Closing date for applications Wednesday 10th Nov 2021 at midnight.
Shortlisting Thursday 11th Nov 2021.
Interviews to be held Monday 15th Nov 2021.

The Mental Health Peer Support Worker will use lived experience and knowledge, acquired through their own experiences of mental health issues and care services, to give people facing similar challenges in the Rochdale Borough the right level of support and respect. This is a full-time position however we will also consider job share.

The role requires someone who will draw directly on their own lived experiences of mental health issues (or caring for someone else who is experiencing such issues) to give a unique form of support and encouragement to those experiencing mental health issues.

Main duties:

• Representing the voice of lived experience within community organisations, including the Rochdale and District Mind team, and advising colleagues in team case discussions.
• Supporting people who have anxieties around engaging with services, helping people to navigate care and think about their preferences and options.
• Facilitating peer-led support groups and promoting peer opportunities within community settings, including Rochdale and District Mind.
• Assisting with shaping culture, practice and new ideas for services within the community, based on lived experiences.
• Supporting individuals who use mental health and emotional wellbeing services, including Rochdale and District Mind’s services, promoting their rights and acting as a facilitator, connector and/or navigator for the person they support. 

INDEPENDENT DISABILITY AND DOMESTIC ABUSE ADVOCATE 

Help us to support disabled survivors of abuse Stay Safe East is a leading user-led Disabled People’s Organisation which supports disabled victims/survivors of domestic and sexual violence, hate crime and other forms of abuse. Our practice is inclusive and holistic. We are looking for hard-working and knowledgeable advocates who are passionate about helping us promote the rights of disabled people to safety and quality of life.

INDEPENDENT DISABILITY AND DOMESTIC ABUSE ADVOCATE 35 hours per week. Salary £27,455 per annum To support and advocate for disabled survivors in London. Post funded to 31.3.2023 by MOJ/MOPAC. The Independent Domestic Abuse Advocate post is open only to Deaf or disabled women with the relevant skills. Please note: the post is open to disabled women only for the following reasons:  95% of our Domestic Abuse clients are disabled women facing gender based violence, so working with a female IDDVA is essential to our clients’ sense of safety, integrity and well-being. (Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010)  We are a user-led organisation of disabled people. Peer support and positive role models from our disabled staff are essential to building the long term self-confidence and resilience of our clients.

We have a positive policy on training and employing disabled people. We particularly welcome applications from disabled women who reflect London’s diverse communities of age, faith, sexuality and ethnicity. JOB VACANCIES at Stay Safe East Stay Safe East is committed to employing disabled staff, as we believe that peer support and positive role models from our staff are essential to building the long term self-confidence and resilience of our clients. We have a positive policy on training disabled people. We especially welcome applications from disabled people who reflect London’s diverse communities of ethnicity, sexuality & faith. 

Organisation

Jami is a mental health charity committed to providing practical and emotional support to the Jewish community, delivering services that educate, support and facilitate recovery.

Since the start of the pandemic, demand for our services has grown exponentially. In 2021 we undertook a thorough review of the needs of the community, to develop a new strategy that will secure the Jewish community’s mental health provision. The new strategy sets out a huge agenda for change in scale and provision, which will be developed over the next five years while we continue to run our diverse set of highly professional mental health services:

·Advice and advocacy

·Treatment and support

·Education and campaigning

Jami currently supports over 1,400 individuals, delivering almost 50,000 separate service interactions each year, and reaches thousands more people through education, seminars, work in schools and other organisations. Through our social enterprise community café, Head Room, we raise mental health awareness while delivering mental health support on the high street.

Job purpose

Peer Support is one of the best forms of therapy for helping people recover from mental distress and its impact on their lives. People who have experienced mental health issues can offer insight and understanding and can draw on their own experiences to help. They can offer an effective complement to the professional support offered by trained mental health workers.  To this end, Jami is looking for someone who understands and who is committed to the values of peer support and who is able to develop this new role in a sensitive and innovative way.

You will be working as part of our Community Support and Hubs team to support people on both a 1:1 basis and within our hub settings. You will carry out initial assessments, reviews and long-term interventions enabling people to identify their needs and goals.

Key relationships

• Working as a member of the Community Support and Hubs team to support people with mental health problems
• Working within a multi-disciplinary team including social workers, Occupational Therapists, Peer Support Workers and Centre Coordinators,
• Collaborate with other agencies and ensure that service users are signposted onto appropriate agencies such as housing, counselling and advice
•  Liaise with the local community to provide good working partnerships, promote the peer support service and to reduce stigma
•  Attend local meetings, workshops and conferences of relevance to the service

Responsibilities

1. To deliver a peer support service to people using Jami services
2. To work as part of a multi skilled team to deliver a recovery focused mental health service.
3. To carry out initial assessments and periodic reviews
4. To carry a 1:1 caseload
5. Build positive and supportive relationships with service users to enable them to develop their recovery plans, aspirations and goals.
6. Assist people setting realistic and positive goals and support people to review their progress.
7. To model/mentor a recovery process and demonstrate coping skills, using own experience of recovery to inspire hope
8. To support the team in promoting the role of Peer Support Worker and to raise awareness of what recovery means, contributing to any local research/evaluation of this new role
9. Provide practical support to service users in gaining choice, meaning and purpose of life and independence whilst maintaining dignity and respect.
10. Share personal recovery experiences appropriately, enabling individuals to recover.
11. Support service users in the development of personal and life skills with the aim of attaining greater independence and self-esteem, providing emotional support necessary to do so.
12. Ensure confidentiality of the service and that the service users are respected at all times.
13. Maintain clear, accurate individual records using Apricot database system
14. Ensure tools for measuring outcomes are used during the course of working with individuals and groups 
15. Maintain own personal development and keep up to date with current knowledge and health and social care agenda through reading, attending study days, conferences and meetings as appropriate
16. Work within Health and Safety guidelines, with reference to the Lone Worker Policy and individual risk assessments
17. Compliance with the Equality Act, and Health and Safety legislation
18. Attend regular supervision with named supervisor
19. Participate in the organisation’s appraisal process
20. Ensure that all activities are operated in a way which is consistent with the values of Jami and the Jewish community it serves.
21. Carry out any other reasonable duties as requested by your line manager or another designated senior manager

Training and Qualifications

Essential

• Willingness to undertake Peer Support training

Desirable

• Peer Support training
• Mental Health First Aid
• Risk Assessment training
• Group facilitation skills

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Experience of using mental health services
• 1.5+ years' experience working in mental health and/or social care
• An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people who experience mental health problems. 
• Ability to use own mental health experiences to support others
• Experience carrying out assessments
• Knowledge of equal opportunities
• An understanding of recovery & the factors that inhibit this
• Ability to develop practical solutions to problems that may arise.
• Ability to interact with staff of all disciplines and work as part of a multidisciplinary team. 
• Ability to form good working relations with professionals from other agencies
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Good IT skills, including the ability to use Microsoft Office and video conferencing
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to build rapport and support people remotely through telephone calls and video conferencing
• Ability to manage personal stress

Desirable

• Personal experience of using mental health services and/or mental health problems, distress or trauma
• Experience and knowledge of the Jewish community
• Local knowledge of community resources and facilities
• Working in a complex and changing environment

Supervision

The post holder will be expected to: - 

• Attend regular supervision with named supervisor.

 • Incorporate feedback from supervision into practice.

• Attend relevant meetings 

Flexibility

To deliver services effectively, a degree of flexibility is needed, and all post-holders may be required to perform work not specifically referred to above. Such duties will fall within the general scope of the job description. The job description will therefore be subject to periodic review with the post holder to ensure it accurately reflects the duties of the job.  The post will include face to face meetings with service users across Jami sites as well as remote working where required.

Disclosure of criminal background

All employees are checked with the Disclosure Barring Service

If it is a requirement of the post that an enhanced check is undertaken, successful applicants will be asked to complete and sign a Disclosure Form giving permission for the screening to take place.

Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with Jami. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of offences.

Please note applicants refusing to sign the form will not be progressed further.

Equality and diversity

Jami are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We recognise and promote, the positive value of diversity, equality and challenge discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Confidentiality

All information relating to service users, volunteers and staff gained through your employment with Jami is confidential. Any disclosure to any unauthorised person is a serious disciplinary offence.

Closing date for applications Friday 29th October.

Please note when submitting your application, you must clearly state how you meet the job requirements in your covering letter as this forms part of our shortlisting process.

We are looking for 2 full time and 1 part time (FTE 0.5) Peer Engagement Practitioners.

This is an innovative new service, integrating the expertise, skills and knowledge of the  network in Barnet with NHS Mental Health services. The purpose of the role is to provide peer led psycho-social support to clients, working within specialist Mental Health teams and the VCS delivery partners. This role will also serve to enhance the work of the MH teams, and other practitioners within the service, to ensure it remains clients focused, recovery informed, and embedded with experience led practice.

The role will carry an active caseload, working with clients to determine their recovery needs, identifying resources available within the community, providing expert advice and support, facilitating recovery focused peer support groups, and contributing to the development of new community resources.

We are looking for 2 full time and 1 part time (FTE 0.5) Peer & Engagement practitioners.

This is an innovative new service, integrating the expertise, skills and knowledge of the network in Barnet with NHS Mental Health services. The purpose of the role is to provide peer led psycho-social support to clients, working within specialist Mental Health teams and the VCS delivery partners. This role will also serve to enhance the work of the MH teams, and other practitioners within the service, to ensure it remains clients focused, recovery informed, and embedded with experience led practice.

The role will carry an active caseload, working with clients to determine their recovery needs, identifying resources available within the community, providing expert advice and support, facilitating recovery focused peer support groups, and contributing to the development of new community resources. 

This role will be working as part of a partnership of Mind Enfield and Barnet (MiEB), Meridian Wellbeing, and Community Barnet who form Wellbeing Together CIC. You will be employed by MiEB and working in the Barnet branch.

Interviews: w/c 1/11

Your own experience of managing mental health problems and recovery means that you’re good at engaging with, and supporting, others who are experiencing similar difficulties. All you need is the perfect environment to put your skills to great use. Welcome to Richmond Fellowship as a Peer Support Worker.

Richmond Fellowship is part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. We know that recovery can look and feel very different to each and every one of us. But we also know that if we provide the right support, at the right time, we can inspire recovery nationwide and that recovery is possible for everyone.

Right now, we are looking for a Peer Support Worker to join the team at Horsham. Our Peer Support service offers both intensive and low key peer support services. We support people who are going through a difficult time, by sharing our experiences, helping them discover the strengths and developing skills that will lead to wellness. But it's only possible with the help of people like you.

Day-to-day, you’ll work with the team leaders, peer support volunteers and the people who use our services to develop an inclusive and effective peer support service, offering individual and group support. That means you will be working alongside colleagues who have personal experience of using mental health services to help others on their own recovery journey. You will help to contribute to the development of organisational policies, procedures, protocols, systems and guidance to underpin the provision of peer support across the organisation. Identifying and undertaking training programmes, promoting the service to stakeholders and operating within a fully compliant service to agreed budgets – all are part and parcel of this challenging role.

To succeed, you’ll need a good understanding of the recovery and personalisation agenda and the principles and practice on which mental health services are run. You must have a proven ability to consult, liaise and work collaboratively with a team of colleagues and a wide range of external organisations and a flexible approach to working hours. You will be well-organised and self-motivated; good problem-solving and decision-making skills are essential, as is an innate ability to cope with personal stress.

The salary for this post is £19,299.00 per annum (pro-rata for 15 hours per week).

This is a permanent part time role requiring the post holder to work 15 hours per week.

We are committed to increasing our diversity and we would welcome applications from those with lived experience and/or who are from a BAME background.

Recovery Focus is committed to working towards equal opportunities and we select staff solely on merit irrespective of race, colour, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, social class, religious belief, disability or history of mental health or addiction problems. If you need support to apply for the role or adaptions at interview please contact the recruitment team to discuss.

It is a mandatory requirement of the application process for this post that candidates submit a CV and Supporting Statement, thus only candidates that provide this, and who meet the essential criteria within the person specification, will be considered for an interview.

The closing date for this post is 20 October 2021 (We reserve the right to close vacancies before the specified closing date, should a large number of applications be received)

So, are you ready to take on this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits?

Title: Peer Support Worker (x6 Positions)
Salary: SC3-SP14-17 £23428-£23849 pro rata per annum
Hours: 4 roles at 37.5 hours per week and 2 roles at 35 hours per week
Contract: one year, fixed term contract - with potential to extend for another 2 years

We are a multi disciplinary provider of specialist mental health services and a part of the Mind Federation. We promote both recovery from ill health for people with recurrent and enduring mental health difficulties and early intervention and mental or physical wellbeing for those at risk of developing mental health issues or who struggle with common mental health conditions. We currently support around 5000 people a year through a variety of services focusing on psychological and social supports, economic and workplace wellbeing, and support for minoritized communities. Our values are, Connected - creating a compassionate and supportive community. Fair - we strive for equity no one's needs should go unmet. Brave - we walk with people, offering help by doing what works, proven or new.

North East London NHS Foundation Trust has commissioned Mind in the City Hackney and Waltham Forest to employ, support, develop and train 6 peer workers for the new Neighbourhood Teams in Waltham Forest as part of its community mental health transformation programme.

Peer Workers will be core members of each team, they will support the delivery of a new integrated model of support for residents with moderate to severe mental illnesses and will complement existing community and statutory support within Waltham Forest. The new model aims to ensure

- That people with severe mental illness have improved access to mental health support and improved care coordination
- That care and support delivered will be truly orientated towards the promotion and maximisation of individual’s health, wellbeing, and independence
- That health inequalities often faced by people with severe mental illness will be reduced
- That people with severe mental illness will have greater choice and control to support them to live well in their communities

The new community model will deliver true integration of care and support across secondary mental health services, the Voluntary and Community Sector, primary care, social care, community assets as well as other physical health care provision.

Through improved holistic models of care in our community more people will be prevented from experiencing crisis and be able to self-manage their needs in their communities; achieving the outcomes they want and reducing the need for requiring acute interventions of support.

The new Neighbourhood Team will provide support to appropriately meet differing levels of need; supporting residents to maintain or prevent further deterioration in their mental health and aiming, to provide the necessary support to enable recovery from a mental illness where appropriate, empowering people to develop greater self-management of their health. The Team will enable people to make informed decisions about their health and social care needs and support them to maintain and maximise their health, wellbeing, and independence.

The deadline for applications is the 18th October 2021. To apply, please complete the application form and attach it together with your CV, please ensure you attach both when you press "Apply Now".

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We strongly encourage applications from those from ethnic minority backgrounds or other underrepresented backgrounds.

We are a disability confident employer. All applicants with a disability, who meet the minimum essential short-listing criteria are guaranteed an interview. If this applies to you, please ensure you complete the equal opportunities section of the application form.

We at Mind CHWF want to assure you that your privacy and the security of your data is our top priority. It always has been, and it will continue to be, as we refine our policies and internal processes. Please take a moment to read through our privacy notice.

Inpatient Discharge Peer Support Worker
Salary: NJC Scale Points 7-11, starting at £20,092 pa
Hours :37 hours per week x2
Job Type: Fixed term for up to 12 months

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a service delivered by Touchstone, in partnership with South and West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Kirklees Council.  The project is funded by the NHS Kirklees CCG to improve sustainable outcomes for people who have been discharged from inpatient Mental Health Wards.  The development of a sustainable pathway focuses on a multi-agency approach involving clinicians, health workers, housing support workers and peer support workers; to work in a person-centred way. The aim is for people to develop skills to become tenancy ready; build upon strengths and to work together to avoid repeat admissions to hospital, with the aim of avoiding delayed transfers of care from hospital. Touchstone will provide the peer support element to the pathway and staff will work with partners to deliver the pilot.

As a Peer Support Workers (PSW) you will work within the Discharge Support Service, supporting people who are leaving hospital inpatient care, to overcome barriers to discharge and reduce re-admission. This will involve securing housing and accommodation and offer other advice around benefits, debt, and other identified needs. Each peer support worker will be based on one of three inpatient psychiatric wards, and they will alongside integrated Community Mental Health Teams and housing workers to provide a holistic approach.  

CLOSING DATE: 1st November 2021
Interviews will be held on: 09 November 2021

Touchstone is an equal opportunities organisation, a Trans Positive employer and applications are welcome from all sections of the community, particularly, BME and LGBT communities and/or people with disabilities who are under-represented within Touchstone. Further information can be obtained from our equal opportunities policy. Please note that we do not hold a sponsor licence and we do not intend to offer sponsorship for this particular role. You should therefore ensure that you have/will have the right to work in the UK to be able to undertake this role, if appointed, you will be required to provide relevant right to work documents at the point of an offer being made to you.

(Registered charity No. 1012053)

Touchstone is a leading voluntary sector agency providing high quality services to improve the health and wellbeing of local people.

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the button to be directed to our website

 

About the Young Foundation

Connected, thriving communities are the foundation of our society. They keep us safer, happier and healthier – more resilient and able to face shared challenges. Today, the Young Foundation’s mission is to enable the development of connected, more sustainable and stronger communities across the UK. We do this through amplifying the stories and lived experiences of people in our communities; using this to drive locally-led community action and enterprise. We use what we learn across different communities to spot national patterns of need and opportunity, then work with national partners to support new ideas to tackle those shared challenges. Bringing together our own – and other people’s – work, we are building a shared body of evidence, tools and insight about how communities are taking action on the issues that affect them.

About the role

We want to ensure that lived experience is seen as a valid form of evidence by those responsible for creating policies and making decisions that affect communities across the UK – and that the collection of evidence by peer researchers is more widely valued. The Young Foundation’s National Peer Research Network is growing rapidly, and we are seeing interest from people across academia, the public sector and civil society in partnering and collaborating with us in a range of ways. To do this, we need a dynamic, curious and motivated Peer Research Network Lead to propel our ambitious strategy forward.

As well as ensuring our growing national network of peer researchers is supported, trained and well-funded, you will improve the quality and standard of all peer research projects we deliver, helping to build our training, learning and accreditation ‘offer’ for external partners.

This is a role with a strong emphasis on partnership building and business generation, but you will also be taking an active role in recruiting and training peer researchers, co-designing and leading projects, and analysing and reporting on findings – so strong qualitative research skills are also essential.  There will also be opportunities to explore and test digital data collection methods to decide which can work reliably at scale.

We are ambitious about peer research: we are about to launch a new Level 2 qualification for peer researchers and are looking to expand our training offer; we are exploring how to analyse qualitative data at scale; and looking at how we grow and share best practice on a range of issues from trauma-informed peer research through to creative methods, and digital data collection. The successful candidate will bring experience and enthusiasm for developing our work in these areas and pushing the boundaries and knowledge in relation to peer research.

Benefits: 25 days annual leave pro rata, excluding bank holidays. 3 days off between Christmas and New Year.

For more information and how to apply, please visit our website. 

The closing date for applications is 11:59pm on Sunday 31st October 2021.

The selection process will consist of a virtual interview and task. Shortlisted candidates will be informed by 4th November 2021.

Interviews will take place in the week commencing 8th November via video-call.

The Young Foundation is an equal opportunities employer and as part of our commitment to increasing the diversity of our team we actively encourage people from Black and Ethnic Minority or other under-represented groups to apply for this role. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Victim Support is looking for a full time Domestic Abuse Independent Victim Advocate based in South Cumbria.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System.. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

The main purpose of the role is to provide pro-active, high quality, frontline services to victims of domestic violence and abuse (primarily medium risk of harm) through on-going risk assessment, individual safety planning, advocacy, emotional and practical support. Providing both 1 to 1 support, outreach and peer support group work as required.

You will work in partnership with other agencies to develop and deliver risk management plans to ensure victims' safety. You will be responsible for advocating on behalf of survivors of domestic abuse and managing and reviewing your cases.

The successful candidate will have a thorough understanding of domestic abuse and its impact on victim/survivors and their children, as well as experience of providing emotional and practical support and strong casework management skills.

You will have the skills to provide effective crisis intervention, carry out risk assessments, safety planning, assessment of needs and individual support planning. You should have demonstrable experience of working in a similar setting or position.

You will understand safety and risk and how it relates to survivors of domestic abuse and have strong communication skills and the confidence and ability to present and educate service users and agency partners on the realities and impacts of domestic abuse in a variety of settings. An ability to work independently and prioritise a busy workload is essential.

An enhanced criminal record check is required for this role.

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans, and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are marked in the person specification as (Essential and A). In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.

If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role. If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.

Victim Support is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all communities and monitor the diversity of applicants to analyse if we are representative of the communities we serve in terms of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, age and socio-economic status. As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.

Organisation

Jami is a mental health charity that enriches and saves lives impacted by mental illness and distress in the Jewish community.

Since the start of the pandemic, demand for our services has grown exponentially. In 2021 we undertook a thorough review of the needs of the community, to develop a new strategy that will secure the Jewish community’s mental health provision. The new strategy sets out a huge agenda for change in scale and provision, which will be developed over the next five years while we continue to run our diverse set of highly professional mental health services:

·Advice and advocacy

·Treatment and support

·Education and campaigning

Jami currently supports over 1,400 individuals, delivering almost 50,000 separate service interactions each year, and reaches thousands more people through education, seminars, work in schools and other organisations. Through our social enterprise community café, Head Room, we raise mental health awareness while delivering mental health support on the high street.

Job purpose

As part of our five year strategy we are aiming to increase our education provision across the Jewish community through the work of our Education Team. You will work within the team to develop our Peer Education programme, as well as work as a facilitator/trainer with external organisations and employers commissioning the team. You will be able to work both independently devising sessions when needed and also enjoy collaborative working with Peer Trainers and other Education team members.

Key relationships

• Education Manager
• Peer Trainers/Educators
• Freelance Educators
• Education team members
• Education external partners

Responsibilities

1. Review our existing Peer Education programme and highlight areas for growth and revision to the Education Manager.
2. Lead our new Night School programme: create sessions both independently and collaboratively as required; take responsibility for ensuring that each session has a designated facilitator and co-facilitator. Ensure sign posting information is always given at the end of each session including emergency services contact details. Ensure all sessions being broadcast or led face to face have been approved by the Education Manager.
3. Mentor our sessional Peer Trainers/Educators enabling them to build their skills and confidence.
4. Present training sessions to other organisations as required – “business to business” model
5. Attend weekly team meetings of the Education service; attend and co-facilitate Peer Trainer supervision
6. Maintain CPD and keep up to date with current knowledge through reading, attending study days, conferences and meetings as appropriate
7. Model the use of non-discriminatory, non-jargon and non-medical language in your work to help combat the stigma of mental illness.
8. Work within Health and Safety guidelines.
9. Compliance with the Equality Act, and Health and Safety legislation
10. Attend regular supervision with named supervisor
11. Participate in the organization’s appraisal process
12. Ensure that all activities are operated in a way which is consistent with the values of Jami and the Jewish community it serves.
13. Carry out any other reasonable duties as requested by your line manager or another designated senior manager

Training and Qualifications 

Essential

• Demonstrated Higher Education or Further Education
•  High level competency in written and spoken English
• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
• Commitment to obtain underpinning knowledge through work based learning and mandatory training 

Desirable

• Relevant training in the mental health/peer education/mental health recovery field gained through study and/or through work/voluntary experience

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Peer relationships in a mental health service – with the intention of providing development to individuals and groups 
• Robust written and verbal communication skills
• Peer relationships in a mental health service – with the intention of providing development to individuals and groups 
• IT and administration skills i.e. word, excel, power point, etc
• Ability to facilitate or provide training for a range of groups with varied audiences
• Ability to form good working relationships with a variety of people both at Jami and in the Jewish community
•  Awareness of both professional and personal boundaries and a willingness to apply them in your role
• Ability to treat people with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approach, which considers the needs of the whole person.
•  Willingness to work flexibly when required including occasional evening and Sunday working to assist in course delivery.
•  Ability to plan and evaluate own work and develop self to enhance performance.
•  Ability to work across teams
•  Ability to work independently
• Knowledge of equal opportunities 

Desirable

•  Experience and knowledge of the Jewish community 
• Working in partnership with other agencies

Other Skills

Essential

•  Strong written and verbal communication skills 5
•  Excellent interpersonal skills
•  Partnership working with external organisations and within an organisation

Personal Qualities

Essential

•  Willingness to communicate what the role of a Peer Educator is and to embody that role
•  Leadership qualities
• Able to work independently
• Team player
• Professional integrity
• Time management skills
•  Ability to manage personal stress 

Flexibility

To deliver services effectively, a degree of flexibility is needed, and all post-holders may be required to perform work not specifically referred to above. Such duties will fall within the general scope of the job description. The job description will therefore be subject to periodic review with the post holder to ensure it accurately reflects the duties of the job.

Disclosure of criminal background

All employees are checked with the Disclosure Barring Service If it is a requirement of the post that an enhanced check is undertaken, successful applicants will be asked to complete and sign a Disclosure Form giving permission for the screening to take place. 6 Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with Jami. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of offences. Please note applicants refusing to sign the form will not be progressed further.

Equality and diversity

Jami are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We recognise and promote, the positive value of diversity, equality and challenge discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Confidentiality

All information relating to service users, volunteers and staff gained through your employment with Jami is confidential. Any disclosure to any unauthorised person is a serious disciplinary offence.

Closing date for applications Friday 22nd October. 

Job Title: Advocacy & Patient Support Officer, Greater London

Responsible to: Lead Advocacy Officer for South England.

Location: Home-based, with travel as required.

Hours: 20 hours per week. Some evenings and/or weekend work will be required during the course of the job. 

Salary: £27.5K per annum pro rata (plus expenses, pension & generous annual leave).

Actual part-time salary: £14,867pa.

Job Title:  Advocacy & Patient Support Officer, Yorkshire and Humber

Responsible to: Lead Advocacy Officer for North England

Location: Home-based, with travel as required.

Hours: 25 hours per week. Some evenings and/or weekend work will be required during the course of the job.

Salary: £27.5K per annum pro rata (plus expenses, pension & generous annual leave).

Actual part-time salary: £18,584pa.

Job description

Two exciting opportunities have arisen to work for Kidney Care UK as Advocacy & Patient Support Officers, covering either London or Yorkshire and Humber. This is a challenging but rewarding role with opportunity for career development and personal growth.

Kidney Care UK is the leading national charity working to improve quality of life for kidney patients through advocacy, direct grants, educating and informing patients, counselling and funding patient-centred research, healthcare professionals and projects. The charity was established over 40 years ago to address the many issues associated with kidney disease and kidney failure.

We wish to appoint an enthusiastic, sensitive and professional individual who has excellent communication skills and the ability to work with patients, carers, health professionals and relevant health and community stakeholder groups. You should be a natural problem-solver, proactive in your approach and really enjoy working with people.

The successful applicant will join our team of experienced Advocacy Officers. Full training will be provided, including Safeguarding. The position will be home-based; travel within the region will be required, once safe to do so. This opportunity may suit someone with kidney disease, a carer or family member, health professional or someone who has worked closely with people with long-term conditions.

Kidney Care UK is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk and expect all staff and volunteers to actively support this commitment. An Enhanced DBS will be required for this role.

We want to hear from all interested candidates, and to be considered for the position we strongly recommend submitting a detailed covering letter along with your CV, outlining why you're right for the role.

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Enfield Carers Centre is a member of the Enfield Wellbeing Network, a new consortia of local voluntary sector agencies working across the London Borough of Enfield to address health challenges and inequalities within the community.

We are looking to recruit an outstanding Health and Wellbeing Worker who can manage a caseload of clients, develop, and facilitate community activities and lead health and wellbeing empowerment sessions.

This is an exciting new role that includes working alongside health and social care professionals, community organisations and members of the public to empower carers and the person they care for to manage their physical and mental health needs.

The successful candidate will have experience in information & advice, advocacy, community development, housing, health & social care or have a VCS background.

Who Should Apply?

• The Person Specification (in the Job Description above) provides you with a breakdown of the skills, knowledge and experience required to succeed in the role and highlights whether these are either essential or desirable to the role.
• This role will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
• Key skills needed:
  • Excellent communicator
  • High level of computer literacy
  • Ability to successfully engage with a diverse range of stakeholders
  • Confidence in presenting awareness sessions and ability to facilitate groups and activities around the borough
  • Experiencing of recruiting, training and managing volunteers is desirable

This role will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

Enfield Carers Centre aims to protect children/ young people and adults who receive Enfield Carers Centre’s services from harm. This includes the children of adults who use our services.

To provide staff and volunteers, as well as children and young people and their families, with the overarching principles that guide our approach to child and adult protection. This policy applies to anyone working on behalf of Enfield Carers Centre including senior managers and the board of trustees, paid staff, volunteers, sessional workers, agency staff and work experience students.

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The DPO

Enfield Carers Centre

137 – 143 Baker St

EN1 3JL

Are you energetic and passionate about enabling and supporting Carers?

We are a busy, ambitious charity operating at the heart of the Wandsworth community helping thousands of people across the borough in unpaid Caring roles.

We are looking for a driven, self-servicing individual to join our busy team, providing support to Carers.

This will involve direct provision of services, collaborative work with statutory and voluntary sector agencies, outreach, training and information and advocacy to Carers.

Carers Support and Development Worker

Salary: £28,192 pro rata

Full Time (35 hours per week)

The successful applicant will have knowledge and experience of the issues as they relate to Carers.  They will have experience of giving information and advice, particularly welfare benefits, as well as advocating on behalf of another; experience of one-to-one casework and facilitating support groups.  They will have excellent communication and IT skills, and a commitment to working in the voluntary sector. In addition, they will have experience of project development, delivering frontline services and managing their own schedule.

Wandsworth Carers’ Centre is an inclusive employer, committed to the continued development of a diverse workforce.

Wandsworth Carers Centre, 46 Balham High Rd, London, SW12 9AQ

Closing date for completed applications: 9am Monday 25th October

Successful applicants will be notified and invited to interview by Friday 29th October; interviews will take place on Tuesday 2nd November.

Registered Charity No. 1053121