An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time Peer Support Navigator within the Greater Manchester Children and Young People Positive Health Pathway Team. The base for this Team is Central Park in Manchester and supports children and young people across the ten boroughs of Greater Manchester. There will be an expectation for the Peer Support Navigator to independently travel across Greater Manchester.
The Greater Manchester Children’s and Young People’s Positive Health Pathways Team is part of a Greater Manchester wide multi-disciplinary pathway working collaboratively with the children and young peoplein contact with the criminal justice system, SARC and secure welfare provision.Through a trauma informed and biopsychosocial model of carethe service facilitates assessment; joint care planning; intervention and evaluation of outcomes.
The team aims to support the children and young people in understanding and making informed decisions about their health and wellbeing, offering access to opportunities that can contribute to breaking the cycle of offending and building resilience.
We are inviting people with lived experience of any one or more of the following: criminal justice system, care system, childhood adversity, neurodiversity, health adversity, mental health and or emotional difficulties to join our peer informed service; acting as a positive role model and showing a professional and caring attitude and approach to children and young people.
The role of the Peer Support Navigator is to draw on their lived experience to support children and young people to enhance their health, wellbeing, and quality of life by assisting children and young people to connect with and access health services, voluntary sector services and community-based activities and support. Through sharing wisdom informed by experience and knowledge the post holder will:
· Support and promote social prescribing as a user led concept with a playful, accepting, curious and empathic approach.
· Emphasise hope and optimism, setting and inspiring goals with the child and young person.
· Value experiential learning.
· Focus on strengths rather than deficits taking a child focussed and centred approach.
· Taking a trauma-informed approach to care.
· Age-appropriate open communication adapting to the child’s age, vulnerability, health needs, diversity, and protective characteristics.
· Creating a safe space for ideas to be discussed.
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
• Pay Enhancements:
Band
Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am
All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)
1
Time plus 47%
Time plus 94%
2
Time plus 41%
Time plus 83%
3
Time plus 35%
Time plus 69%
4 – 9
Time plus 30%
Time plus 60%
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
This advert closes on Friday 14 Mar 2025