Peer Mentor
The Growth Company
Peer Mentor
£24000
The Growth Company, Sefton
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 2 weeks ago, 3 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: d0303f75b97448a7a128b6cfffa478d5
Full Job Description
- Within a team, co-ordinate and deliver advice, guidance and training interventions that meet the needs of individual people with substance misuse issues.
- Operate referral and liaison procedures with Jobcentre Plus and other agencies as required.
- Nurture a professional, open honest and supportive relationship with the customer.
- Support peoples' achievements of skills and support their progression into or out of formal treatment support, training education and where appropriate employment.
- Contribute to making contact and establishing relationships with new customers and assist them to understand the potential benefits of support services.
- Identify individual needs inclusive of learning needs.
- Deliver interventions for each client, face to face and digital.
- Record discussions and training sessions and co-ordinate further activity with customer.
- Provide support for the customer in implementing future courses of action.
- Deliver further interventions with customers as required, assisting them to decide on options for meeting their needs and provide support for customers in planning a course of action.
- Help prepare and develop resources to support progression and learning.
- Facilitate learning in groups that improves employability and progression through presentations and activities.
- Marketing, networking, and promotion of services to partner organisations and customers and manage relationships with colleagues and customers.
- Carry out associated administration work including timely recording and input of information into a client recording system., We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone including vulnerable adults and young people, we expect all staff to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to Safer Recruitment Procedures which include a DBS check. This will be conducted by Due Diligence Limited (DDC Ltd) on behalf of GC. Please note that the successful candidate will not be required to pay for this.
- Experience of drug/alcohol issues treatment and support service.
- Knowledge in relation to the issues affecting people in recovery from alcohol and drug addiction.
- Good knowledge of welfare to work and Jobcentre Plus.
- A warm, approachable empathetic style and the ability to establish a rapport and build relationships with customers in recovery from alcohol or drug addiction.
- Local treatment and health providers, Support agencies and community resources/venues., An understanding of substance misuse including first hand lived experience - any questions on this please contact us on .
- A desire to contribute to the continued improvement of services supporting people with drug or alcohol misuse; seeking to change lives for the better.
- Motivated and keen with good communication skills.
- Willing and able to read key documents/reports.
- Ability to work to and well with others - personable and professional.
- Ability to network and promote the organisation.
- Emotionally resilient.
All GC colleagues will work inline with the Health & Safety at work act and the GC Health & Safety Policy.
If you are on the Barred List, it is against the law to apply and to be hired for a role that includes regulated activity with the concerned group.
We are committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce, we provide a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the essential requirements for a role. This commitment applies to candidates who have a disability or are from a diverse ethnic community.
As part of our application process, you can ask to be considered under this scheme if you are from an ethnic community or have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. Providing that you meet the essential criteria for the role, you will then be invited for an interview. Your guaranteed interview application will only be shared with the Hiring Manager and our Internal Recruitment Team.
We are a member of the national campaign Ban the Box; this campaign aims to open opportunities for people with convictions to compete for jobs. We're supporting the campaign by removing conviction questions at the applications stage.
GC aims to promote a culture of flexibility and agile working. Going forward we will be transitioning to a culture where full agile working will be a feature of many of our roles. We also recognise that there may be a need for more permanent flexibility in your working arrangements and in such cases, we encourage you to have these discussions at the interview stage, to enable your flexible working request to be considered as early as possible.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: Up to £24,000.00 per year