Peer Support Worker

Hertfordshire Mind Network; Waltham Cross; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 25–28 days pro rata

Birthday leave after probation

Ongoing training

Employee Assistance Programme

Health cover after 6 months

Job summary

Hertfordshire Mind Network seeks a Peer Support Worker to provide personalised 1-1 peer support in Letchworth and across Wellbeing Centres, drawing on lived experience to support recovery.

You will co-facilitate online peer support groups, work with adults with mental health needs in community and centre settings, and help deliver high-quality services aligned with HMN values.

Qualifications

• Personal lived experience of mental health needs or caring for someone with mental health needs.
• Proven skills in delivering mental health services to adults.
• Knowledge of models and services for adults with mental health needs.

Responsibilities

• Offer 1-1 peer support in Letchworth and HMN Wellbeing Centres.
• Help co-facilitate our online Peer Support Group.
• Meet client needs using personalised approaches and HMN values.
• Work with clients in the community, at home, or in Wellbeing Centres.
• Support clients in a peer support framework and uphold HMN values.

Skills

Lived experience

Mental health services delivery

Adult mental health support

Community outreach

Job description

Our Peer Support Service started 14 years ago, Since then, we have seen our service grow and we now offer Peer Support across the whole of Hertfordshire. Peer Support is the key service most requested by people and we now offer this in all of our 7 Wellbeing Centres across Hertfordshire. HMN's values of Hope, Courage, Togetherness and Responsive form the basis of all the work we do. Hertfordshire Mind Network provide a range of training opportunities, including our Peer Support Academy. Working in co-production with clients, staff, volunteers and stakeholders, we were able to create our own Peer Support Charter Values and these values form the ethos we work within our peer support team and the 2 academy courses we run which are: The Foundations of Peer Support and Supporting Others in a Peer Way. About the Role The Peer Support service provide tailored, personalised support for someone's individual needs. This includes using different tools and techniques to help an individual improve areas of their life they may be struggling with. This approach includes; Hope, Courage, Togetherness and Responsive. Peer Support is based on the recognition that there is no better person to support the path towards recovery, than someone who has walked a similar path as that person. As a Peer Support Worker you will:

• Offer 1-1 peer support in Letchworth and within other HMN Wellbeing Centres across the County depending on client need and waiting lists
• You will help co-facilitate our online Peer Support Group
• Meet client need and work within this personalised approach
• Work with clients in the community, within their home, as well as in one of our Wellbeing Centres
• Support clients in a peer support way
• Play an integral role in instilling HMN's values through our 1-1 and group support
• Play a key part in the development and delivery of our groups
• Always ensure the delivery of quality services

The successful candidate will have need a personal understanding (lived experience) of mental health needs, or cared for someone who did, a great understanding and proven skills of delivering mental health services, proven skills around working with adults with mental health needs and significant proven knowledge of models and services to meet the needs of adults with mental health needs.

Being able to drive and having access to your own vehicle (or equivalent) is essential for this role.

Hertfordshire Mind Network is committed to the Disability Confident and Mindful Employer charters. We actively recruit staff who have a lived experience of mental ill health.

Benefits

• Annual leave entitlement of 25 days per year pro rata, rising in increments to a max. of 28 days after 5 years employment (plus 8 days Bank Holidays)
• An additional day of leave each year for your birthday following completion of probation period.
• Ongoing training relevant to your role.
• An Employee Assistance Programme.
• Health cover (after 6 months employment) - compensation payment for Optical, Dental, Chiropody and Therapy Treatments.