Mental Health

2 weeks ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom Penumbra Full time

**Mental Health & Wellbeing Worker (Peer)**:
**Location: Edinburgh**:
**Salary**:£20,608 - £21,335**:
**Permanent**:
As a Mental Health & Wellbeing Worker (Peer), you’ll make a difference to people’s lives every day. Mental Health & Wellbeing Workers work in small collaborative teams to provide people with recovery focused support to enhance their mental wellbeing. In line with Penumbra’s values, Mental Health & Wellbeing Workers assist people who use the service to work towards their individual outcomes and identified goals, as detailed in their personal plan.

In this role, you will be working across the Firhill and St Stephen’s Court services as part of a multi-agency approach to supporting people in their own shared and individual tenancies. You will assist supported people to establish and maintain meaningful and fulfilling links in the community and support them to identify and achieve their desired outcomes. Peer workers will play a major role in the planning and provision of quality, recovery focused therapeutic support to people who use the service.

Peer work roles have been developed specifically for people who have lived experience around mental health and wellbeing. Through appropriate and intentional sharing of their own experience, peer workers will inspire hope and belief that recovery is possible. Within a relationship of mutuality and information sharing, peer workers will promote self-management and opportunities for improved health and wellbeing.

Please see our Recruitment Pack for more information around this position.

**Conditions and Remuneration**:
**Salary Package**

£20,608 - £21,335 per annum (£10.57 - £10.94 p/h)

**Holiday**

33 days per annum including public holidays, rising to 38 after 5 years’ service

**Pension**

5% employer pension contribution (salary sacrifice). Also offer auto-enrolment pension scheme.

**Benefits**
- Flexible working
- Cycle to work scheme
- Confidential Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Discount Scheme with Vivup
- Death in Service benefits
- Full training and professional development

And so much more

**Get in touch**:
For more on our who we are visit: penumbra.org.uk

For more opportunities across our teams visit: penumbra.org.uk/careers

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