Job Description

Surrey Liaison and Diversion Service and Reconnect Team are seeking to recruit a caring Peer Support Worker with lived experience of mental health/criminal justice system/substance misuse to join our team.



Our passionate service supports those who have come into contact with the youth and criminal justice system with a caring, compassionate, person-centered approach to vulnerability screening and assessment for all those above the age of 10. This continues through to providing high quality community-based interventions to not only improve health and social care outcomes but also aim to reduce future re-offending.



You will work collaboratively with your colleagues to provide much needed lived experience peer support to those we support.



Your will be based within the community, working alongside our Assertive Outreach Team and Reconnect Team. You will be required to travel during the working day, and role is Surrey wide. Full driving licence is required. Our Peer Support Workers work between 09:00 - 17:00.



To provide one-to-one support for people from a lived experience perspective, in whatever environment is suitable and applicable to the service user. This will be focused on helping provide support with strategies to manage activities of daily living such as self-care, caring for their home, pursuit of leisure activities and accessing healthcare.



To assume a 'coaching' role within the MDT, supporting vulnerable individuals to develop personal recovery and resettlement plans.



To model/mentor a recovery process and demonstrate coping skills using own experience of recovery.



To use personal, experiential knowledge and to share lived experience, in building safe, trusting relationships with named vulnerable persons.



Our Liaison and Diversion Service is committed and dedicated to developing our Practitioners.by encouraging and providing opportunities for Continued Professional Development, participation in Quality Improvement initiatives



Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental and drug and alcohol services in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We support people of all ages and are passionate about providing high quality care that is delivered at the right time as close to home as possible to help people recover and stay well.



We are one of the top 10 mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust to work for nationwide. Our Trust is an inclusive and supportive employer that offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support. We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress.



Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.



Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.



Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles.



Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the role.



We look forward to receiving your application!



Please see the attached document for the job description and for a detailed overview of the main responsibilities of the role.