delivering high-quality addiction treatment that fits young people’s lives and are passionate about improving and developing effective interventions. Join our team and meaningfully contribute to our kaupapa as you guide and advise the team, so that we keep young people at the heart of our mahi.Who are 'Lived Experience' Advisors? Lived experience advisors are people with their own direct experience of alcohol and other drug use, who can use that experience, knowledge, and skills to contribute to the continued improvement of our services. They engage with young people and whanau who are currently, or have previously, engaged with services to ensure young people and their whanau have a voice in the planning and design of our services.As Youth Lived Experience Advisor you will: Work in partnership with the CADS Youth Team, with the support of the CADS Consumer Team, to help ensure our services respond to the needs of young people Provide CADS Youth Service with advice on service planning and improvements by listening to people’s experiences and valuing their voicesIdentify innovations and make recommendations for service design, delivery, or evaluation Be approachable and develop a partnership approach between consumers and the service Focus on solutions and enjoy looking at how systems can work best for our clients Show commitment to social justice, harm reduction, and client-centred treatment and recoveryDemonstrate resilience by working through life’s challenges and continuing to use the skills and supports gained Maintain good humour, remain calm under pressure Show cultural competence with a commitment to the Treaty of Waitangi Manage time effectively Be able to legally drive in New Zealand without restrictionTo view a copy of the job description, please click here . Our Values At Te Whatu Ora Waitematā, we are driven by our values: “everyone matters,” “with compassion,” “connected,” and “better, best, brilliant.” We are committed to living up to these values to give you the right balance of autonomy, support, development, encouragement, and aroha.How to apply - Me pehea te tuku tono To apply for this role, please visit our careers website at quoting the reference number WDHB18317 . For questions, please contact: Morgan Brooks, Altered High Clinical Team Leader - 0212724590 (for information about the Youth Team) Sheridan Pooley, CADS consumer team lead - 09 815 5830 or 021 760 319 (for information about the role)For more information on our recruitment process, please email Abigail Sana Matic, Recruitment Consultant. Position number: WDHB18317 Employer: Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Waitematā Note: You may be redirected to the employer's careers website. #J-18808-Ljbffr