Liverpool Lived Experience Engagement & Peer Advocate

The Big Life Group; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing support

Flexible working

Blue Light Card

Eye tests

Annual leave 25–30 days

Job summary

The Big Life Group in Liverpool seeks a Lived Experience Involvement Worker to support the Experts by Experience programme within the Liverpool Hub. You’ll enable service users with lived experience to voice their views through engagement, training and volunteering opportunities.

You’ll help run the Hub as a centre of excellence for people affected by substance misuse, building positive relationships and highlighting good practice while advocating for peer voices across Liverpool services.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate engagement activities at the Liverpool Hub.
• Support members to have their voice heard in Drug and Alcohol Services.
• Provide a peer advocacy service to people and families affected by addiction across Liverpool.

Job description

The Big Life Group in Liverpool seeks a Lived Experience Involvement Worker to support the Experts by Experience programme within the Liverpool Hub. You’ll enable service users with lived experience to voice their views through engagement, training and volunteering opportunities.

You’ll help run the Hub as a centre of excellence for people affected by substance misuse, building positive relationships and highlighting good practice while advocating for peer voices across Liverpool services.