Recovery in Community Peer Support Worker

Job Title: Recovery in Community Peer Support Worker Accountable to: Head of Community Reporting to: Recovery in Community Team Coordinator Location: Hybrid including Inpatient psychiatric settings across Greater Manchester, community settings, home or office working (central Manchester), occasional travel outside of Greater Manchester Salary: £14,945.40 pro rata (FTE £24,909) Hours: 21 hours per week Contract: Permanent Role Context Recovery in Community is a collaborative initiative delivered in partnership between Gaddum and Manchester Mind. The service supports people to leave inpatient mental health settings and return to their community with the support they need to recover and remain well. As a team, we deliver psycho-social interventions, advocacy, housing and welfare rights advice, peer support to adults as well as tailored support to young people (those under the age of 25). All we do is underpinned by listening and ensuring people feel heard - because we know that when people are listened to, they recover. The team works with colleagues within the mental health, primary care, inpatient and community sectors. Role Purpose As a Peer Support Worker, you will have lived or living experience of receiving mental health care or treatment in hospital. Using your expertise gained through this experience, you will support peers in their mental health recovery who are ready to leave hospital or are already in the community. Receiving support from your colleagues, ..... full job details .....