Peer Support Worker - Medway

Mental Health Matters; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A community support organization in Canterbury seeks Peer Support Workers to provide practical and emotional support, helping clients gain control over their lives and connect with their communities. The ideal candidates should have personal recovery experience and the ability to promote diversity and advocate for clients. Some responsibilities include supporting clients in goal-setting and participating in team activities, fostering a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in personal recovery from mental health challenges.
• Ability to offer supportive and non-judgmental assistance.
• Understanding of the values of Peer Support.

Responsibilities

• Give clients a sense of hope and wellbeing.
• Help clients create collaborative goals.
• Support clients through their personal journeys.

Skills

Supporting others

Communication

Empathy

Resilience

Job description

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Posted:

01.08.2025

Expiry Date:

15.09.2025

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Job Description:

Peer Support Workers work alongside Recovery Workers to offer practical and emotional support underpinned by their own experiences. This allows them to connect with people and:

• Give them a sense of hope and wellbeing and support them to gain a sense of control over their lives
• Help them engage with, and build connections and a sense of belonging to their local communities
• Help them gain satisfaction in different parts of their lives and;
• Live the values of Peer Support as described in the PSW Competency Framework 2020.

Peer Support Workers will be able:

• To draw on their own personal experience to offer insight and understanding.
• To behave in a supportive, respectful, and non-judgemental way and promote diversity within services

· Challenge stigma in communities, in service and with stakeholder organisations

· To support clients and Recovery Workers to create collaborative plans which identify the client's goals and steps they wish to take to achieve them.

· To work alongside the client through their journey to achieve their personal goals

· To work with people in a face to face, virtual and telephone-based way to offer responsive support, including in a time of crisis (Haven).

· To support clients to access statutory support including psychological interventions.

· Support clients to access and make use of digital technologies.

· To develop and maintain a good working knowledge of community resources and partner organisations to signpost clients and to promote social inclusion.

· To encourage clients to engage positively in the wider community and to signpost to partner agencies as required

· To co-facilitate some groups and activities.

· To deliver training/information sessions, where appropriate, on topics relevant and identified by clients.

· To continuously assess risk and safety management issues for clients and staff and to escalate concerns as appropriate and in line with organisational procedures.

· To promote the rights of people being supported and support people to advocate on their own behalf.

· To actively promote client involvement within MHM and facilitate client representation within the service including client forums and service co-production where appropriate.

· To participate constructively in team meetings and to engage positively in regular support and supervision.