Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner (Peer)

Penumbra; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking mental health charity dedicated to making a difference in the lives of those affected by self-harm. In this rewarding role, you'll work within a supportive team, providing remote assistance and championing recovery. With a focus on personal growth, you'll have opportunities for professional development and the chance to contribute to a vital service that empowers individuals. If you're passionate about mental health and have lived experience, this is the perfect opportunity to inspire change and support others on their journey.

Benefits

Employee Benefits

Training and Development Opportunities

Supportive Work Environment

Qualifications

• Experience in providing peer support for mental health.
• Understanding of self-harm and recovery processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide remote support for individuals who self-harm.
• Act as a recovery champion and ambassador of recovery.

Skills

Mental Health Awareness

Peer Support Experience

Communication Skills

Empathy

Education

Relevant Mental Health Qualification

Job description

Location: Remote (with occasional National travel)

If you are looking for a rewarding career and to work within an epic team that will help you grow and thrive, then you have come to the right place. Working within our Self-Harm Network Scotland service you can start your day knowing what you do really does make a difference!

Self-Harm Network Scotland provides free compassionate support, resources, and information about self-harm. The power of lived experience enables us to work with each person to find their own way forward.

Working within a national team, you will provide remote support for people who Self-Harm and are self-referred through our online portal or online chat function. This role has been developed specifically for people who have lived experience of self-harm.

The Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner (Peer) will act as a recovery champion within the team and an ambassador of recovery with external agencies and partner organisations. There is also an expectation that you will be involved in the ongoing development of peer roles and will make a positive contribution to the creation and development of this service.

As a mental health charity, we really value the wellbeing of our staff. That’s why we want you to know that you’ll be joining a friendly team, who will give you a supportive environment to help you thrive in your role, including all the training you need to feel confident and equipped.

We can offer you a tonne of employee benefits, and we can promise you’ll be inspired by some pretty amazing humans every single day. We will support you on your own career path; developing new skills, accessing formal and informal learning experiences and providing opportunities to put your continual progress into practice.

For more information, including full job description and application/interview guidance, please download our recruitment pack.

We cannot consider CV’s – all applications should go through the application process on our website. Only applications completed through our website will be considered. If you are unable to complete an online application, please contact us at [e-mail] and we can arrange for a paper copy to be sent out to you.

Please note that unfortunately we cannot offer visa sponsorship. We can only accept applications from applicants who currently have the legal right to work in the UK, or applicants who have already have an application in progress to obtain the legal right to work in the UK.

Updates and responses to applications will come from our recruitment system. These emails may go into your spam inbox so please check frequently for any updates on your application. To avoid this happening please add “Penumbra Careers” – [e-mail] to your contact list. You can also check the status of your application by logging into the careers portal. If you have not had any update on your application, please contact us at [e-mail] .

Penumbra is committed to supporting candidates with disabilities, neurodiverse candidates, and candidates with mental health conditions throughout the recruitment process. We will make any reasonable adjustments required to ensure a fair and inclusive process for all. If you think you require reasonable adjustments, please don’t hesitate to contact us at [e-mail] .

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