Senior Peer Support Worker

**Do you have lived experience of recovery from mental health challenges?**

**Have you got experience of professionally utilising these experiences within a mental health setting?**

**If you, would you like to work for a leading mental health charity in a rewarding role where we challenge, we listen, we change lives, then join us**

The role of Senior Peer Navigation Worker has been developed specifically for people who have lived experience of recovery from mental health challenges and experience of professionally utilising these experiences within mental health settings.

Through sharing wisdom from their own experiences, Senior Peer Navigation Worker will inspire hope and belief that recovery is possible in others. In addition to this, the role will also help clients to address any unmet social needs they may be facing.

After completing a comprehensive holistic needs assessment you will support clients to navigate their way through the various systems such as benefits and housing as well as support individuals to access community groups, support groups, therapeutic activities and set vocational goals. The service is tailored to each individual needs and is a truly person-centered approach to empowering clients.

The role will be based within the Brent Mental Health Service within the CNWL NHS Trust.

You will report directly to the Rethink Service Manager and you will have supervisory experience of up to 6 Peer Navigation Workers who work across 3 hubs in the London Borough of Brent.

The Rethink service consists of a Service Manager, Befriending and Volunteer Coordinator, 2 substance misuse worker, Senior Peer Navigation Worker, 4 Peer Navigation Workers and 2 Young Adults Navigation Workers.

We are integrated into the CNWL NHS mental health team and we will be working alongside other health care professionals and operational staff.

The role will be a combination of fixed base and home working. You will work full time, 35 hours per week on permanent £25,690 to £28,087 (London Weighting) per annum.

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**_ Don’t meet all requirements?_**

**_ If the role sounds exciting to you but your experience, skills or qualifications don’t exactly match every single requirement, we would still encourage you to apply, you may be just the right person for our position_**

**Caring for our people.**

We offer a wide range of support. Some of our benefits include:

- ** PULSE - **your rewards, wellbeing, and benefits platform. Providing access to thousands of discounts and benefits including cashback; reloadable cards; savings etc.
- ** Wellbeing support**: Our Wellbeing hub that gives physical, and mental health support. We also have an Employee Assistance Programme with access to appointments
- ** Taking time for you**: we work flexibly -you get to choose where you work, managing your own diary. We have generous annual leave, starting at 25 rising to 30 days, plus bank holidays, as well as your birthday off.
- ** Planning for the future**: We have a contributory pension scheme.
- ** Structured Induction**: Onboarding you into the Charity supporting your wellbeing along the way.
- ** £300 when you introduce a Friend**: receive up to £300 when you introduce a friend or family member

**Diversity, Equity, Inclusion**

Diversity is important to us and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks for our Black, Asian and minority ethnic and our LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.

**Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation**

We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - **and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our **anti-racist statement **. **We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our **Race Equality Action Plan** which demonstrate our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.