Recovery Peer Support Specialist

Gmmh; Wigan; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Evenings & Weekends pay 30%/60% for 8p

27 days annual leave + bank holidays

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Blue Light Card discounts

Job summary

Greater Manchester Mental Health Foundation Trust is seeking a Peer Support Worker with lived experience to mentor and advocate for recovery in clinical and community settings. The role emphasizes hopeful, strengths-based support and active involvement in developing peer roles and training initiatives.

You will work with service users and carers, upholding professional boundaries while contributing to service improvements and person-centered care.

Qualifications

• Has completed the Trust Level 2 Award in Peer Support Work or is willing to do so on offer.
• Competent in Maths and English at Level 1 Functional Skills and willing to work towards Level 2.
• Competent in basic Microsoft Office applications e.g. e-mail, Word, Teams.
• Prepared to undertake learning and development opportunities to enhance skills.

Responsibilities

• Support and promote recovery from mental health as a user-led concept.
• Emphasise hope and optimism, inspiring individuals to achieve their goals.
• Value experiential learning alongside others.
• Focus on strengths rather than deficits.
• Foster collaboration between those who need support and those who support them.
• Enable and promote autonomy and self-management.
• Involved in ongoing development of Peer Support Worker roles, including training programmes and evaluations.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Motivation & Empowerment

Professional boundaries

Collaboration

Development mind-set

Education

Trust Level 2 Award in Peer Support Work

Maths/English Level 1

Microsoft Office basics

Learning & development mindset

Tools

Microsoft Office

Teams

Job description

Greater Manchester Mental Health Foundation Trust is seeking a Peer Support Worker with lived experience to mentor and advocate for recovery in clinical and community settings. The role emphasizes hopeful, strengths-based support and active involvement in developing peer roles and training initiatives.

You will work with service users and carers, upholding professional boundaries while contributing to service improvements and person-centered care.