This is a Temporary/Fixed Term Contract, 17.5 vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.
Your role
We are looking for an experienced Peer Volunteer Co-Ordinator to become part of a team providing excellent quality of support to people using the Sequoia Tree Service - an integrated service which supports people with personality disorders or complex emotional needs.
A ‘Peer Worker’ is someone who will essentially have lived experience of recovery from distress that has been understood or diagnosed as ‘personality disorder ‘or CEN Complex Emotional Needs. Someone who has been on their own recovery journey, explicitly drawing upon and sharing their lived experiences, who tells their own recovery story, to inspire hope and model recovery. Specifically for this role, however, it is essential that you can demonstrate your own lived experience of these needs.
What you will do and achieve:
The ideal candidate will have:
This a new opportunity to have a direct influence on how services are provided in Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and be part of a dynamic team that is working towards breaking down barriers and ensuring people get the right support at the right time.
This part time role (17.5 hours per week) is ‘field based’ (meaning you will work from home and also in AWP and community locations). You will be provided with a laptop and smart phone, and travel expenses will be covered when required to work across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
This role will work within a multi-disciplinary, innovative and creative team which provides high-quality, safe and person-centred support in the community – most importantly delivering great outcomes for people who have complex emotional needs, personality difficulties and people with a ‘personality disorder diagnosis’.
Sequoia is a new support offer across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire and is delivered in partnership with Avon and Wiltshire Partnership (AWP) Trust and will require the post holder to work cohesively with the AWP team as one integrated service including attending multi-disciplinary team meetings, reflective practice sessions and meeting in shared co-locations regularly.
Who are we?
We’re Rethink Mental Illness, a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. We support thousands of people through our groups, services, policy, campaigns and advice and information. Our work supports us in delivering on our mission: “A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.”
It is an exciting time to join our growing charity. We are on a transformation journey, one that supports the delivery of the organisation strategy – delivering Communities that Care. Supporting employees, managers and leaders through this change is a key priority for the People function. Just like its key that we attract diverse people to come and work for us.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Diversity is important to us and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks for our Black, Asian and minority ethnic and our LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.
Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation
We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrate our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and (asexual) (LGBTQIA+), people with a disability, and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.
If you have any questions about the position, please contact - recruitment@rethink.org
Our Charity
Our work to achieve this is guided by seven core values:
What do we value?
Passion
We are passionate about leading the way to a better quality of life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.
Commitment
We work tirelessly to provide support for everyone severely affected by mental illness.
Openness
We are open and transparent in all our work with beneficiaries, supporters, partners and the public to achieve change for people severely affected by mental illness.
Hope
We offer hope of a better quality of life for all those severely affected by mental illness.
Expertise
We constantly use our expertise to provide practical and personal support for people who are severely affected by mental illness.
Understanding
People who are severely affected by mental illness are at the heart of everything we do in our organisation – our membership, our governance and our workforce.
Equity
We believe that in a world where discrimination and disadvantage exist, treating people with equity is critical to ensure justice and fairness for all.
Openness
We are open and transparent in all our work with beneficiaries, supporters, partners and the public to achieve change for people severely affected by mental illness.
What will you receive?
You will have plenty of opportunities to enhance your abilities with the opportunity to make a real difference every day. In addition, you will have excellent development opportunities including funded training, career development, and a range of e-learning courses. You will also receive:
Employer funded pension
Flexible
working
Life
assurance
Employee Assistance Programme
Eyecare vouchers
up to £55 towards the cost of new glasses or lenses
Training opportunities
e-learning courses & much more
Annual
leave
25 days rising to 30, plus bank holidays
Rethink
day
1 day’s additional leave (pro rata) on your Birthday
PULSE
Reward, Benefits and Recognition Platform
Employee Assistance Programme
Rethink day
1 day’s additional leave (pro rata) on your Birthday
For the full list, see our website here.
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