Lived Experience Peer Support Worker

Job overview

Do you have experience of the criminal justice system?  Have you been in prison? Have you used substance misuse or other support services? Would you like to use your experience to help others? If you are willing to share your own experiences with others, can inspire hope and belief that recovery and rehabilitation is possible - empowering our service users to achieve their hopes and goals then why not apply for this exciting new role.

Merseycare foundation trust have produced an animation available on YouTube which explains the role of peer support / lived experience workers from a team’s perspective which potential candidates may find helpful it can be found at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCCS8MCStuM

Main duties of the job

Our Peer Support Workforce is expanding and we are looking to recruit STR Lived Experience Support Workers to work in Liaison and Diversion Reconnect  Resettlement service.

Our Lived Experience Support Workers will work across our Court and Reconnect services.  A key responsibility is facilitating community engagement by helping service users connect with community groups and networks, which promotes social inclusion and a positive identity. The role also involves advocating for service users' rights, accompanying them to appointments, welcoming them to a service, signposting advice and promoting autonomy and self-management. Additionally, the worker will contribute to fostering a recovery-oriented environment by working with multidisciplinary teams and using strengths-based, non-discriminatory language to support recovery-focused activities.

This post is subject to an enhanced check with adults barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check and police/prison vetting which will be considerate of any offending history.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A detailed overview and the main responsibilities of the role can be found in the Job Description attached .