An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Criminal Justice Peer Support Worker to join Horizons, a vibrant new partnership delivering substance use treatment and recovery services in Bristol. Horizons is delivered in partnership between Turning Point, Bristol Drugs Project, and seven other local and national partners.
The role of a Peer Support Worker will be based in our central Bristol hub and has been developed specifically for people who have lived experience of the criminal justice system and substance use. Through sharing examples of their own experiences, Peer Support Workers will inspire hope and belief in individuals to encourage them to engage with Bristol Horizons drug and alcohol service.
Responsibilities:
* To deliver therapeutic interventions and have supportive and respectful relationships with people using our services.
* To support and guide people who use our services to identify and acknowledge their own recovery goals
* To support people who use our services to overcome their fears within a relationship of empathy and Trust
* To share ideas about ways of achieving recovery goals, drawing on personal experiences and a range of coping, self-help and self-management techniques
* To model personal responsibility, self-awareness, self-belief, self-advocacy and hopefulness
* To sign-post people who use our services to various resources, opportunities and activities within communities and promote choice and informed decision making
* To raise awareness of recovery language amongst Bristol Horizons staff by modelling positive, strengths based, non-discriminatory, non-jargon, non-medicalised language in all areas of work
* To support the team in promoting a recovery orientated environment by identifying recovery focused activities and disseminating information and educating people who use our services as and when required.
* Be actively involved in the continued development of the PSW training programme and in the on-going evaluation of the PSW role
* To act as an ambassador for Bristol Horizons with external agencies and partner organisations
* To undertake any other duties which may reasonably be regarded as within the nature of the duties and responsibilities/grade of the post as defined, subject to the proviso that normally any changes of a permanent nature shall be incorporated into the job description in specific terms.
* To continuously review own performance and development needs to assist growth and development
Requirements:
You'll have an understanding of substance and alcohol use and the challenges and opportunities for individuals on a recovery journey. However, we also recognise that many people have transferrable skills from other backgrounds such as mental health, housing or other health and social care provision. The roles are varied, so flexibility, an ability to work dynamically on a one to one and group basis and knowledge of relapse and other barriers to recovery will be useful but we can help to shape these skills where needed. We also look for candidates with excellent communication skills and who share our values as an organisation.
What We Offer:
* Starting salary of £23,808 rising each year in line with our pay progression salary bands, rising to £25,550 per year.
* 25 days' paid holiday a year + Bank Holidays, increasing with each year of service up to 27 days + Bank Holidays. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.
* Comprehensive benefits package, including opportunities to boost your career.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closing date.
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