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.

Key Duties and Responsibilities for the role include:

• Conducting 30 minutes suitability assessments; screening for suitability for My Wellbeing College and making clinical decisions in relation to what therapeutic intervention someone is assigned.
• Completing clinical notes to a satisfactory standard and uploading them within a 24-hour time frame.
• Monitoring incoming online referrals and conducting outbound calls as needed.
• Assessing clinical risk of those referred using the suitability assessment framework.
• Completing onward referrals and signposting to statutory and non-statutory agencies as appropriate.
• Working with unconditional positive regard towards clients and establishing supportive and respectful relationships.
• Full details can be found on our website: www.thecellartrust.org/about-the-cellar-trust/working-for-us/

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