Peer Support Worker

Alabare; Chippenham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health support organization in Chippenham is seeking Peer Support Workers to provide compassionate assistance to individuals facing mental health crises. The role involves utilizing personal experience to support Guests in a comfortable environment, focusing on empowerment and stability. Ideal candidates are empathetic and possess a strong commitment to recovery-oriented care. This is a vital position aimed at preventing unnecessary inpatient admissions.

Qualifications

• Experience with mental health challenges and recovery.
• Compassionate and dedicated approach to support.

Responsibilities

• Provide short-term peer support to individuals experiencing a mental health crisis.
• Empower Guests through collaborative care and safety planning.
• Deliver trauma-informed care within a supportive environment.

Job description

Overview

Alabaré, as a key partner within the Mental Health and Wellbeing Partnership (a collaboration of voluntary organisations including Second Step, Missing Link, and Nilaari), is seeking compassionate and dedicated Peer Support Workers to join our Crisis House provision.

The complimentary skills, knowledge, experience, and connections of the MHWP ensure the development and delivery of excellent, accessible, person-centred, and integrated mental health services tailored to the diverse needs of communities in Bath & North East Somerset (B&NES), Swindon, and Wiltshire (BSW). The values of the MHWP are: focusing on recovery, valuing equity & integrity, doing what works, sharing learning, and leading change and transformation.

As a Peer Support Worker, you will be an integral part of a supportive team, utilising your own lived experience of mental health challenges and recovery to offer hope, understanding, and build meaningful connections with our Guests. You will empower Guests to develop their skills and agency through collaborative care and safety planning.

This vital role involves working with individuals (Guests) experiencing a mental health crisis, providing short-term support (typically 7-10 days) within a comfortable, homely environment. Peer support workers deliver trauma-informed care, promote stability, and facilitate effective onward planning, thereby preventing unnecessary admissions to mental health inpatient settings.