Peer Support Worker
Location: Lambeth Living Well Centre
Application Deadline: 31st October 2021
Salary: £20,530.13 per annum
Region: Lambeth

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity to join Certitude as a Peer Support Worker at The Lambeth Living Well Network Alliance (LWNA).

Salary: £20,530.13 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours
Job Type: Permanent
Service: Mental Health
Location: Lambeth
Shift Pattern:

Benefits

- A stimulating work environment full of opportunities to learn and develop
- 25 days’ annual leave, pension scheme and 24-hour Employee Assistance
- Paid Enhanced DBS
- Eye care vouchers
- Travel season ticket loan & Cycle to work Scheme (eligible after 1 years’ service)
- Perkbox

About the role

The Lambeth Living Well Network Alliance (LWNA) was developed to transform the way that adult mental health services are delivered in Lambeth with the vision that ‘every citizen, whatever their abilities or disabilities, can flourish, contribute to society and lead the life they want to lead’. The role of a Peer Support Worker is to enable people using services, staff and organisations to positively re-frame lived mental health experience so that people are experts in their own lives.

Duties will include:

- To develop a short-term supportive relationship between peer and peer supporter that respects mutual boundaries and the boundaries of our service
- To provide a personalised and flexible offer of support for people experiencing mental health needs and their loved ones, which inspires hope and creates a non-judgmental space
- To give individual or group support to help people and the people close to them to talk about what they are feeling and experiencing
- To support people to develop coping techniques and support ideas and approaches that have been helpful to others
- To provide a coaching and mentoring role which supports people to identify and set their own goals, building on their skills
- To provide a sense of belonging to a community of people with similar experiences
- To help people feel more empowered about their own wellbeing
- To support people to become peers themselves via various opportunities if desired
- To signpost peers to community resources that will benefit them, where appropriate
- To do outreach to relevant communities and organizations

About you

To be a Peer Support Worker at Certitude, the following are essential:

- Lived experience
- An understanding of the difference between peer support and professional care in mental health
- Willingness to engage with people in crisis and mental / emotional distress with empathy and respect
- Ability to support and encourage peers you are working with and respond calmly, including when faced with challenging behaviour
- Willingness to travel, work evenings
- Prepared to follow LWNA policies and procedures relevant to this role
- Ability to use IT skills to keep records and file appropriately
- Knowledge of mental health and social & community resources within Lambeth
- Eager to learn and to apply learning in supporting people
- Able to understand the need to reflect on what has been done well and what needs improvement

About the Organisation

The Certitude Group are proud of our history of supporting people with complex mental health needs and learning disabilities. We support more than 1800 people across London through a diverse range of support services and believe in providing the right level of support, to enable individuals to flourish, contribute and live a good life.

We have high employee engagement and a strong commitment to people development from both our Board and Leadership Team. As a result, we can support people with mental health needs and learning disabilities to live the life they want to lead; happy, healthy, respected as equals and valued for their contribution within communities.

We aim to be the best social care employer in London and are proud of our reputation as a London employer - employing more than a 1500 colleagues and volunteers with a turnover of £48m.

Our Values

- Working Together
- Continuously Improving
- Inspired by People
- Dependable

Do you want to be a Peer Support Worker at Certitude? Select the apply button, complete an application form and someone from the Recruitment Team will be in touch!

All our posts are subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure as well as a full employment history and employment references. We are committed to equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We reserve the right to close vacancies before the date stated when we have received sufficient applications from which to make a shortlist. You are advised to submit your completed application form as soon as possible to have the best chance of being considered.

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