Peer Support Worker x 2 (one for Leeds Mind & one for Leeds Survivor-Led Crisis Service)

Peer Support Worker x 2 (one for Leeds Mind & one for Leeds Survivor-Led Crisis Service) Leeds Mind

One PSW role is employed by Leeds Mind, and the other is employed by Leeds Survivor-Led Crisis Service.

The successful candidates will work collaboratively with Leeds Mind, Leeds Survivor Lead Crisis Service and Yorkshire MESMAC teams directly, alongside multi-disciplinary work with broader community mental health services.

The role of a Peer Support Worker is integral in promoting and role modelling the peer support principles whilst building safe, trusting relationships with people using services based on non-judgmental listening and shared lived experience. To use your personal experiences of using mental health services in your own recovery - sometimes called 'lived experience' - in your work and to support people to make use of their own strengths and build connections with their peers and wider communities. The post holder will support a range of people from across Leeds, in a non-judgemental, person-centred way, while holding cultural sensitivity at the heart of their approach.

The postholders will support individuals using 1:1 peer support sessions in the community, partner buildings or home visits. The postholders will also be responsible for the delivery of some groups, courses, workshops and the supervision of a volunteer. The roles will include some evening and weekend work where required.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Lived experience of mental health challenges and the utilisation of tools and resources to support your own recovery.
• Experience building connections within the wider community.
• Experience discovering personal strengths and the strengths of others.
• Experience walking with someone in a time of need, professionally or personally.
• Willing and able to share your own personal recovery to help others.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the role and impact of peer support in people's lives.
• Demonstrate the knowledge, confidence, and skills to work with people with a range of needs.
• Good understanding of the way in which mental health services work locally.
• Completed a plan to support your own wellbeing (e.g., a wellbeing recovery action plan or equivalent).
• Living the organisations core values every day.

The roles are based over various locations and requires travel across Leeds, working over various sites including The Light Surgery, HATCH Local Care Partnership, West Leeds, as well as home visits and work from home.

The Leeds Mind office is Clarence House, 11 Clarence Road, Horsforth, Leeds LS18 4LB.

The Leeds Survivor Led Crisis Service office is Dial House, 12 Chapel St, Halton, Leeds LS15 7RW.

The MESMAC office is 22/23 Blayds Yard, Leeds LS1 4AD.

How to Apply

To apply please visit the Leeds Mind website