Peer Support Worker

3 months ago

Leeds, United Kingdom Leeds Mind Full time

Leeds Mind is the city’s leading mental health charity. We have faith and optimism in our clients and so the services we deliver are built around their needs. We support the people of Leeds to discover their own resources to ‘recover’ from periods of poor mental health, and to live life independently with their mental health condition.

Our values of Being Open, Supportive, Brave, Connected, and Resourceful are pivotal to the work we do.

**Belonging at Leeds Mind**

Leeds Mind is committed to creating an inclusive environment and being an equal opportunities employer - We believe that inclusive practices should be part of everything we do.  We are committed to ensuring that our colleagues, volunteers, and service users feel a sense of belonging at Leeds Mind that gives them the confidence to share their unique perspectives and experience. 

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**Our Service**Calderdale, Kirklees, and Wakefield Public Health have commissioned the delivery of a new service to provide individualised, tailored support to individuals who have self-harmed and or attempted to take their own life. Support will be provided in a timely manner using problem solving, evidenced based psychosocial interventions, with a focus on recovery and avoiding further deterioration of the individual’s situation. Support will be extended to their social networks as needed, to support the abilities of everyone in the support network to manage emotion, interact effectively, tolerate frustration and distress, identify, and share hope and plan responses to difficulties.

The post holder will be a remote worker, based at different locations offering a range of interventions to people who have self-harmed and or attempted to take their own life.

**The Role**The successful post holder will be a highly motivated individual who will be a remote worker, based at different locations either in Calderdale or Kirklees, offering a range of interventions to people who have self-harmed and or attempted to take their own life. The role will include:

- **Assessment of need** to identify the appropriate intervention to meet their needs
- **1.1 support** for up to 6 sessions including practical, advocacy and emotional support
- **Group support** based on the need of the individual and their support network and will include practical and emotional support

**Essential Skills and Experience**:

- **Personal experience of self-harm and or suicide attempt/suicidal ideation.**
- Experience of supporting people who have self-harmed and or attempted suicide.
- The impact of self-harm and suicide attempts on the individual and their support networks.
- Able to work effectively with people in distress and who have self-harmed and or attempted suicide.
- Ability and means to travel across the region, including Leeds, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield.
- Living our core values every day.

**Hours - 37**

**Salary - £28,164 - £30,322 per annum**

**Contract - Fixed Term until 31st March 2026**

**Closing Date: 7th April**

**Interview Date: 16th April**

**The role will be based across either Calderdale or Kirklees with some travel to Leeds and some remote working from home.**

**If you have previously applied for this role and been unsuccessful please do not re-apply**

Reg charity number: 1007625

**Benefits**
- Annual leave entitlement of 28 days + 8 bank holidays on increasing to 31 days plus 8 bank holiday after 3 years
- Company Pension Scheme
- Death In Service at 3x your salary
- A monthly ‘Wellbeing hour’
- 24/7 Mindful Employer staff helpline & NHS Mental Health & Wellbeing Hub
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Access to Simply Health cash plan
- Access to social care charity work discount schemes
- Mental and physical health activities timetable

**Salary**: £28,164.00-£30,322.00 per hour

Expected hours: 37 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- Support Environment: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- NVQ Level 2 Health & Social Care (preferred)

Work Location: In person

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