Job summary
Band 3 Children and Young Persons Peer Support Worker
Do you have lived experience of receiving mental health support or do you have experience of working as a Peer Support Worker?
Would you like to support children, young people and their families?
If so, this is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our service (please note there are 3 full time vacancies- MHST East Staffordshire covers areas of Burton and Uttoxeter is based at Burton, MHST Cannock/Stafford covers areas of Cannock and Stafford is based at Stafford, MHST Tamworth/Lichfield covers areas of Tamworth and Lichfield is based at Tamworth)
Peer Support is based on the recognition that some of the key people to support the path towards recovery and to play a role in the prevention of mental health challenges are people who have walked a similar path to those individuals and have the skillsets needed to build non directive, strength based, safe and recovery focused relationships.
You will be a valued member of the Mental Health Support Team, within the Children's Mental Health Care Group, using lived experience to come alongside people using services on a one-to-one and group basis to explore peoples own goals and personalised recovery.
Main duties of the job
For a CYP Peer Support Worker, the primary role is to skilfully utilise lived experience and relational skills to engage with other young people within our communities, raising awareness about mental health challenges and providing support which allows for individuals to explore their own unique path.
You will work as part of the Mental Health Support Team and work in collaboration of other key stakeholders involved in the delivery of care in the community. Much of this work will be group based within school settings with young people that attend primary, secondary and SEND schools.
You will work alongside individuals during the facilitation of drop-in session and other agreed activities. This work will be agreed to and overseen by a member of qualified staff.
You will get involved in activities such as one to ones, wellbeing groups, workshops (e.g. social media and wellbeing), setting up mental health ambassadors, attending parent's evenings, and delivering assemblies.
You will have an area of special interest (e.g. learning support, social media awareness, sports, artwork, group work, LGBTQ+ etc...) and use this experience/expertise to the benefit of service users.
You will engage with mental health service users to show empathy, share experience, inspire hope and promote recovery with the aim of assisting service users to gain and maintain independence.
About us
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by:
- Supporting your career development and progression
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, milage paid at business rate s
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccinations every year
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities:
MPFT is committed to providing safe, effective services and providing those who use the services; and those who support them, with a positive experience.
- To establish a supportive and respectful relationship with service users
- To work primarily in direct work with service users on a 1:1 and in group settings, using particular area of interest/expertise, as agreed with Clinical staff and Team Manager.
- To engage and support service users to access services and support them with attending clinical appointments.
- Help individuals identify their own achievable and meaningful recovery goals and actively, practically, and creatively support their progress towards these.
- Draw upon own lived experience to inspire hope, model self-awareness, and facilitate service users in developing their own resourcefulness for managing their health and wellbeing.
- Facilitate access to community groups and networks that enable participation in community and/or work activities, to maximise service user's opportunities for socially valued roles and positive identity.
- To actively engage with colleagues and other professionals to ensure the needs of the client group are met through promoting recovery orientated, strengths-based practice.
- To support, encourage and guide as appropriate more junior peer support workers within the team.
- To raise awareness of recovery language with Trust staff by modelling positive strengths based, non-discriminatory, non-jargon, non-medicalised language in all areas of work.
- Support other members of the multi-disciplinary team in promoting recovery working and in identifying recovery focused activities imparting information/education as required.
- To attend and participate and significantly contribute to multi-disciplinary team meetings.
- To work under the regular supervision of EMHPs and guidance of other professional colleagues.
- To participate within Trust peer training and peer working networks.
- To actively take responsibility for own health and wellbeing through working upon own wellness plan/advanced statement and discussing/reviewing within supervision as necessary.
- To be willing to develop self through developing area of specialism/particular expertise and/or further advancement (e.g. apprenticeship) as agreed with Team Manager.
- To ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest standard and in accordance with currently quality initiatives within the work area.
- To undertake other duties as may be required suitable to the banding of the post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities:
MPFT is committed to providing safe, effective services and providing those who use the services; and those who support them, with a positive experience.
- To establish a supportive and respectful relationship with service users
- To work primarily in direct work with service users on a 1:1 and in group settings, using particular area of interest/expertise, as agreed with Clinical staff and Team Manager.
- To engage and support service users to access services and support them with attending clinical appointments.
- Help individuals identify their own achievable and meaningful recovery goals and actively, practically, and creatively support their progress towards these.
- Draw upon own lived experience to inspire hope, model self-awareness, and facilitate service users in developing their own resourcefulness for managing their health and wellbeing.
- Facilitate access to community groups and networks that enable participation in community and/or work activities, to maximise service user's opportunities for socially valued roles and positive identity.
- To actively engage with colleagues and other professionals to ensure the needs of the client group are met through promoting recovery orientated, strengths-based practice.
- To support, encourage and guide as appropriate more junior peer support workers within the team.
- To raise awareness of recovery language with Trust staff by modelling positive strengths based, non-discriminatory, non-jargon, non-medicalised language in all areas of work.
- Support other members of the multi-disciplinary team in promoting recovery working and in identifying recovery focused activities imparting information/education as required.
- To attend and participate and significantly contribute to multi-disciplinary team meetings.
- To work under the regular supervision of EMHPs and guidance of other professional colleagues.
- To participate within Trust peer training and peer working networks.
- To actively take responsibility for own health and wellbeing through working upon own wellness plan/advanced statement and discussing/reviewing within supervision as necessary.
- To be willing to develop self through developing area of specialism/particular expertise and/or further advancement (e.g. apprenticeship) as agreed with Team Manager.
- To ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest standard and in accordance with currently quality initiatives within the work area.
- To undertake other duties as may be required suitable to the banding of the post.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Commitment to obtain underpinning knowledge through work based learning and mandatory training, (including accredited peer support worker training if not previously undertaken)
- Willingness to undertake or completion of ImROC Peer Support training
Desirable
- Accredited certificate in Life Coaching
- Accredited peer support worker training
Experience
Essential
- Own personal lived experience of mental health challenges which you feel has significantly impacted you in your life
- Experience of actively supporting individuals to identify and work towards achieving personal goals in a related social care or health setting (paid or unpaid)
- Developed plans for managing own recovery/wellbeing
Desirable
- Experience of team working.
- Paid or unpaid, peer support worker experience
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Commitment to obtain underpinning knowledge through work based learning and mandatory training, (including accredited peer support worker training if not previously undertaken)
- Willingness to undertake or completion of ImROC Peer Support training
Desirable
- Accredited certificate in Life Coaching
- Accredited peer support worker training
Experience
Essential
- Own personal lived experience of mental health challenges which you feel has significantly impacted you in your life
- Experience of actively supporting individuals to identify and work towards achieving personal goals in a related social care or health setting (paid or unpaid)
- Developed plans for managing own recovery/wellbeing
Desirable
- Experience of team working.
- Paid or unpaid, peer support worker experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
