Peer Mentor

1 week ago

St Helens, United Kingdom The Growth Company Full time

The Growth Company have an exciting new opportunity for a Peer Mentor to deliver a range of guidance and training services for people with substance misuse issues, contribute to individuals’ progression in recovery training and employment via an open, and professional mentor relationship.

**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.
- Develop a professional, open and supportive relationship with the customer.
- Encourage peoples’ achievement of skills and their progression into or out of formal treatment, training education and where appropriate employment.
- Contribute to making contact and establishing relationships with new customers and assist them to recognise the potential benefits of support services.
- Identify individual needs, including 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 assistance 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.
- Help prepare and develop resources to assist progression and learning.
- Facilitate learning in groups that improves employability and progression through presentations and activities.
- Marketing, networking, and promotion of service 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.
- An approachable 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, agencies and community resources/venues.

**Essential Requirements**
- “Lived Experience” A level of in-sight and awareness 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 issues.
- 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.

**Job Type**: 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

Ability to commute/relocate:

- St Helens: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 3392

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