Peer Support Worker

Greater Manchester Police; Manchester; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000

Job description

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time Peer Support Navigator within the Greater Manchester Children and Young People Positive Health Pathway Team. The base for this Team is Central Park in Manchester and supports children and young people across the ten boroughs of Greater Manchester. There will be an expectation for the Peer Support Navigator to independently travel across Greater Manchester.

The Greater Manchester Children's and Young People's Positive Health Pathways Team is part of a Greater Manchester wide multi-disciplinary pathway working collaboratively with the children and young people in contact with the criminal justice system, SARC and secure welfare provision. Through a trauma informed and biopsychosocial model of care the service facilitates assessment; joint care planning; intervention and evaluation of outcomes.

The team aims to support the children and young people in understanding and making informed decisions about their health and wellbeing, offering access to opportunities that can contribute to breaking the cycle of offending and building resilience.

Main duties of the job

The Role Of The Peer Support Navigator Is To Draw On Their Lived Experience To Support Children And Young People To Enhance Their Health, Wellbeing, And Quality Of Life By Assisting Children And Young People To Connect With And Access Health Services, Voluntary Sector Services And Community-based Activities And Support. Through Sharing Wisdom Informed By Experience And Knowledge The Post Holder Will:

• Support and promote social prescribing as a user led concept with a playful, accepting, curious and empathic approach.
• Emphasise hope and optimism, setting and inspiring goals with the child and young person.
• Value experiential learning.
• Focus on strengths rather than deficits taking a child focussed and centred approach.
• Taking a trauma-informed approach to care.
• Age-appropriate open communication adapting to the child's age, vulnerability, health needs, diversity, and protective characteristics.
• Creating a safe space for ideas to be discussed.

About Us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

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.

Date posted: 20 March 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 3

Salary: £24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number: 437-6974072-A

Job locations: Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Trust, Unit 2 Central Park, Northampton Road, Manchester, United Kingdom, M40 5BP

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Staff Benefits

• Pay Enhancements:

Band

Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am

All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)

• Time plus 47%
• Time plus 94%
• Time plus 41%
• Time plus 83%
• Time plus 35%
• Time plus 69%
• Time plus 30%
• Time plus 60%

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)

Person Specification

Expert By Experience

Essential

• Required lived experience for the role

Desirable

• Experience of working in a team
• Experience of coaching or peer mentoring
• Experience of using a range of self-management or recovery tools and Techniques
• Computer literate
• Experience of participation in service user involvement and consultation work.
• Experience of being supervised

Expert by Experience

Essential

• Evidence of pro social behaviour (e.g empathy, actions that benefit others)
• Good written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to use the Trust IT systems.
• Able to relate to a wide range of people.
• Knowledge and commitment to service user's rights
• Professional in appearance and behaviour
• Able to manage conflict and to help others to do so.
• Ability to maintain a healthy home/work life balance.
• Good team-working skills
• Willingness to reflect on work practice and be open to constructive feedback.
• Ability to work in an enabling and creative way.
• Ability to manage stress and to plan and prioritise workload.
• Ability to carry out practical tasks.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

Employer details

Employer name: Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address: Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Trust, Unit 2 Central Park, Northampton Road, Manchester, United Kingdom, M40 5BP

Employer's website: https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/