Peer Support Worker-mental Health

7 months ago


Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom Norfolk Integrated Housing & Community Support Services (NIHCSS) Full time

As a Peer Support Worker at NIHCSS, you will be using your own lived experience of mental distress to support people using the service.

You will support others to gain a sense of hope and empowerment, to develop self-management techniques, social connections, problem-solving, whilst drawing on your own lived experience.

You will work alongside people, helping them to articulate their hopes, identify achievable goals and offer support to fulfil them.

You will support individuals to increase their self-esteem, confidence and motivation, promoting progress in their journey to recovery.

You will be confident in making decisions within job scope

You will an excellent communicator, both with those using our services, and with a wide range of professionals/other agencies

You will be willing to learn, through training, supervision and day-to-day experience

A driving licence and access to a car is a requirement of this role due to geographical coverage

**WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU**

**Some of the benefits as a valued team member**

25 days annual leave (rising each year to a maximum of 30 days), Company Pension Scheme, Hospital Saturday Fund, Employee Assistance Programme, Sick Pay, Life Assurance, Perkbox, Staff led Workforce Inclusion Groups, additional days leave on your birthday, access to Blue Light card, professional reflection sessions, complimentary therapies, staff events, wellbeing workshops

**YOUR LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT**

You will have the opportunity to work within a multi-disciplinary team and be a part of the unique co-production with clinical specialties, drug and alcohol advisers, legal executives and social workers

You will have access to mandatory and vocational training to allow your continuous learning and personal development planning.

Skills development courses all provided to support your long term personal development and career pathway.

Regular one-to-one meetings focusing on your wellbeing, caseload, achievements, challenges and personal goals.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £22,399.65 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Store discount

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Application question(s):

- Please tell us how you think your own, personal lived experience of mental distress can directly support and benefit the recovery of someone receiving this service. (Please answer in no fewer than two paragraphs. Applications that fail to provide this or not enough detail will not be considered for shortlisting)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: PSW/ACP



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