DWP Peer Mentor

Job summary

We are excited to be able to recruit 2 Peer Mentors based within Portsmouth Job Centre and Cosham Job Centre, with a willingness to travel to Inclusion Hubs in Fareham, Gosport and Havant as and when required .

You will be delivering 1-1 interventions to clients with substance misuse issues identified by the DWP or other agencies. The role requires assessment of individuals and delivery of psychosocial interventions, a good understanding of the barriers to employment for substance dependent claimants, and also a good understanding of risk and risk management.

Mentors will also be required to have regular presence in JCP buildings across the areas, building links with work coaches, and other partnerships, as well as delivering basic substance misuse awareness.Whilst lived experience is preferred it is not essential for candidates to have lived experience. However, awareness of substances and associated harms would be of benefit.

Main duties of the job

Peer Mentor (PMs) will provide intentional peer support (emotional and practical support) to service users with drug and/or alcohol needs who are accessing Job Centre Plus (or to access) as appropriate at the time of the intervention. Peer support is designed to further enable serviceusers in progressing in their individual recovery journeys and access activities which are meaningful to them within this.

The PM will take a lead role in embedding recovery values (mutuality, individual responsibility, agreed goals, individual narratives etc.) within the services in which they are based.

You will work alongside DWP and health care professionals to support service users, delivering 1-2-1 motivational sessions and co-facilitate groups embedding the ethos of peer support and recovery in clinical teams.

About us

Inclusion, created in 2002 is part of the Specialist Services Care Group of Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT). We provide caring and effective services across England, including, West Yorkshire, West Midlands, East Midlands, West Mercia, Thames Valley, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Thurrock, Essex.We support individuals, families and communities who are affected by addiction, crime, mental health or need treatment for their sexual health. We believe that the individuals and families who use our services should receive high quality, committed and inclusive care, realising all the benefits a modern NHS organisation can provide.We work with patients and our staff teams to achieve the best outcomes we can. We invest heavily in training and development, and the wellbeing of our people, both staff and service users is central to who we are. Here at MPFT, we are proud of the comprehensive wellbeing and lifestyle support offer available, in addition to in-house training and coaching support.Our services are robustly governed, evidence-based, inclusive, and designed and provided in conjunction with service users. We are committed to providing the best service we can, and if you share our values, we want you on our team!