Job Overview
We are looking for a Peer Support Worker with lived experience to join our Living Well Service in Bolton. This is a 30‑hour per week position, working 6.5 hours per day, Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm.
You will be based at the South Bolton hub in Farnworth and will travel across Bolton, including the North Bolton hub in Horwich.
This role is specifically for individuals with lived experience of mental health, a dual diagnosis such as mental health and substance misuse, or neurodiversity, who can support others through peer support alongside other treatment and interventions.
Responsibilities
* Support and promote recovery from mental health as a user‑led concept.
* Emphasise hope and optimism, inspiring individuals to achieve their aspirations/goals.
* Value experiential learning alongside other people.
* Focus on strengths rather than deficits.
* Foster collaboration between those who need support and those who support them.
* Enable and promote autonomy and self‑management.
Values & Expectations
The postholder will demonstrate an attitude that respects and values service users and their carers, and will have a clear understanding of their professional role.
The postholder will embrace the core values of GMMH and its partner agencies.
* Promote safe practices.
* Value the aims of service users.
* Work in partnership and offer meaningful choice.
* Be optimistic about the possibilities of meaningful change.
* Value social inclusion.
About Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust
GMMH employs over 7000 staff who deliver services from more than 122 locations, providing inpatient and community‑based mental health care for people across Greater Manchester, the North West of England and beyond.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills, and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Contact
For further details / informal visits, contact: Paul Ceriani, Operations Manager, Email: paul.ceriani@gmmh.nhs.uk, Telephone: 07926 700858.
Employment Details
* Seniority level: Entry level
* Employment type: Full‑time
* Job function: Other
* Industry: Hospitals and Health Care
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