Peer Support Specialist

2 weeks ago

Bury, United Kingdom Bury Involvement Group Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly motivated and empathetic individual to join our team as a Peer Support Worker. As a Peer Support Worker, you will play a vital role in supporting adults living with mental health difficulties by providing trauma-informed relational peer support.

Key Responsibilities
  • Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to support individuals with mental health difficulties, prioritizing their needs and managing your caseload effectively.
  • Engage empathically with individuals in distress, providing positive emotional and therapeutic support, and co-create personalized support plans to help them navigate their experiences of distress.
  • Manage client data appropriately, ensuring accurate and up-to-date records in line with our policies and procedures.
  • Work closely with the VCSE Service Coordinator to support the development of the service across the project.
Service Delivery
  • Work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to team meetings and MDT meetings to ensure continuity of care for individuals and their safety.
  • Liaise with carers, other health professionals, statutory and voluntary agencies to enable the recovery needs of individuals using the service.
  • Raise awareness of recovery language with all staff and partners by modeling positive strengths-based, non-discriminatory, non-jargon, trauma-informed language in all areas of work.
Requirements
  • Personal experience of mental distress to meet the job requirements.
  • Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and contribute to team meetings and MDT meetings.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage empathically with individuals in distress.
  • Ability to manage client data appropriately and maintain accurate and up-to-date records.
Working Conditions

Contact with visitors to the service who may be highly distressed. Use of computer for data entry and undertaking relevant office work. Liaison with wide range of Health and Social Care professionals, daily. Frequent telephone calls, including mobile phone calls, daily.

This job description is not exhaustive but is intended to give an overall picture of the role. Other duties within the general scope of the post may be required from time to time. The duties of the post and job description can be reviewed through the supervision process.

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