Emerge Leeds: Complex Emotional Needs Service Peer - Touchstone

Touchstone

Verified Company

Leeds, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

NJC Scale Points , starting at £22,369 pa

37 hours per week

This role is fixed term for up to 12 months with the possibility of extension

It is an occupational requirement for this role that the successful applicant is female.
Touchstone is a multi-award winning mental health and wellbeing charity operating in communities across Yorkshire.

Touchstone understands that we can only deliver excellence to the people we serve if the people we recruit are happy, empowered, supported to reach their potential and trusted to lead.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in the EMERGE peer support service.

We provide a range of interventions for people with complex emotional and interpersonal difficulties (also referred to as "personality disorder").

The service is a partnership between Touchstone, Community Mental Health Teams and Leeds Mental Wellbeing Service.

The peer support workers (PSWs) will be embedded within the EMERGE team to support people aged PSWs will receive training for the role, and supervision and management from Touchstone and EMERGE staff.

They will receive support from an experienced worker who also has lived experience of mental health problems.

If you would like to know more about this role, we will be holding an online information session on Friday 28 July 2023.

As an employee of Touchstone, all successful applicants continually benefit from the following:

Personal wellbeing budget
28 days annual leave (rising to 31 after 2 years) + 8 bank holidays (prorata)
Agile working policy
Cycle to work scheme
Access to counselling and 24/7 confidential staff Mindful Employer helpline
Health and wellbeing and fun organisational staff away days
Inclusive maternity and parental policies and pay
A full range of staff and peer support networks
Excellent staff engagement
Lots of learning and development opportunities

PLEASE NOTE WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT CVS FOR THIS ROLE AT PRESENT.

Job Types:
Full-time, Fixed term contract

Contract length: 12 months

Salary:
From £22,369.00 per year

Benefits: