The East Lothian Recovery Hub Peer Support Worker (ELRHPSW) will be based in the Esk Centre in Musselburgh and will work at various locations across East Lothian.
This post is funded by Midlothian and East Lothian Drug and Alcohol partnership (MELDAP).
JOB PURPOSE
The Post Holder (ELRHPSW) will provide and promote peer support and recovery services to people recovering from their problematic use of alcohol and drugs. This will be achieved by supporting people in the different phases of their recovery from initial engagement with services and the recovery community through to options for education, training, volunteering and employment.
SERVICE OUTCOMES:
The work of the East Lothian Recovery Hub Peer Support Worker will contribute to the following service outcomes:
• Service users are appropriately supported from their first contact with services through individual and group peer support.
• Service users are supported to access relevant and appropriate services, resources and benefits.
• Services users’ involvement in recovery-based services and networks is increased.
• Service user’s sense of wellbeing is improved.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Provide service user led one-to-one support for clients through promoting choice, well-being and recovery.
• Provide support and advocacy to service users from referral to assessment through to treatment including pre and post residential support.
• Promote recovery based solutions.
• Be willing to share your own personal experiences of recovery in a safe and appropriate manner that maintains your own recovery and supports others on their own recovery journey.
• Support service user’s access to appropriate services for themselves and acting as an advocate for those who have problems around access and inclusion.
• Provide practical support to people to ensure they make appointments and engage positively with services.
• Support service users to make the best possible use of local services, resources and amenities that meet their own health and well-being needs.
• Support service users to actively engage in the recovery community across East Lothian.
• Provide information about local mutual aid groups and recovery groups.
• Support the development of group based peer support.
• Co-facilitate the delivery of groupwork.
• Collect evidence which demonstrates the impact of peer support.
• Maintain links with staff from alcohol and drug services, children and families services and promote access to these services.
• At all times present to clients and partners positive and professional image of the role.
• Develop positive working relationships with all relevant partner organisations.
• To fulfil any other duties as discussed with the Project Manager.
The following Open Sessions are being held, for information about MELD and what it's like working with us.
Starfish Cafe, Loretto Church Hall, Newbigging, Musselburgh - Wednesday 22/01/25 12 noon – 2pm
Horizons Cafe, Dalkeith Baptist Church, 8 North Wynd, Dalkeith - Friday 24/01/25 12 noon – 2pm
No11, 11 St Andrew Street, Dalkeith - Monday 27/01/25 5pm – 7pm
Esk Centre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh - Tuesday 28/01/25 5pm – 7pm
Come along to a session for an informal chat and access to paper copies of the application packs, or visit our website to download them, at