Peer Mentor

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, co-ordinate 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 co-ordinate 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 first-hand 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