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 provide peer support within the Becklin Centre Inpatient Discharge service. The service works to improve outcomes for hospital patients who are experiencing significant mental health difficulties. The aim is for service users to lead their own recovery and to facilitate smooth and sustainable discharge from hospital. You will work together with service users to identify strengths and to reinforce positive patterns of behaviour, with the aim of reducing the chances of re‑admission to hospital.
As an employee of Touchstone you will benefit from the following:
* Working for a diverse and inclusive organisation e.g. 36% BME staff, 25% *LGBTQ+ staff, 16% *staff with a disability. Staff and peer support networks (as above and many more)
* 28 days annual leave (rising to 31 after 2 years) + 8 bank holidays (pro‑rata)
* Flexible working opportunities
* Personal wellbeing budget. Access to counselling and 24/7 confidential staff helpline.
* Health and wellbeing activities and fun staff team away days
* Inclusive maternity and parental policies and pay
* Additional day of leave as a celebration day or health and wellbeing
* Learning and personal development opportunities
How to Apply
Touchstone is an equal opportunities organisation, an equal rights employer and applications are welcome from all sections of the community, particularly, BME and LGB and Trans communities and/or people with disabilities who are under‑represented within Touchstone. All applicants who disclose a disability and meet the essential criteria will be interviewed. Additional 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. Please note that feedback is not provided to applicants who have not been shortlisted. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
* Hours
Full Time, Part Time x1 37 hours and x1 18.5 hours Hours per week
* Salary
Touchstone Pay Structure (2024) points* 07 – 11, starting at £25,839.84 pa/pro rata
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