Peer Support Worker

To establish a supportive and respectful relationship with service users, sharing own narratives to raising hope for change and aspirations of live. To work primarily in direct work with service users on a 1:1 and in group settings as agreed with team supervisor and team manager. To help individuals identify strengths, interests and their own achievable and meaningful recovery goals. To support the implementation of groups To support service users in developing other areas of interest. Draw upon own lived experience to inspire hope, model self-awareness and facilitate service users in developing their own resourcefulness for managing their health and wellbeing. Facilitate access to community groups and networks that enable participation in activities, to maximise service user's opportunities for socially valued roles and positive identity. To actively engage with colleagues and other professionals to ensure the needs of the client group are met through promoting recovery orientated, strengths based practice. To attend and participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings. To work under the regular supervision of the team supervisor and guidance of other professional colleagues within the team. To participate within Trust peer training and peer working networks. To have an awareness of the maternal mental health pathways. To actively take responsibility for own health and wellbeing discussing/reviewing within supervision as necessary. To be willing to develop self through specialist training opportunities, relevant to your role as agreed with team supervisor and team manager. To ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest standard and in accordance with currently quality initiatives within the work area. Job description Job responsibilities To establish a supportive and respectful relationship with service users, sharing own narratives to raising hope for change and aspirations of live. To work primarily in direct work with service users on a 1:1 and in group settings as agreed with team supervisor and team manager. To help individuals identify strengths, interests and their own achievable and meaningful recovery goals. To support the implementation of groups To support service users in developing other areas of interest. Draw upon own lived experience to inspire hope, model self-awareness and facilitate service users in developing their own resourcefulness for managing their health and wellbeing. Facilitate access to community groups and networks that enable participation in activities, to maximise service user's opportunities for socially valued roles and positive identity. To actively engage with colleagues and other professionals to ensure the needs of the client group are met through promoting recovery orientated, strengths based practice. To attend and participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings. To work under the regular supervision of the team supervisor and guidance of other professional colleagues within the team. To participate within Trust peer training and peer working networks. To have an awareness of the maternal mental health pathways. To actively take responsibility for own health and wellbeing discussing/reviewing within supervision as necessary. To be willing to develop self through specialist training opportunities, relevant to your role as agreed with team supervisor and team manager. To ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest standard and in accordance with currently quality initiatives within the work area.