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Peer Mentor

3 months ago

St Helens, St. Helens, United Kingdom The Growth Company Full time

The Growth Company (GC) have an exciting new opportunity for a Peer Mentor with first hand 'lived experience' of drink or drug misuse who will deliver a range of guidance and training services for people with substance misuse issues, contribute to individuals' progression in recovery training and employment via the nurturing of a supportive, open, and professional mentor relationship.


We help to make a lasting difference to the lives of people throughout the North of England and beyond, by supporting individuals to gain meaningful employment.

Our highly skilled advisers and keyworkers work with a range of individuals; from people who have found themselves recently out of work, to those with complex barriers such as physical disabilities, mental ill-health and debt.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Within a team, coordinate and deliver advice, guidance and training interventions that meet the needs of individual people with substance misuse issues.
  • Operate referral and liaison procedures with Jobcentre Plus and other agencies as required.
  • Nurture a professional, open honest and supportive relationship with the customer.
  • Support peoples' achievements of skills and support their progression into or out of formal treatment support, training education and where appropriate employment.
  • Contribute to making contact and establishing relationships with new customers and assist them to understand the potential benefits of support services.
  • Identify individual needs inclusive of learning needs.
  • Deliver interventions for each client, face to face and digital.
  • Record discussions and training sessions and coordinate further activity with customer.
  • Provide support for the customer in implementing future courses of action.
  • Deliver further interventions with customers as required, assisting them to decide on options for meeting their needs and provide support for customers in planning a course of action.
  • Help prepare and develop resources to support progression and learning.
  • Facilitate learning in groups that improves employability and progression through presentations and activities.
  • Marketing, networking, and promotion of services to partner organisations and customers and manage relationships with colleagues and customers.
  • Carry out associated administration work including timely recording and input of information into a client recording system.

About you:

  • Experience of drug/alcohol issues treatment and support service.
  • Knowledge in relation to the issues affecting people in recovery from alcohol and drug addiction.
  • Good knowledge of welfare to work and Jobcentre Plus.
  • A warm, approachable empathetic style and the ability to establish a rapport and build relationships with customers in recovery from alcohol or drug addiction.
  • Local treatment and health providers, Support agencies and community resources/venues.

Essential Requirements:

  • An understanding of substance misuse including an element of 'lived experience' (which can include, extended family and loved ones and not limited to exclusively individual firsthand personal experience).
  • A desire to contribute to the continued improvement of services supporting people with drug or alcohol misuse; seeking to change lives for the better.
  • Motivated and keen with good communication skills.
  • Willing and able to read key documents/reports.
  • Ability to work to and well with others personable and professional.
  • Ability to network and promote the organisation.
  • Emotionally resilient.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Salary:
Up to £24,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Additional leave
  • Casual dress
  • Company events
  • Company pension
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Employee discount
  • Life insurance
  • Private medical insurance
  • Store discount

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Work Location:
In person

Reference ID: 3955