Peer Support Worker

**Main area**
- Peer Support Worker**Grade**

Band 3

**Contract**

Permanent

**Hours**
- Part time
- Flexible working

11 hours per week (Working hours can be negotiated at interview, core hours are Mon-Fri 9-5)**Job ref**

373-SMH2180

**Site**
- Delamere Resource Centre**Town**

Crewe

**Salary**

£22,816 - £24,336 per annum (pro rata)

**Salary period**

Yearly

**Closing**

07/10/2024 23:59

**Job overview**:
We are recruiting for a Peer Support Worker in the Community Mental Health teams in Crewe

Our Mental Health services are committed to introducing peer support to strengthen the delivery of recovery focused support.
The role of Peer Support Worker has been developed specifically for people who have lived experience* of using a Mental Health service, to work alongside mental health professionals, inspire hope and provide a positive role model for people overcoming mental health challenges.

(*Lived experience of receiving care can also include being a carer or family member of someone who has used a Mental Health service.)

The posts are permanent, will be based in a specific team, but travel around the locality will be required.

Flexible and part time working options available. Please contact us if you have questions about working hours.

Comprehensive training in Peer Support will be provided to successful

**Main duties of the job**:
Our community Mental Health services support adults with a wide range of mental health conditions and experiences, including:

- Neuro diverse conditions, such as Autism and ADHD
- Cognitive impairment, including, but not limited to, Dementia
- Multiple long term physical and mental health conditions.

Applicants must have personal experience of a secondary Mental Health services.

Providing intentional peer support and practical assistance, the Peer Support Worker (PSW) will model positive peer support and use parts of their recovery story to empower individuals to achieve their recovery hopes, dreams and goals.

A PSW will
- establish supportive, empathic, non-directive and respectful mutual relationships, so that individuals using mental health services recognise their own strengths, abilities and effectively manage their own Mental Health,
- arrange access to information and education that can inform an individual about their decisions,
- liaise with other professionals and individuals to plan delivery of care and support,
- establish and maintain effective and appropriate communication and working relationships that respects everyone’s views, autonomy, and culture.

**Working for our organisation**:
CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care - including the provision of three GP surgeries.

Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.

We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.

CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences.

To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This programme welcomes you to CWP and provides you with information and training to support you in your role.

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
Please download a copy of the job description for full details.
- Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
- CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a **_Values Based Interview/Assessment_**,** which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

CWP is proud to be an accredited Veteran Aware organisation helping to provide and share best practice in NHS care for our armed forces community. As a veteran aware organisation, CWP is committed to delivering on the principles of the Armed Force Covenant and has a ‘Silver’ award with the MOD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).

Please note applicants will be requ