IST Peer Support Worker London, England

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Full Time London, England 29460 - 31909 GBP ANNUAL Today

Job description

The autism/learning disability peer support worker’ for Croydon IST is a joint commission between Croydon Health Services, Croydon Council and South London and Maudsley.

The role of Peer Worker has been specifically designed for people with Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or Learning Disabilities. By sharing their lived experience safely and effectively the peer worker will support service users to overcome challenges and to inspire hope that change is possible. Based in the Croydon Autism and Learning Disability NHS services the successful candidate will be working alongside Autism, mental health, learning disability and adult social care professionals.

The peer workforce is growing so it’s an exciting time to join us. All Peer Support Workers receive ongoing training, monthly peer mentoring and group supervision.

We welcome applications from people with Autistic Spectrum and/or Disorder Learning Disabilities and those who have lived experienced or caring for someone with Autistic Spectrum Disorder and/or Learning Disabilities.

If you are shortlisted for this post, please let us know about any reasonable adjustments that we can make to the interview process to ensure that the process is as fair as possible.

For more information please contact:
Rachel Eborall [email protected] - Deputy of Inclusion and Lead for Peer Support

Key Responsibilities:

To use lived experience to inspire hope that change is possible.
To share lived experience safely and effectively.
To share your own and other examples of lived experience of recovery or times when you have experience behaviours that have been challenging and how you overcome this challenge.
To work in a way that acknowledges the personal, social, cultural and spiritual strengths of the person.
To use a number of agreed recovery tools that are person-centred in a flexible way to support the service users.
To support the service users to understand the role of ASD, LD and mental health services and how they can support their treatment alongside other community resources.
To record information in a clear and accessible way.
To promote service users involvement in all aspects of their work.

To build and maintain professional working relationships with others in the multi-disciplinary team, to encourage open channels of communication and actively participate in the creation of an open and safe working environment that promotes shared learning, growth and development.

Our values and commitments:
I will be caring, kind & polite

I will be prompt and value your time

I will take time to listen to you

I will be honest and direct with you

I will do what I say I am going to do

To ensure confidentiality and safe keeping of service users’ records.
To be able to signpost to community and/or online resources and access appropriate mainstream and ASD, LD and Adult social care resources.
To be aware of ASD and LD stigma, low expectations and anti-discriminatory practice as appropriate.
To attend team meetings as appropriate.
To promote the role of peer support both within SLAM/CHS and Adult Social Care, through co-delivery of presentations, workshops, and participation in Trust -wide peer related projects and audits: and information sharing as required and as agreed with the line manager.
To take part in regular one to one supervision with senior staff and peer mentoring at SLAM
To take part in group supervision for peer workers at SLAM
To contribute and commit to undertaking an annual appraisal.
To complete mandatory training and accredited Peer Worker training course