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Contract Type: Fixed term
Role Type: Employment
Hours: Part time
Application deadline: Sunday, June 29, 2025 - 23:59
Based: Gateshead
Salary: £13 Per Hour
Salary Type: Fixed Salary
Location: Tyne and Wear
Role description: Project Support
About The Job
We are looking for people with personal experience of having a learning disability or being autistic to work as a Peer Support Worker in Gateshead.
You will be helping people who have a learning disability or who are autistic, to get involved with local activities and places to help them have a good life.
Hours of work
We Have Two Roles Available
* One of these is for 5 hours per week
* One of these is for 6 hours per week.
The job will last until 31st March 2026 at least. We hope it might continue after that.
Working in a team with
* Another Peer Support Worker
* Community Connectors
* A Manager who will help you in your work.
Where
You will work around Gateshead.
You will have meetings at the office in Gateshead or sometimes in South Tyneside.
What You Will Do
You and your team will help local people who have a learning disability, and autistic people.
You and your team will be helping people who have asked for some help.
These are some of the ways you might help each person:
* Asking them about what help they need
* Helping them to think about their hopes and dreams
* Helping them to think what they are good at
* Helping them to find out what can help them to have a good life
* Helping them to make a plan
* Helping them to try new activities and visit new places in Gateshead
* Helping people to set up peer support groups or activities
* Delivering training and workshops with the community Connectors to help people learn new skills and information
* Helping people to have their voice heard about things that are important to them
What Kind Of Person We Are Looking For
You must have personal experience of having a learning disability or being autistic.
You must be interested in helping people to have a better life.
You must be good at listening.
You must be able to talk to lots of different people.
You must be able to think of good ideas about how people can live a happy and healthy life, making the most of where they live
You will understand how to work with people and see the things they are good at.
You must believe in equal opportunities for everyone.
You can travel around Gateshead and get to places we run drop ins.
You can have support if you need it.
You will be good at working with others.
You live in Gateshead or know Gateshead well.
It Would Be Good If
You know how to use a phone, computer or both.
You can travel around South Tyneside and know the area.
You can have support if you need it.
You know how to use social media, WhatsApp, Zoom or Microsoft Teams.
We can give you support with IT.
If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.
Please visit our website Jobs and volunteering | yourvoicecounts (yvc.org.uk) to apply.
Deadlines for applications are Midnight on Sunday 29th June.
Interviews will be held on Tuesday 8th July.
For more information about this role, please call Gary Fawcett on 0191 478 6472.
We are an inclusive employer and encourage applications from all community groups. We are committed to making our workplace more diverse and would also especially welcome applications from people from ethnically minoritised communities.
We are a Mindful Employer, Disability Confident Employer and proud to provide reasonable adjustments and support with Access to Work.
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