Job responsibilities To support individuals and groups using a Peer approach To be a positive role model for other people overcoming mental health challenges, other workers and members of the public To use parts of your recovery story to inspire hope in others where appropriate To use appropriate skills in engaging with individuals with mental health challenges, eg asking open-ended questions, validating strengths and experiences and using empowering language to overcome negative self-talk To support and enable individuals with mental health challenges to resolve conflicts and regain control, responsibility, hope and enjoyment based on the principles of peer supported recovery such as sharing your personal recovery story To support service users in identifying both strengths and early signs of relapse. To support service users in identifying possible triggers or causes of relapse To provide support to individuals in gaining choice, developing and managing meaning and purpose of life and independence, and maintaining dignity and self respect To support individuals in meeting holistic needs (education, welfare, employment, financial, leisure, housing, spiritual, etc) in partnership with other individuals, care team and agencies and within a recovery environment To promote and make service users aware of personal strengths and social networks, and highlight their ability to engage with these To deliver educational training to service users (as appropriate) To engage actively in peer and professional supervision and apply the learning to working with clients of the service To support access and facilitation of activity sessions both on a one-to-one and group basis for service users To ensure all service users are aware of activities which may be of benefit to them and how these can be accessed To undertake any other such duties as may reasonably fall within the remit of the post, as required by the Manager/Supervisor