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Debug: excerpt = Our Vocational Services support people to build skills, confidence, and pathways into employment and participation in life.

Vocational services

Our Vocational Services support people to build skills, confidence, and pathways into employment, learning, and participation in everyday life.

Akiaki Ora & Whiti Ora

Akiaki Ora & Whiti Ora support people with mental health challenges to build life skills, connect with their communities, and prepare for employment. 

Akiaki Ora supports people (16-65 years). This support is tailored to and guided by their individual needs and happens in their community.

Whiti Ora supports people (16 years +) in group settings. These are held all over Auckland, encouraging connection and engagement in the participants local communities.

To access either service, please complete an Introduction Form via the online link or download a PDF or Word copy here. For more information telephone 09 523 2790 or email: PF.admin@ember.org.nz
To read the current timetable of group activities available across the greater Auckland area. View the latest timetables here.
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Ember Employment

Ember Employment supports people with mental health and addiction challenges to find and retain work. Our dedicated mobile teams of employment consultants serve the greater Auckland.

We work alongside people through the key stages of their employment journey. Our consultants focus on understanding interests and aspirations, reducing barriers to work, and identifying realistic pathways into mainstream employment.

Our consultants work in their local communities and come from diverse backgrounds and ethnicities.

You can contact Ember Employment by phone on 09 523 2790, by email at employment@ember.org.nz, or by completing the online self-referral form by clicking the button below , that says "Fill in the referral form online"
Fill in the referral form online
Individual Placement and Support (IPS)

IPS supports people with mental health and addiction challenges who want to get and keep paid work. We use the evidence based IPS model, which is integrated with mental health care and treatment. We support people who may experience multiple barriers to employment with a zero exclusion policy.

Our employment specialists work closely with people and their treatment or support teams to move quickly into mainstream, competitive employment.

The service is delivered in the Rodney area through a partnership between Ember and Health New Zealand and is funded by New Zealand government departments

You can access the IPS service by referral from your mental health clinician.

For more information contact: Vikram Singh

Peer Employment Training

Peer Employment Training supports people with mental health and addiction challenges to develop skills grounded in their own lived experience and is based on peer to peer learning.

We provide structured training that equips people with the skills needed to work in peer support roles across a range of settings. The programme runs over 11 full days and there are no course fees.

The training is for people who want to build peer support skills and use them in paid or voluntary roles working with others who have similar lived experience.

You can consider PET, if you live in Counties Manukau, and have completed WRAP training.

For more information contact: ruth.cheeseman@ember.org.nz

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