Peer Support Worker (Liaison and Diversion)
Job reference: 242018
Date posted: 08/01/2025
Application closing date: 26/01/2025
Location: Touchstone House, 2-4 Middleton Crescent, Leeds, LS11 6JU
Salary: NJC Scale Points 07 – 11, starting at £25,584 pa/pro rata
Package: 18.5 hours per week
Contractual hours: 18.5
Basis: Part time
Job category/type: Part time
Touchstone is a multi-award-winning mental health and wellbeing charity operating in communities across Yorkshire. Touchstone understands that we can only deliver excellence to the people we serve if the people we recruit are happy, empowered, supported to reach their potential and trusted to lead.
This opportunity is working as a peer support worker within the Liaison & Diversion service. The Liaison and Diversion Service supports people with identified health needs who come into contact with the Criminal Justice system. These identified health needs include mental health issues, learning difficulties and disabilities, homelessness, substance or alcohol use, or any other vulnerability that is having a negative impact on a person’s life.
Information Session: Tuesday 14 January 2025 at 11am via MS Teams. To attend, please email recruitment@touchstonesupport.org.uk for a link.
Closing Date: Sunday 26 January 2025
Interview date: Friday 07 February 2025
Contact details: Connor Ashworth (connora@touchstonesupport.org.uk) | 07442 880 894
As an employee of Touchstone, all successful applicants continually benefit from the following:
* Personal wellbeing budget
* 28 days annual leave (rising to 31 after 2 years) + 8 bank holidays (pro-rata)
* Agile working opportunities
* Cycle to work scheme
* Access to counselling and 24/7 confidential staff Mindful Employer helpline
* Health and wellbeing and fun organisational staff away days
* Inclusive maternity and parental policies and pay
* A full range of staff and peer support networks
* Additional day of leave for a celebration day
* Learning and personal development opportunities
Touchstone is an equal opportunities organisation and an equal rights employer. Applications are welcome from all sections of the community, particularly, BME and LGB and Trans communities and/or people with disabilities who are under-represented within Touchstone. Further information can be obtained from our equal opportunities policy. Please note that we do not hold a sponsor licence and we do not intend to offer sponsorship for this particular role. You should therefore ensure that you have/will have the right to work in the UK to be able to undertake this role. If appointed, you will be required to provide relevant right to work documents at the point of an offer being made to you. Applications can be obtained by visiting www.touchstonesupport.org.uk or by e-mailing recruitment@touchstonesupport.org.uk. Please note that feedback is not provided to applicants who have not been shortlisted.
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