Senior Peer support Workers

Job overview

Senior Peer Support Worker (Various locations across Newham)

We are recruiting for Senior Peer Support Workers to work across our Newham mental health services.  This includes opportunities to work across our community teams and inpatient services.  Specific vacancies will be discussed at point of interview.

These roles are specifically for someone with significant experience of working as a Peer support worker, preferably within ELFT or a similar organisation.   It would also be beneficial to be familiar with Newham.

It is essential to have lived experience of using mental health services as well as completion of Peer support worker training.  Please note you will NOT be shortlisted without meeting these requirements.

The role of Senior Peer Support Worker will primarily be a face-to-face role, with the need to work in the community and inpatient unit. The main focus of the work will be to support service users in their recovery journey, drawing on your lived experience.  There is also a key expectation to co-facilitate groups and take on extra responsibilities relevant to the setting.  This may include  providing increased support on discharge and supporting the best use of our Peer support resource.

Main duties of the job

You must be able to use your personal recovery journey to inspire hope and belief that recovery is possible in the people you are supporting. You should be an effective communicator and be able to work proactively, as part of the local teams and also as part of the wider teams supporting your peers. To work as an integral and highly valued member of the relevant teams to inspire hope and recovery through sharing lived experience.

- To support staff new to Peer support worker role

- To co-facilitate meaningful groups.

- To take on additional responsibilities relevant to the setting e.g. supporting with referrals screening, team huddles, teaching and training.

(Please see JD for full outline of role.)

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.