Bramley Health are looking for Peer Support Workers with prior experience and understanding, to join our team at The Langford Centre.
Peer Support Worker roles are being developed to support the governments priority of increasing access to, and the availability of mental health and well-being support.
About us
Bramley Health is a specialist health and social care provider. We support men and women of working age who pose variations of mental health challenges within our homes, to maximise their independence to live a meaningful and fulfilling life.
The Langford Centre is our hospital based in Bexhill on Sea and can support up to 73 service users. Split across 6 different wards, The Langford Centre provides low secure, high dependency inpatient rehabilitation and acute services. We support our patients from the point of admission to engage in their recovery pathway to promote successful reintegration back into the community.
About the role
The key element to being a peer support worker is having relevant lived experience for the service you wish to work in, wanting to support others going through similar experiences, and being able to receive training on how to work with people to do this.
What's very important is that you're in a good position to be able to use your lived experience and share this as appropriate in a positive way. You will also need good communication skills - both written and verbal - in your work with patients and service users.
Responsibilities
* Working one to one with service users and patients
* Helping to support individuals to develop goals
* Supporting people in care planning
* Helping people engage with activities
* Supporting group work
* Helping support people develop recovery plans
Key skills
* Open, honest, and friendly
* Good communication skills or willingness to develop these
* Ability to use lived experience in a positive and appropriate way
* Awareness of own personal recovery journey
* Willingness o work as part of a team
* Understanding of company values
Benefits
* Training and development opportunities
* Retail discounts including food shopping, clothes, electronics
* Travel discounts for holidays
* Energy bill savings
* Online courses virtual, live and interactive to upskill yourself
* Help the planet, plant trees, save turtles!
* 24/7 confidential counselling
If you are interested in the Peer Support Worker role, click apply now!