Peer Support Worker
* Early Intervention
* Permanent Role
* Based in Bristol
* Sociable Hours (No Weekends or Bank Holidays)
* Competitive Salary (£25,359)
Are you passionate about helping others?
Client snapshot:
An exciting opportunity with my client, a leading provider of mental health and housing support services. They offer a range of early intervention and recovery-focused services to individuals experiencing psychosis, helping them navigate their mental health journey with tailored support.
Vacancy Brief:
* This is a permanent Peer Support Worker role.
* Full-time position: 37.5 hours per week (Monday–Friday, 9 AM–5 PM). No weekends or bank holidays.
* Salary: £25,359 per annum.
* Enhanced DBS Check required (covering both child and adult workforce).
* Candidates must have direct experience supporting individuals with psychosis or other mental health conditions, or lived experience they can use to inspire and support service users.
* A full UK driver’s license and access to a vehicle is preferred.
* On-site role, based in central Bristol.
* Excellent benefits package, including a flexible working policy, 26 days annual leave (increasing to 31 days), plus a work mobile phone and laptop.
* 12 months of abstinence required for candidates with a history of drug or alcohol misuse.
* Must have been discharged from the Bristol Early Intervention Service for at least two years if previously supported by them.
The Responsibilities:
* In your job role as a Peer Support worker, you build trusting and collaborative relationships with service users, offering practical advice and emotional support to help them navigate their mental health journey.
* As a Peer Support Worker, you will draw on personal lived experience of mental health challenges, including psychosis, to positively support and motivate individuals in their recovery process.
* You will work alongside service users to co-produce, review, and implement recovery plans, crisis plans, and self-management tools such as the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP).
* An integral part of your job role will be to Support individuals from diverse backgrounds, advocating for their needs, challenging stigma, and helping them access community-based services to improve their overall wellbeing.
* Furthermore, you need to ensure all safeguarding policies and procedures are adhered to, working within a positive risk-taking approach to maintain a safe and supportive environment for service users.
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