Peer Support Worker - Step On
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Job summary
Have you had lived experience of mental ill health and services? Would you like to support other people who are currently experiencing mental health issues? Have you got experience of accessing secondary mental health services? Do you feel you could make a positive difference to people who are currently accessing services? if so, have you considered becoming a peer support worker in our Individual Placement and Support service?
We are an award-winning Trust and have recently been ranked by HSJ awards as top in the Midlands for Mental Health, Learning and Development and Community Trusts as Best Place to work recommended by employees. When you come to work with us, we will help you reach your full potential. Not only that, we will actively seek opportunities to share the great things you are doing, with others locally, regionally, and nationally.
Main duties of the job
- To establish a supportive and respectful relationship with service users, sharing own narratives to raise aspirations to access employment opportunities.
- To work primarily in direct work with service users on a 1:1 and in group settings as agreed with team supervisor and team manager.
- To help individuals to consider employment opportunities and identify their own achievable and meaningful recovery goals.
- To actively, practically and creatively support an individual to progress towards becoming 'work ready' through co-facilitating pre-vocational interventions on a 1:1 and group basis.
- To support the implementation of groups; i.e. job clubs and recovery college workshops to enable service users to write CV's and create email addresses.
- To support service users in developing other areas of pre-vocational skills.
- Draw upon own lived experience to inspire hope, model self-awareness and facilitate service users in developing their own resourcefulness for managing their health and wellbeing.
About us
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by:
- Supporting your career development and progression.
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients.
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccination every year
- Attractive relocation package
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Details
Date posted
27 July 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£22,383 a year Per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
301-JC-23-5485582
Job locations
St Michaels Court
Lichfield
WS13 6EE
Employer details
Employer name
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St Michaels Court
Lichfield
WS13 6EE
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