- Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Good level of secondary education
- Willingness to work toward attainment of NVQ 3 or equivalent in relevant subject.
- Willingness to undertake further training in line with the development of the RPSW role
- Evidence of pro social behaviour ( empathy, actions that benefit others)
- Experience of mental vulnerability and contact with the Criminal Justice System.
- Experience of working in a team
- Experience of training, teaching, coaching/mentoring others
- Experience of using a range of self-management or recovery tools and techniques
- Good written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
- Willingness to use the Trust IT systems.
- Able to relate to a wide range of people.
- Knowledge and commitment to service user's rights
- Professional in appearance and behaviour
- Able to manage conflict and to help others to do so.
- Ability to maintain a healthy home/work life balance.
- Good team-working skills
- Willingness to reflect on work practice and be open to constructive feedback
- Ability to work in an enabling and creative way.
- Ability to manage stress and to plan and prioritise workload.
- Ability to carry out practical tasks
- Computer literate
- Experience of participation in service user involvement and consultation work.
- Experience of being supervised
- Demonstrate a commitment to respecting and displaying the Trust Values at all times.
Peer Support Navigator - Greater Manchester, United Kingdom - Greater Manchester Mental Health
Found in: Talent UK C2 - 2 weeks ago
Description
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to expand the peer support workforce in our ReConnect Service.
Our Greater Manchester ReConnect Service is commissioned by NHS England and is a care after custody service that seeks to improve the care of people leaving prison. Reconnect offers screening and support pre-release, and peer led navigation and support in the community post release.
The Greater Manchester ReConnect Service is currently provided in HMP Forest Bank and HMP Hindley and will be expanding to cover the remaining 3 Greater Manchester Prisons
The vacant positions are for the following catchment area however the post holder will be expected to cross cover for the Greater Manchester area depending on service need.
3 vacancies to cover Stockport, Tameside, Rochdale and Oldham
1 vacancy to cover Wigan, Bolton and Bury
Main duties of the job
The role of the Peer Support Navigator is to draw on their lived experience of wider vulnerability within the criminal justice system; to support individuals leaving prison to enhance their health, wellbeing, and quality of life. To assist people to connect with and access health services, voluntary sector services and community-based activities and support.
Working for our organisation
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
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Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.
The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we'd love to hear from you.