Vocational services

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.

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

For more information contact: Vikram

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.

For more information contact: [email protected]

Whiti Ora provides individual skill based programmes that support people with mental health and addiction challenges to build life skills, connect with their communities, and prepare for employment.

 We deliver a range of programmes focused on wellness, self-development, and pre employment skills. Our approach is guided by the Strengths Model principles.

We support people through group based programmes from 16 years of age, with individual support available up to 65 years. Support is tailored to individual learning needs and delivered in ways that encourage participation, confidence, and connection within local communities.

You can refer yourself to White Ora. Information is collected as part of the referral process to confirm eligibility and meet funder requirements. Missing information may delay access to the service.