Do you want a rewarding career supporting service users in the community? Can you inspire, give courage and hope, which will change their lives? If this is you, we would love to hear from you. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with the service user and mental health professionals to navigate and coordinate services. Interventions will be both social and clinical, to build resilience and improve wellbeing. This is a key and exciting role, which will suit someone who is innovative, responsive and has the right skills and experience in mental health.
Main duties of the job
Peer Support Workers are experts by experience of their own recovery. You will be expected to draw on your own experiences of recovery, when appropriate, and will be given training on the most effective way to do this. Therefore, the essential criteria for this role is having had psychosis and ideally support from an Early Intervention team.
About us
Second Step is a leading mental health charity in the South West offering housing, support and hope to people with mental health and other support needs. Our vision is that we believe in a world where everyone affected by their mental health can create a positive future. We promote mental health and wellbeing by supporting people and communities to build brighter futures.
Job responsibilities
1. Build trusting and collaborative relationships with the service user, whilst working in a short-term context.
2. Carry out role adhering to Mental Health Bristol Partnerships policies, procedures, values, code of conduct and current legislation using a Recovery orientated, psychologically informed, equalities based approach.
3. To be an expert through personal lived experience of mental health recovery; to draw upon lived experience of mental health support needs and recovery to assist people to move forward positively.
4. To be active in own recovery and show a willingness to share recovery experience.
Person Specification
Experience
* Past lived experience of psychosis.
* A minimum of one year significant experience working with people with mental health needs.
* Proven lived experience of homelessness and/or mental health issue or substance misuse and the ability to share your experience and recovery positively.
* Proven experience of working with people with multiple needs (e.g., mental health, homelessness, alcohol/drug dependency, rough sleeping).
* Proven experience of carrying out needs and/or risk assessments and the support planning process.
* Proven experience of working within a housing and support agency.
* Proven experience of supporting people with mental health issues through intentional peer support.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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