Equip is a leading mental health organisation, an extension of Windsor Park Church, providing an innovative model of care, effective support and education in the greater Auckland region.
11 December 2018 12:30pm - 2:00pm
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Skills and strategies to support you to manage your own health and wellbeing
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This grief education programme is for adults 18+ who have been affected by the suicide of someone they know.
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The Our Voice support group provides a space for people to meet with other people who have experienced mental distress and/or addictions
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This group is ideal for those with mental heath issues and/or their supporters. Also very beneficial for those who find large groups stressful.
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Are you a family member of a person who experiences mental health issues? Equip would love to connect with you.
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We are a group who have lived experience supporting a family member with a mental illness. Coffee group is held the second Thursday of each month
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If you have the skills we seek, plus a can do attitude and want to belong to a supportive and engaging team making a real difference in our community, we would love to hear from you!
EQUIP’S STAFF SAY:
“I LOVE THE CULTURE AT EQUIP. I HAVE NEVER KNOWN A PLACE WHERE YOU FEEL SO VALUED AND WHERE YOU ARE PUT FIRST.”
“I TOOK THE JOB TO CHANGE OTHER PEOPLES’ LIVES, BUT IT CHANGED MINE.”
WHO IS EQUIP?
We are an independent mental health Not for Profit organisation associated with Windsor Park Baptist Church and have a strong Christian ethos. With a staff of around 70, we are a values led organisation who truly care about the people we work with and for. We pride ourselves on our supportive, inclusive culture and our success is making a positive difference in the lives of others
ABOUT THE ROLE:
We are looking for an enthusiastic person, who enjoys working with the families/whānau of people who experience mental illness. You will be working autonomously with families/whānau living in the North Shore, West Auckland and Rodney areas, providing practical support and education, as well as linking them with other community organisations and resources. This position is for 20 hours per week and some flexibility is required as there will be some evening work at times.
You’ll receive a thorough induction and on-going training. This position requires that you will have the Level 4 Certificate in Health and Wellbeing or a higher relevant qualification. You will be experienced in working one to one with people and be comfortable in facilitating groups.
WHAT WILL I NEED?
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- A genuine passion to work with people, being a good listener and communicator
- Be computer literate
- Be a NZ resident or have a valid NZ work visa
- Full NZ driver licence
- Be a team player who is self motivated and can work autonomously
- Keen to learn about the various groups topics, focusing on supporting families/whānau
APPLICATIONS CLOSE
4pm Monday 14th January 2019
apply now
If you have the skills we seek, plus a can do attitude and want to belong to a supportive and engaging team making a real difference in our community, we would love to hear from you!
applications require:
Completed Equip Job Application Form (download an Application Form.) Please quote the reference number FWC on the application.
Separate Curriculum Vitae
Cover Letter
Copy of Driver Licence (front & back)
Current Working Visa (if applicable)
Send the above completed forms to:
Email to:
front.desk@equip.net.nz , or
Personal Delivery to:
Equip
550 East Coast Road
Mairangi Bay
North Shore , or
Post to:
Equip
PO Box 65 385
Mairangi Bay
Auckland 0754
A CSW works in partnership with the other person on goals leading to a satisfying life. The work entails helping service users reach identified goals and maximise strengths.
EQUIP’S STAFF SAY:
“I LOVE THE CULTURE AT EQUIP. I HAVE NEVER KNOWN A PLACE WHERE YOU FEEL SO VALUED AND WHERE YOU ARE PUT FIRST.”
“I TOOK THE JOB TO CHANGE OTHER PEOPLES’ LIVES, BUT IT CHANGED MINE.”
WHO IS EQUIP?
We are an independent mental health Not for Profit organisation associated with Windsor Park Baptist Church and have a strong Christian ethos. With a staff of around 70, we are a values led organisation who truly care about the people we work with and for. We pride ourselves on our supportive, inclusive culture and our success is making a positive difference in the lives of others
ABOUT THE ROLE:
A CSW works in partnership with the other person on goals leading to a satisfying life. You’ll work autonomously with service users living in the community in the North Shore, West Auckland and Rodney areas. The work entails helping service users reach identified goals and maximise strengths.
Hours: Mainly from Monday to Friday with some flexibility required to meet the needs of the service users.
You’ll receive a thorough induction and on-going training. Equip will support you to commence relevant training (Level 4 Certificate in Mental Health and Well-being), or you will have completed this already. Higher level relevant qualifications negate this need. Having advanced skills and qualifications in the field of alcohol and drugs would be an additional advantage
WHAT WILL I NEED?
- A genuine passion to work with people, being a good listener and communicator
- Be computer literate
- Be a NZ resident or have a valid NZ work visa
- Full NZ driver licence
- Be a team player who is self motivated and can work autonomously
APPLICATIONS CLOSE
4pm Monday 14th January 2019
apply now
If you have the skills we seek, plus a can do attitude and want to belong to a supportive and engaging team making a real difference in our community, we would love to hear from you!
applications require:
Completed Equip Job Application Form (download an Application Form.) Please quote the reference number SH on the application.
Separate Curriculum Vitae
Cover Letter
Copy of Driver Licence (front & back)
Current Working Visa (if applicable)
Send the above completed forms to:
Email to:
front.desk@equip.net.nz , or
Personal Delivery to:
Equip
550 East Coast Road
Mairangi Bay
North Shore , or
Post to:
Equip
PO Box 65 385
Mairangi Bay
Auckland 0754
A CSW works in partnership with the other person on goals leading to a satisfying life. The work entails helping service users reach identified goals and maximise strengths.
EQUIP’S STAFF SAY:
“I LOVE THE CULTURE AT EQUIP. I HAVE NEVER KNOWN A PLACE WHERE YOU FEEL SO VALUED AND WHERE YOU ARE PUT FIRST.”
“I TOOK THE JOB TO CHANGE OTHER PEOPLES’ LIVES, BUT IT CHANGED MINE.”
WHO IS EQUIP?
We are an independent mental health Not for Profit organisation associated with Windsor Park Baptist Church and have a strong Christian ethos. With a staff of around 70, we are a values led organisation who truly care about the people we work with and for. We pride ourselves on our supportive, inclusive culture and our success is making a positive difference in the lives of others
ABOUT THE ROLE:
A CSW works in partnership with the other person on goals leading to a satisfying life. You’ll work autonomously with service users living in the community in the Auckland area. The work entails helping service users reach identified goals and maximise strengths.
Hours: Full time 40 hours between Monday to Friday with some flexibility required to meet the needs of the service user’s hours which will be negotiated with our Team Leader.
You'll receive a thorough induction and on-going training. Equip sill support you to commence relevant training (Level 4 Certificate in Mental Health and Well-being), or you will have completed this already. Higher level relevant qualifications negate this need. Having advanced skills and qualifications in the field of alcohol and drugs would be an additional advantage.
WHAT WILL I NEED?
- A genuine passion to work with people, being a good listener and communicator
- Be computer literate
- Be a NZ resident or have a valid NZ work visa
- Full NZ driver licence
- Be a team player who is self motivated and can work autonomously
APPLICATIONS CLOSE
4pm Monday 14th January 2019
apply now
If you have the skills we seek, plus a can do attitude and want to belong to a supportive and engaging team making a real difference in our community, we would love to hear from you!
applications require:
Completed Equip Job Application Form (download an Application Form.) Please quote the reference number OACSW on the application.
Separate Curriculum Vitae
Cover Letter
Copy of Driver Licence (front & back)
Current Working Visa (if applicable)
Send the above completed forms to:
Email to:
front.desk@equip.net.nz , or
Personal Delivery to:
Equip
550 East Coast Road
Mairangi Bay
North Shore , or
Post to:
Equip
PO Box 65 385
Mairangi Bay
Auckland 0754
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"Equip visits have built up my confidence again."
I look forward to my Community Support Worker (CSW)’s visits and the company. More often than not, we have had fine weather to go out and sit in the park. This has built up my confidence to get out and back into the community once more. One of the things that has given me great joy and a deep, deep feeling of peace within me is going back to church. Once I expressed this was something I would like to do again, my CSW got Carol to come and visit. Carol found a local church that holds a weekly communion service on a Wednesday. This has meant a lot to me. A bonus good cup of coffee and homemade cake afterward gives me the opportunity to get to know one or two of the other folk there. I am very grateful to Equip for this opportunity and their visits have meant so much to me.
"Kevin’s family love having him closer to them again."
When Kevin first came to Equip he didn’t really have any social contacts and this wasn’t helped by him having no phone or means of communication. Kevin’s first goal was to get a cell phone which he has now and is used to keep in contact with his family.
Over time Kevin was supported by Equip staff to get out of the house and have social contact with his family as he was very isolated living on his own and having no friends... He joined a social group which helped him have some contacts with people who had common interests to himself and it gave him somewhere to go. This led to Kevin going out to visit his friends down the road and had a few visits with his family which he really enjoyed. He said it made him feel really good spending time with family but he didn’t think they would want him to live with them.
Kevin had stated in the past that he wanted to get back into his old work as a builder but hadn’t made any steps towards this. During the visit to his family home he did some building work and discovered how much he had enjoyed doing it. It made him realize that he was capable of working again. Kevin and his support worker problem solved ways to look for and get building work. He ended up finding a job through a friend which he wasn’t needed for in the end but he was really happy about the prospect of getting work and an income.
Kevin’s suppork worker spoke on and off with Kevin’s family members and let them know how much Kevin enjoyed going to their place and spending time with them. In fact Kevin ended up spending Christmas with his famliy whereas normally he would be on his own.
Just recently, Kevin decided to move in with family and is enjoying greater connection with them and his confidence had grown to a point where he was able to make the relocation arrangements himself. Kevin’s family say they love having him closer to them again and are supporting his efforts to get permanent work.
"A lot of situations and things puzzled me."
Hi, I’m Vaoesea and I grew up in Hastings. Just before I went to College I moved with my family to West Auckland and completed my schooling there. When I finished schooling I went to University but struggled and did not cope. I also seemed to be unable to get a job, had no friends, no direction and was shy and lacking in confidence. And for some reason I was angry all the time. Something was not quite right but I didn’t know what it was. I ended up seeing a Psychiatrist and despite this was having trouble communicating with my family. I would head off for long walks in the bush and one night spent the whole night sitting under a tree in the Waitakeres.
I guess if I was to describe how I felt at the time, it was that I was angry a lot and also I started to experience a sensation of dreaming while I was awake. The things I dreamed about felt real but over time I got to realise that they weren’t. A lot of situations and things puzzled me.
This all came to a head one day when I had an argument with my mother and went to the Police to make a complaint against her. The Police got a Doctor to come and check me out. I was taken in a Police car to an inpatient mental health unit, put in isolation and strip searched. It was very degrading and frightening. And I struggled with being separated from family.
After a period of time I came out of the hospital and went back home. I became fascinated and absorbed by the war in Kuwait.
Eventually I moved into what was called a ‘therapeutic community’ in the city where I lived in a big house with a number of other people who had mental health issues. While there I got my first job in a lunch bar in Queen Street but had to leave it because it did not work out.
I left the community and followed my boyfriend up to Whangarei but unfortunately we broke up soon after and my Mother and brother had to come up and get me and I was once again admitted to an inpatient unit for a time. It was during that second stay that I got offered some therapy which I found calming and helpful.
After leaving the unit I went back to the therapeutic community and learnt how to be a reliable flatmate, budget and socialise.
Eventually, I got the chance to move into a three bedroom flat with two other people who received support from a mental health support service. This time things went better. I got a cleaning job which I seemed to manage quite well and was able to hold on to.
Things change a lot in mental health services but a change that was good for me was that the flat we were in became available for us to rent independently. We all got our names on the lease and each of us received support from Equip. This was the first time in 15 years that I felt I had some real independence. I got well enough to not need support at all.
When I heard about the Client Advisor role coming up at Equip I was encouraged by others to apply. Whilst I did not think I probably had the confidence or skills to do the role something urged me to give it a go.
I have been in that role for five years and have been stretched and learnt a lot. Because my job is on the North Shore I decided to move there and most weekends I spend with my brother at his place.
Who would have thought that the University drop out is now advising an organisation with 60 staff and 220 clients how to put the person at the centre of their services and giving that service feedback from service users as to what is working and what is not.
Who knows what else I can do – it will be exciting to find out.
I guess if I was to describe how I felt at the time, it was that I was angry a lot and also I started to experience a sensation of dreaming while I was awake. The things I dreamed about felt real but over time I got to realise that they weren’t. A lot of situations and things puzzled me.
This all came to a head one day when I had an argument with my mother and went to the Police to make a complaint against her. The Police got a Doctor to come and check me out. I was taken in a Police car to an inpatient mental health unit, put in isolation and strip searched. It was very degrading and frightening. And I struggled with being separated from family.
After a period of time I came out of the hospital and went back home. I became fascinated and absorbed by the war in Kuwait.
Eventually I moved into what was called a ‘therapeutic community’ in the city where I lived in a big house with a number of other people who had mental health issues. While there I got my first job in a lunch bar in Queen Street but had to leave it because it did not work out.
I left the community and followed my boyfriend up to Whangarei but unfortunately we broke up soon after and my Mother and brother had to come up and get me and I was once again admitted to an inpatient unit for a time. It was during that second stay that I got offered some therapy which I found calming and helpful.
After leaving the unit I went back to the therapeutic community and learnt how to be a reliable flatmate, budget and socialise.
Eventually, I got the chance to move into a three bedroom flat with two other people who received support from a mental health support service. This time things went better. I got a cleaning job which I seemed to manage quite well and was able to hold on to.
Things change a lot in mental health services but a change that was good for me was that the flat we were in became available for us to rent independently. We all got our names on the lease and each of us received support from Equip. This was the first time in 15 years that I felt I had some real independence. I got well enough to not need support at all.
When I heard about the Client Advisor role coming up at Equip I was encouraged by others to apply. Whilst I did not think I probably had the confidence or skills to do the role something urged me to give it a go.
I have been in that role for five years and have been stretched and learnt a lot. Because my job is on the North Shore I decided to move there and most weekends I spend with my brother at his place.
Who would have thought that the University drop out is now advising an organisation with 60 staff and 220 clients how to put the person at the centre of their services and giving that service feedback from service users as to what is working and what is not.
Who knows what else I can do – it will be exciting to find out.
"Equip gave me hope and a sense of progress when I had none"
It was hard waiting for such a long time in hospital but Equip staff really gave me and my mum hope that one day I would get out and have my own flat and a job. They helped me work on my CV and confidence skills and while the waiting for somewhere to live took awhile, I worked on these things. My mum was involved too and she offered me a lot of support and she and Equip worked together. Through Equip I got to see a Dietician every week and she helped me to lose weight and get fit.
I am out of hospital now and whilst I am in supported accommodation I know that eventually I will get my own flat and a job.
Equip gave me hope and a sense of progress when I had none.
Tim
I am out of hospital now and whilst I am in supported accommodation I know that eventually I will get my own flat and a job.
Equip gave me hope and a sense of progress when I had none.
Tim
