Health and Wellbeing Champion (HAWC) Coordinator Market Drayton, England
The Forward Trust
Full Time
Market Drayton, England
26993 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Overview:
Who we are?
The Forward Trust are a social enterprise that empowers people to break the cycle of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.
We believe and are committed to providing opportunities to all people including those with ‘Lived Experience’ we encourage applications from all background including those in recovery from addiction, co-dependency or gambling, have experience of previous offending or homelessness.
What you will be doing?:
Person specification:
Qualifications
Desirable
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Qualifications
Health and Wellbeing Champion Co-ordinator (Peer Mentor Co-ordinator), HMP/YOI Stoke Heath (Market Drayton)
Location – HMP Stoke Heath, Tern Hill, Market Drayton, Shropshire
Hours – 35 hours per week
Working Pattern – Monday to Thursday 8-4:15 Friday 8-12
Salary - £26,993 per annum.
Hours – 35 hours per week
Working Pattern – Monday to Thursday 8-4:15 Friday 8-12
Salary - £26,993 per annum.
Who we are?
The Forward Trust are a social enterprise that empowers people to break the cycle of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.
We believe and are committed to providing opportunities to all people including those with ‘Lived Experience’ we encourage applications from all background including those in recovery from addiction, co-dependency or gambling, have experience of previous offending or homelessness.
What you will be doing?:
As a Health and Wellbeing Champion Coordinator (Peer Coordinator) you will support the team and the prison to champion the integrated service and train service users to become peer supporters who deliver peer-led interventions and become peer supporters across all wings of the prison and to support the Health care services . You will also support and develop Health & Wellbeing Champions within the prison. Their roles will be to motivate and encourage clients to start taking greater responsibility for their health and wellbeing whilst in custody, and they will discuss and share the issues which they are concerned about by signposting and supporting them to the relevant services within the prison, and also with agreement from the prison deliver interventions to other peers.
What we are looking for?:
- Knowledge of the criminal justice sector
- Knowledge of the issues facing substance misusers
- Ability to develop, coordinate and deliver the training on a peer support programme
- Previous experience of providing a peer support service to this or a similar client group
- A thorough knowledge of and commitment to the process of recovery from addiction
- A Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care or equivalent
- Counselling qualification
We work a 35-hour working week.- £90 monthly allowance for external supervision
- Simply Health – reimbursement of opticians, dental, prescription etc cost
- 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 days with length of service) + Bank holidays.
- Contributory Pension Scheme – Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years’ service and up to 9% thereafter
- Training opportunities and career development
- Cycle to work scheme, electric car salary sacrifice scheme
- Access to Blue light card
Person specification:
Essential
Skills and Experience
Skills and Experience
- Experience of working within the substance misuse services.
- Carry out comprehensive assessments, designing and implementing SMART care plans.
- Experience of delivering structured interventions to service users.
- Experience of facilitating groups.
- Using motivational interviewing techniques in both 1:1 and group settings.
- Knowledge of Safeguarding
- Experience of promoting and supporting Equality and Diversity
- The use of strong IT skills to support case management.
- Experience of providing training and supervision to Peer Supporters.
Qualifications
- A Diploma in Health & Social Care or equivalent.
- Possession of a recognised counselling qualification, or about to start or ongoing attendance on a recognised counselling course.
Desirable
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Previous experience of providing supervision, appraisals, guidance and constructive feedback to supervisees.
- Experience of working within the community and/or criminal justice sector.
- Knowledge of community support services
- Experience of providing counselling services to service users, or those with drug or alcohol problems
- Personal experience of addiction/imprisonment (Addicts in recovery should have at least 3 years clean time. Ex-prisoners should have been released at least 5 years ago).
- Utilising clinical supervision.
Qualifications
- Any qualification in substance misuse.
- A supervision and appraisal qualification.
The Forward Trust
www.forwardtrust.org.uk
London, United Kingdom
Mike Trace
Unknown / Non-Applicable
501 to 1000 Employees
Non-profit Organisation
Healthcare Services & Hospitals
1991
