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🥝 Family Whanau Peer Support Worker, Eating Disorders

Canterbury District Health Board | Christchurch, New Zealand | Posted June 29, 2026

Job Description

  • Hillmorton Hospital, Christchurch
  • Permanent part time (20 hours per week) position
  • Brand new role aimed to improve the experience for tangata whai ora (people seeking wellness) and their family-whānau 
  • Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
    is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed
    to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders. 

    About the Role 

    Family-whānau have an important
    role to play in the treatment and recovery of people who have an eating
    disorder. This role is a first in New Zealand for services specialising in the
    treatment of eating disorders and is an exciting opportunity to explore and
    develop ways to enhance the relationships between family-whānau and the
    treating team, with a view to improving and maximising outcomes for tangata
    whai ora (people seeking wellness). 

    As a Family Whānau Peer Support
    Worker you will connect with fami...

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