Peer Support Worker (My Wellbeing College)

The Cellar Trust has partnered with Bradford District Foundation Care Trust (BDCFT) to offer Peer Support Worker (PSW) roles within the Enrolment Team at My Wellbeing College, based at Lynfield Mount Hospital, Bradford. The Peer Support Worker role has been developed specifically for people who have life experience of mental distress. Through sharing wisdom from their own experiences, Peer Support Workers will inspire hope and belief that recovery is possible in others. As a core member of the Enrolment Team, the Peer Support Worker will assess clients over the telephone who have been referred or self-referred to My Wellbeing College.

Emotional Effort - The role is emotionally demanding due to the nature of distress experienced by service users and the workers own lived experience. Issues may be encountered which may be emotionally distressing for the workers involved.

Below are key duties and responsibilities for the role, with the full details on the job description:

http://www.thecellartrust.org/about-the-cellar-trust/working-for-us/peer-support-worker-wellbeing-college/

  • Conduct 30 minutes suitability assessments; screening for suitability for My Wellbeing College and making clinical decisions in relation to what therapeutic intervention someone is assigned.
  • Complete clinical notes to a satisfactory standard and upload within a 24-hour time frame.
  • Monitor incoming online referrals and conduct outbound calls as needed.
  • Assess clinical risk of those referred using the suitability assessment framework.
  • Complete onward referrals and signpost to statutory and non-statutory agencies as appropriate.
  • Work with unconditional positive regard towards clients and establishing supportive and respectful relationships.
  • Work with a high level of awareness of safeguarding in order to both prevent and respond appropriately to abuse.
  • Model personal responsibility, self-awareness, self-belief, self-advocacy and hopefulness.
  • Develop knowledge of local resources and utilise as necessary;
  • Attend caseload management, supervision and coaching provided within the team.
  • Abide by the PSW code of conduct, so that the central focus of work, inspiring recovery, is not compromised in any way.

Job Description and Person Specification

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Closing date: 31st January 2021 11:45pm
Hours: 30 hrs per week (4 days) pro-rata
Salary: £17,952
Salary Frequency: Per annum
This job is connected with: The Cellar Trust