Peer Support Worker (Safe Haven)

About the role

As a Peer Support Worker, you will use your skills and experience to work directly with people in mental health crisis, include telephone, face to face and online engagement. This service is a crisis drop in centre open 7 days a week - 365 days a year for those experiencing, or at risk of a crisis and is delivered in partnership between Solent Mind and Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

You will support and encourage participants to identify their own strengths, triggers and life goals and co-produce individualised plans to help achieve them.

Any offer for this role will be subject to a Enhanced Adult Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

About you

You will need to have personal, lived experience of a mental health issue, as well as experience of working with people with mental health needs, excellent communication skills and a strong understanding of the key difficulties and challenges faced by people on their recovery journey.

Please demonstrate in your supporting statement how you meet each criterion from the person specification.

About us

Solent Mind is the largest mental health charity in Hampshire. It is part of a network of 125 local Minds in England and Wales, which are independent charities affiliated to Mind.Solent Mind has its own board of trustees and raises its own funds to deliver its services, support and training tailored to the needs of people living in Hampshire, Southampton, Portsmouth, and the Isle of Wight. Solent Mind has a gold award for Workplace Wellbeing Index 2022/2023 and has signed up to be a Mindful Employer.