Peer Support Worker

South East London Mind • Full-time • London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom • max £29.000 / year • 11h ago

The Vacancy

Before applying for this role, please read through the Job Description and Person Specification (available at the bottom of this page).

Hours Per Week: 37.5

We are working in partnership with Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust to deliver the Bromley Mental Health Hub. This forms part of the transformation of mental health services in the London borough of Bromley under the NHS Long Term Plan.

The service brings together the expertise of local primary, secondary and voluntary sector mental health care providers with the aim of providing flexible, holistic and integrated services for adults with mental health problems. The integrated team provides brief intervention support to people with mental health problems within a primary care and community mental health setting, helping people develop their independence, self-management skills and achieve their recovery goals.

We are looking for a full time Peer Support Worker to provide recovery-orientated one to one and group-based peer support to people with common and long-term mental health problems. The successful candidate will work with clients to improve their confidence and resilience, reduce social isolation and help them integrate further into the local community, whilst also providing general support for the day-to-day self-management of their client’s mental health.

You will use your own mental health lived experience to build good rapport with your clients and ensure your approach is meaningful. You will need to be organised, resilient, flexible, and empathetic in supporting clients to achieve their goals. The role will include:

Providing one to one and group based recovery-orientated peer support for mental health
Empowering and supporting clients to access and navigate healthcare, wellbeing and community services
Working with the Peer Support Coordinators to plan and develop content and resources for recovery-based workshops and peer support groups
Working with the Peer Support Coordinators to induct, train and support Peer Support Volunteers
Promoting understanding of the principles and practice of peer support
Working collaboratively with hub staff, partners & stakeholders across the borough of Bromley