Hey there! Are you ready to bring your passion, creativity, and happy vibes to a place that truly makes a difference? Look no further! At PossAbilities, we're a social enterprise on a mission to help vulnerable people 'Live the life they choose.' Mostly we support people with learning disabilities, young people leaving care and people with dementia though we do lots of other great things too. If that sounds like something you'd love to be a part of, keep reading!
Please be aware, that as part of our safeguarding commitment, this role requires an Enhanced DBS check. We believe in fair opportunities, so past convictions don't automatically exclude you, just please ensure that you are upfront and honest about anything that you need to disclose.
Please note - This is a 21 hour part time role with a salary of £14,727.79
Why Choose PossAbilities? PossAbilities isn't just a fantastic place to work; it's a place where your heart can sing. Here's why you'll love working with us:
As a Peer Support Worker, you will receive training and support to enable you to take on the role, develop your skills and have access to a broad range of opportunities within PossAbilities.
We welcome applications from all experience levels and backgrounds. What you will need is the ability to motivate and build relationships. Have strong organisational skills, the confidence to communicate and engage with a range of employers, work independently in the community, and have the fundamental belief that anyone with a mental health condition can work.
Please note - You must be able to travel independently across the borough
Your Purpose As a Peer Support Worker, you will play a vital role in helping people with mental health support needs find meaningful and fulfilling employment through personal development guidance. You'll receive all the training and support you need to take on the role, develop your skills and have access to a broad range of opportunities within Pure Innovations.
Your Role You will work with people experiencing mental health challenges, providing peer support, practical assistance and recovery-focused guidance to help them regain control of their lives and achieve their personal goals. Working alongside IPS Employment Specialists, you will support clients to access employment, build confidence, develop skills and connect with local services and opportunities. Using your lived experience, you will provide person-centred support, inspire hope, reduce barriers to employment and promote recovery in line with IMROC principles and the IPS model. You will also contribute to training, partnership working, referral development and community engagement, while maintaining accurate records and completing IMROC Peer Support Worker training to deliver high-quality, values-based support.
Core Responsibilities:
Please be aware, that as part of our safeguarding commitment, this role requires an Enhanced DBS check. We believe in fair opportunities, so past convictions don't automatically exclude you, just please ensure that you are upfront and honest about anything that you need to disclose.
Please note - This is a 21 hour part time role with a salary of £14,727.79
Why Choose PossAbilities? PossAbilities isn't just a fantastic place to work; it's a place where your heart can sing. Here's why you'll love working with us:
- Awesome Pay: We proudly offer a real living wage. Earn £24,538 a year for a 37-hour workweek (pro-rata for part-timers).
- Pension Perks: We contribute up to 4% of your salary into a pension plan.
- Holiday Fun: Enjoy 22 days of annual leave (pro rata for part time), 8 bank holidays, and access to our reduced rate holiday home at Ribby Hall Village, 3 extra days holiday on completion of 5 years' service!
- Duvet Days: Perfect attendance? Have a paid day off to chill!
- Health & Wellbeing: Access for you and your dependents for free 24/7 confidential employee assistance programme support, including counselling, and internally trained Mental Health First Aiders to support you.
- Social Events: Join fun events with the people we support, staff, and their families.
- Discounts & Benefits: We're a Flexible Pay Employer that offers Wagestream . The money management app lets you choose when to get paid, put money aside each month, get discounts on your shopping, check your benefits entitlement and much more. Not just that but as an employee of PossAbilities you are eligible for a Blue Light Card, ESSO discounted fuel card & similarly a Love2Shop - Every Day Benefits Card all easy-to-use discount schemes which saves you money on your day-to-day spending. We will even refund you the joining fee!
As a Peer Support Worker, you will receive training and support to enable you to take on the role, develop your skills and have access to a broad range of opportunities within PossAbilities.
We welcome applications from all experience levels and backgrounds. What you will need is the ability to motivate and build relationships. Have strong organisational skills, the confidence to communicate and engage with a range of employers, work independently in the community, and have the fundamental belief that anyone with a mental health condition can work.
Please note - You must be able to travel independently across the borough
Your Purpose As a Peer Support Worker, you will play a vital role in helping people with mental health support needs find meaningful and fulfilling employment through personal development guidance. You'll receive all the training and support you need to take on the role, develop your skills and have access to a broad range of opportunities within Pure Innovations.
Your Role You will work with people experiencing mental health challenges, providing peer support, practical assistance and recovery-focused guidance to help them regain control of their lives and achieve their personal goals. Working alongside IPS Employment Specialists, you will support clients to access employment, build confidence, develop skills and connect with local services and opportunities. Using your lived experience, you will provide person-centred support, inspire hope, reduce barriers to employment and promote recovery in line with IMROC principles and the IPS model. You will also contribute to training, partnership working, referral development and community engagement, while maintaining accurate records and completing IMROC Peer Support Worker training to deliver high-quality, values-based support.
Core Responsibilities:
- This is an exciting and dynamic role, where no one day is the same and you'll be making a genuine difference to people's lives. Using the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model you'll:
- Build supportive, respectful relationships with clients, using lived experience to inspire hope and employment aspirations.
- Support clients to identify strengths, overcome barriers and access employment, community activities and specialist services.
- Deliver structured peer support in line with IMROC principles and recovery-focused practice.o
- Work collaboratively with Employment Specialists, clinical teams, employers and referral partners to promote IPS and reduce stigma.
- Support training, awareness-raising, community engagement and participation in events and service development initiatives.
- Maintain accurate records, manage your caseload effectively and work independently to deliver high-quality support.
- Take part in localised networking opportunities to raise awareness of the IPS:SMI service and build relationships with potential referrers.
- Develop quarterly co-production sessions with clients from your local area to gain qualitative evaluation insights into the programme.
- Maintain accurate case records and follow all administrative, monitoring and data recording requirements.
- Work independently and consistently to deliver effective IPS and peer support services.
- Complete IMROC Peer Support Worker training and apply recovery-focused, peer support best practice in daily work.
- Keep up to date with developments in vocational rehabilitation, mental health and peer support.
- Support service improvement through co-production with service users and the sharing of recovery and employment success stories.
- Adhere to all relevant policies and procedures, including safeguarding, information governance and confidentiality.
- Commit to ongoing learning, mandatory training and professional development.
- Work flexibly to meet service and client needs.
- Undertake any other duties appropriate to the role as required by management.
- Willing to complete training in the IPS approach
- Willingness to complete a level 3 IMROC Peer Support Work training qualification
- Own personal lived experience of recovery from mental health difficulties
- Understanding of mental health support needs, or a similar client group within health, social services, or the voluntary sector
- Experience of managing multiple tasks at any one time
- Experience of working assertively to influence decision makers
- An understanding of the employment needs, and challenges faced by people who experience mental health difficulties
- Developing a knowledge of a broad range of barriers to employment
- Able to use IT and tools such as MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel
- Trained in IPS approach
- QCF in Advice & Guidance (Level 3)
- A valid UK Driving Licence
- Experience of supporting people to find support for a variety of challenges
- Experience of working within mental health services
- Previous experience of delivering a service using the IPS model is a bonus
- Experience of delivering training workshops
- Experience of working with someone on a one-to-one basis
- Knowledge of the benefits agency and all disability/ employment related benefits
- Good motivational, communication and listening skills
- Outstanding interpersonal skills and ability to build rapport with a range of people
- Good organisational ability
- Natural ability to build close, trusting, and productive relationships with people
- Team orientated and works collaboratively within a mixed-disciplinary team
- Ability to work independently and use initiative to develop and promote a service
- A confident, independent traveller
- Non-judgemental and trustworthy
- Empathy with the needs of those with mental health support needs
- Passion and drive to make a positive difference to people's lives
- Highly motivated with a genuine belief that someone with a mental health condition can find paid employment
- Resilient and tenacious to not give up despite setbacks and frustrations
- Self-aware of personal strengths and weaknesses and actively invest in personal and professional development . click apply for full job details