Complex Emotional Needs Service Peer Support Worker
Job reference 243229 Date posted 30/05/2025 Application closing date 22/06/2025 Location Leeds Salary £25,839.84 pa/pro rata Touchstone Pay Structure (2024) Points* 07 – 11. Package Any increase in pay point(s) will be reviewed on annual basis based on the financial position of Touchstone and will only be awarded on this basis. Your pay/pay point will not automatically increase. Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Job category/type Full time, Temporary Job Specification and Supporting Information Advert - Emerge Worker.docx Job description
Touchstone is a multi-award-winning mental health and wellbeing charity operating in communities across Yorkshire. Touchstone understands that we can only deliver excellence to the people we serve if the people we recruit are happy, empowered, supported to reach their potential and trusted to lead.
This is an exciting opportunity to work in the EMERGE peer support service. We provide a range of interventions for people with complex emotional and interpersonal difficulties (also referred to as “personality disorder”). The Peer Support Worker (PSW) will be embedded within the EMERGE team to support people aged 18-25. The PSW will receive training for the role, and supervision and management from Touchstone and EMERGE staff.
Information Session: Friday 06 June 2025, at 10:00am via Microsoft Teams
To attend, please email recruitment@touchstonesupport.org.uk
It is an occupational requirement for this role that the successful applicant is female.
Information Session: Friday 06 June 2025, at 10:00am via Microsoft Teams
To attend, please email recruitment@touchstonesupport.org.uk
Closing date: 22 June 2025
Interviews will be held on: 07 July 2025
To apply, please send your application form to recruitment@touchstonesupport.org.uk
As an employee of Touchstone, all successful applicants continually benefit from the following:
* Personal wellbeing budget
* 28 days annual leave (rising to 31 after 2 years) + 8 bank holidays (pro-rata)
* Agile working opportunities
* Cycle to work scheme
* Access to counselling and 24/7 confidential staff Mindful Employer helpline
* Health and wellbeing and fun organisational staff away days
* Inclusive maternity and parental policies and pay
* A full range of staff and peer support networks
* Additional day of leave for a celebration day
* Learning and personal development opportunities
Touchstone is an equal opportunities organisation, a Trans Positive employer and applications are welcome from all sections of the community, particularly, BME and LGBT communities and/or people with disabilities who are under-represented within Touchstone. Further information can be obtained from our equal opportunities policy. Please note that we do not hold a sponsor licence and we do not intend to offer sponsorship for this particular role. You should therefore ensure that you have/will have the right to work in the UK to be able to undertake this role, if appointed, you will be required to provide relevant right to work documents at the point of an offer being made to you. Applications can be obtained by visiting www.touchstonesupport.org.uk or by e-mailing recruitment@touchstonesupport.org.uk .
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