- Case management responsibility for all Peer Mentors throughout
their recovery journey across the West Kent Prison Cluster. - Deliver Certa Level 1/2 Accredited Peer Mentoring training.
- Work within the Certa quality assurance guidelines in relation to the training and assessing of Peer Mentor qualifications.
- To champion recovery within the project through promoting Peer led activities.
- Attend meetings appropriate to the development and maintenance of the Peer Mentor scheme in agreement with and under the direction of the line manager.
- Utilise psychosocial interventions in both one-to-one and group settings to promote engagement in treatment services, encourage self-esteem, well-being, self-responsibility and enhanced motivation for personal change and ownership of recovery planning.
- Develop and review SMART recovery/treatment plans and referrals for psychosocial interventions. Liaise closely with the full range of specialist workers within a multi-disciplinary team, including wrap around services and external supporting agencies.
- Liaise with community services to ensure effective continuity of care for all Peer Mentors that engage with Pathways to Recovery.
- Minimum 12 months experience of working effectively with alcohol and/or substance users in the Health and Social Care setting.
- Experience of facilitating therapeutic groups
- Sound and demonstrable knowledge of harm reduction and health promotion interventions.
- Knowledge of issues facing alcohol and/or substance misuser's including appropriate clinical interventions, social care and health issues.
- Ability to assess and recovery plan service users, make appropriate referrals and formulate written reports as necessary.
- Comprehensive knowledge of the effects of drugs/alcohol on service users.
- Experience of delivering brief interventions such as motivational interviewing and understanding of effective and evidence based practices.
- A flexible open approach and awareness of barriers to accessing services, facing hard to reach groups.
- Experience of working in partnership with other agencies.
- Maintain professional boundaries and work effectively with partnership agencies.
- Confidence to work on own initiative as well as part of a team.
- Commitment to reducing the rates of drug use within the prison service.
- Seek out learning opportunities to improve and broaden your professional knowledge and skills and to contribute and oversee the learning and development of others
- 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years' service "Capped at 30 days"
- Paid 'Wellness' hour each week along with a 'Wellness' hub and Employee Assist Programme
- Contributory pension scheme
- Several benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
- A friendly and supportive team
- Training, career development & progression opportunities
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Peer Mentor Coordinator - Rochester, United Kingdom - Change Grow Live
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