To undertake the Care Certificate within the first 12 weeks of employment or have an existing qualification/programme of learning agreed as meeting wholly or partially, the standards of the Care Certificate. To hold a Peer Support Worker training certificate or be willing to engage with NSFT Peer Support Worker training programme. To work with the MDT in the support of service users accessing the service. To establish a supportive and respectful relationship with Service Users and their families / Carers. To role-model personal responsibility, self-awareness, self-belief, advocacy and hopefulness via the telling of their own recovery story to inspire and incite confidence in peers. To share/teach coping, self-help, and self-management techniques within the peer relationship. To support individuals in identifying their own strengths, personal interests, achievements, and meaningful recovery goals. To assist service users in being actively involved in creating their own unique recovery action plan. To provide support for Service Users through maintaining knowledge and links with Community resources and actively support service users to access them. To play an active part in facilitating groups within the service where appropriate. To support service users in seeking to connect/maintain contact with their families, friends, and significant others and in learning how to improve and develop relationships. To always maintain a focus on the rights of the service user/carer, and to respect their personal, social, spiritual beliefs and their unique identity.