Peer Support WorkerinMaidstoneinMaidstonePUBLISHED FRI 25 OCT 2024
Applicants must have a history of mental health recovery and at least twelve months without using mental health services. The position offers flexible working hours, training, and support from a network of peer workers. Responsibilities also include contributing to the development of the peer support role and collaborating with other community services to enhance service delivery.
The Adult Mental Health services specialise in the assessment and treatment of service users with mental health conditions, serving the community of Kent and Medway. There are three wards that are covered by our team; two for female and one for male patients (18 beds each).
Have you experienced mental health problems and used mental health services?
Could you use your recovery to inspire hope and support others?
At KMPT we believe that people who have experienced, and who are living well with mental health problems, can be the most knowledgeable, skilled and inspirational supporters of others on the recovery journey.
As a Peer Support Practitioner, you will use your own experience of recovering from mental health issues to encourage, inspire and inform others, supporting them in their own journey of recovery, and acting as a role model. In this way, you can enable our service users to live as independently as possible and make the most of their potential.
You will receive induction, training and on-going supervision, including a network of other peer support workers employed within KMPT.
Working days will be flexible depending on the needs of the service users and may include weekday and weekend working.
We require a period of twelve months without using mental health services prior to applying.
All posts are subject to enhanced DBS check (formerly, a CRB check).
The role of Peer Support Practitioner will involve:
- Building strong, supportive relationships with our Service Users
- Helping Service Users to set realistic and positive goals and empowering them to live fuller, more fulfilling lives
- Supporting the group programme on offer by sharing your own experiences
- Developing the service, and helping its users to get involved in this process
- Completing a range of administrative tasks
- Liaising widely with other staff and services within the community
- Promoting awareness of mental health and reducing stigma
To join us as a Peer Support Practitioner, you will need:
- A background of personally recovering from mental health issues
- Experience of using mental health services
- An understanding of factors which can affect recovery in mental health
- IT literacy including Microsoft Office and Internet or a willingness to learn
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- The ability to work well in a team
- Empathy, good listening skills, and common sense
- You will need to be able to know when to ask for help
The post will also involve contributing to the development of the Peer Support Practitioner role, particularly within mental health services.
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