WE'RE HIRING
2 x PEER SUPPORT WORKER
- 1 based in Ardenleigh Hospital
- 1 based in both Anawim and Ardenleigh Hospital
ANAWIM /ARDENLEIGH BLENDED SERVICE
BIRMINGHAM
o This post is exempted from Rehabilitation of Offenders act 1974
o Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010 applies.
o 2 year fixed term contract
Job Title: Peer Support Worker
Location: Ardenleigh Hospital, Birmingham, B24 9SA or
Anawim, Birmingham, B12 9RJ
Grade: Anawim Scale Point (ASP) 23-26
Salary: £12.92-£14.20 per hour
Hours: 16 hours per week on a rolling rota basis
Responsible to: Secure Services Manager
From our Birmingham centre, Anawim provides trauma informed services including holistic support and advocacy to enable women to reach their potential
Our Vision statement:
A world where women are safe, free, valued and equal members of society.
Peer Support Worker (Ardenleigh)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Peer Support Worker to be part of a tailored project in partnership with Ardenleigh Secure Women's Blended Service and Anawim – Birmingham's Centre for Women. The project aims to improve women's experiences of secure care, reduce length of stay in hospital and offer support into the community.
The team at Anawim is based at Ardenleigh Hospital which has 3 wards, 2 x acute 8 bed wards and 1 x 14 bed rehabilitative ward. The team includes a Coordinator, Mental Health Caseworker, 3 x Peer Support Workers and a number of Enhancement Workers.
Peer Support Worker (Ardenleigh & Dawn House)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Peer Support Worker to be part of a specialist project based at Dawn House – a 7-bed step-down accommodation service delivered in partnership between Anawim – Birmingham's Centre for Women and Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (BSMHFT).
This role will be based 2 days at Dawn House at 1 day and Ardenleigh per week.
Job Purpose:
You will use your lived experience of mental health issues to engage, encourage and support service users experiencing mental health issues by:
* Developing their understanding of recovery.
* Helping to motivate them towards reintegration and rehabilitation.
* Modelling your own recovery process, demonstrating coping skills, based on your own lived experience of secure forensic mental health services.
* Always having due regard for confidentiality and Data Protection legislation.
You will be involved in the planning and evaluation of the service, supporting service users to have a good level of involvement also.
For more information, please visit: to download the Job Description & Person Specification and an Application Form.
Deadline: We reserve the right to close this vacancy when the position is filled so we highly recommend you get your application in as early as possible.
Interview: We will be interviewing as applications come in.
Job Type: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 24 months
Pay: £12.92-£14.20 per hour
Work Location: In person