FIXED TERM: Peer Support Worker –Berkshire
BerkshireLiaison & Diversion have an exciting Peer SupportWorkerpositionfor a fixed term of 18 months for a motivated and enthusiastic individual who haslived experience of the criminal justice system and a history of vulnerability such as mental health and or substance misuse.If you arestable in your recovery journey, havingdemonstrateda sustained period of stability and personal growththis could be the perfect opportunity to start a new career in care.
• By using your own experience of going through the Criminal Justice System,treatmentand recovery you will be supporting service users with vulnerabilities going through the Criminal Justice System
• You will be a positive role model helping to understand, inspire, motivate,guideand support our service users to engage with services and work on their recovery. Youwillevidence and show visible recovery; showing that change is possible.
• You will offeremotional and practical support toour service-users by using your own lived experience of the criminal justice system and the challengesandfearsthis can create which will enable them toachieve a positive future
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites
The “must haves” for this role:
• Must have lived experience of the criminal justice system
• Must have direct lived experience and being stable in recovery from substance misuse addiction, mental ill health or other vulnerabilities
• Must have an awareness of modelling appropriate behaviours, having the capacity to cope when unsupervised; setting clear boundaries and seeking support and guidance to support and protect own recovery, health and wellbeing
• Must have good listening skills and effective communication skills; to be able to engage appropriately with service users, carers, and colleagues, and partnership agencies.
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
If you would like any support or guidance filling out the application form, please contact Tim Mascall on 07773 093 354 or emailTimothy.Mascall@Berkshire.nhs.ukwho will be happy to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
This advert closes on Monday 6 Jan 2025
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