Peer Support Specialist
2 days ago
About St Giles Trust
An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.
About this key role
Based within the Forensic Community Mental Health Team in Coventry and Warwickshire, you will provide emotional and practical support to your referred clients, and to assess, with reference to St Giles Trust/ Forensic Community Mental Health Team assessment practices, each individual, producing support and risk management plans based on these assessments. We will rely on you to liaise closely with other St Giles teams with reference to referrals, avoiding duplication, and to support those referred to access and engage with suitable support agencies, while also developing strong relationships with statutory agencies.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide one-to-one Peer led support to people who are not only experiencing mental health conditions but who also present with risk and behaviours that bring them into the forensic arena.
- Assess each individual, producing support and risk management plans based on these assessments.
- Liaise closely with other St Giles teams with reference to referrals, avoiding duplication.
- Support those referred to access and engage with suitable support agencies.
- Develop strong relationships with statutory agencies.
What we are looking for
- Relevant direct or indirect personal experience of the criminal justice system.
- Experience of working and engaging positively with people who have a history of substance use, mental health, offending or other vulnerable groups.
- A relevant qualification to a good standard or be working towards one.
- An understanding of the need to use support plans, to enable people to successfully access accommodation and support services.
- Excellent IT, prioritisation, interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written.
- A flexible, collaborative and professional approach to your work.
Benefits
We offer a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, clinical therapist sessions, life insurance (4 x annual salary), duvet days, season ticket loan, employee perks programme, eye care voucher and much more.
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