We are recruiting a Peer Mentor Support Worker on a 12 month fixed term contract to support children and young people.
Main duties of the job
The Peer Mentor Support Worker collaborates closely with young adults, their families, and other involved professionals to enhance the young adult's life beyond the mentoring service. By conducting thorough assessments, the Peer Mentor Support Worker arranges and facilitates meetings, provides valuable knowledge, and offers guidance to buddy mentors. This comprehensive support system ensures that young adults receive the assistance they need to thrive in all aspects of their lives.
This role includes conducting initial triage and assessments, collaboratively managing risks with the young adult and service manager, and delivering targeted, goal-based interventions.
About us
Coventry and Warwickshire Mind has been developing and delivering quality services with, and for, people with mental health issues for over fifty years.
An independent charity governed by a group of local trustees, Coventry and Warwickshire Mind is affiliated with the national Mind network, which is made up of over 105 organisations across England and Wales. Each local Mind is unique, working hard to understand the needs of their community and tailoring their services to match.
We want to make sure that everyone with poor mental health gets the support they need and the respect they deserve. This could mean having access to information, a listening ear, or more specialist support and services to help someone to live and recover from their mental health issue.
Coventry and Warwickshire Mind provide services to all ages, including children, young people and adults, supporting in excess of 30,000 people each year.
Job responsibilities
Job title: Peer Mentor Support Worker
Hours: 30 hours per week (including evenings and weekends)
Job type: 1 Year Fixed Term
Key responsibilities:
1. To encourage, inspire, motivate, and assist the young adult who accesses the peer mentoring service.
2. Working alongside buddy mentors, carry out comprehensive and holistic assessments and develop a package of support appropriate to individual needs.
3. To work as part of a team that provides 1-1 and group-based programs to young adults in community settings.
4. To prioritise young adults' needs at all times, supporting individuals to identify their needs and work towards them learning how to set goals.
5. To assist in the recruitment of young adult experts, buddy mentors and volunteers to support service delivery.
6. To hold a direct caseload, support assessments, provide signposting, supported referral and liaison between agencies, including VCSE and statutory providers.
7. To work with partner agencies to identify and meet young adults' needs.
8. To assist with training and presentations to buddy mentors and the wider multi-agency network as directed by the service manager.
What we can offer you:
* Working culture based on core values of trust, honesty, inclusivity, enabling, effective and an unapologetic drive for excellence.
* Annual leave 25 days plus bank holidays plus an extra day for every two completed holiday years.
* Wellbeing day 1 day, per holiday year, to be used to take care of your own mental health and wellbeing.
* Life insurance policy Coventry, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Mind are covered by a Life Insurance policy. The death in service payment is 2 x gross salary (tax free).
* Employee development Active encouragement not only to assist performance in the current role but also for the benefit of personal development via various means. Access to Coventry, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Mind CPD training and opportunities to access external CPD training.
* Flexible working A range of options available for all employees dependant on role and responsibilities.
* Pension Minimum 5% employee and 3% employer contribution, with an ethical investment policy option.
* Sick pay On completion of a 6-month probationary period, Coventry, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Mind employees will be eligible to a period of paid sick leave.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Closing date: Thursday 27th February 2025
Interview date: TBC
Only successful applicants will be notified. We reserve the right to close the application window early and without notice should a suitable number of applications be received.
Coventry, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Mind values diversity and difference. We welcome applicants from all sections of the community, particularly under-represented groups and people with lived experience of mental health issues.
Coventry, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Mind is a leading mental health service provider and an equal opportunities employer.
Person Specification
Travel
* An ability to travel to venues across Coventry and Warwickshire. Must have access to a vehicle as a means of transport.
Experience
* Relevant experience of providing support to children and young adults.
* Lived or professional experience of mental health.
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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