Peer Support Co-Ordinator

Peer Support Coordinator – £23,500 per annum – Kent – Full Time Permanent.

Our client currently has an exciting opportunity for a Peer Support Coordinator working across their Kent Prisons services including HMP Maidstone, Rochester and East Sutton Park. The successful candidate will be required to work flexibly across those units, working closely with the Drug and Alcohol Practitioners to coordinate Peer Support across the different teams.

Our client is the social enterprise that empowers people to break the cycle of crime or addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years they have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. They believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Their services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.

The Role

Working alongside their successful teams of Drug and Alcohol Practitioners and Health Professionals you will be providing training and supervision to clients to become Peer supporters. You will be responsible for assessing the work Peers complete towards their NVQ level 2 qualification. This is a new role within the service and so will be an opportunity for you to also take the lead in continually improving and developing the role of Peer supporters according to the needs of each individual service. Co-operative working relationships with Service Managers and Drug and Alcohol Practitioners is vital to this role, you will play a key role in adopting a whole team approach towards ensuring that the Peers are developed to their full potential and thus contributing to the outcomes for each service.

To be successful in this role you will need to have a Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social or equivalent, experience and knowledge of supporting clients with substance misuse issues, a good understanding of recovery and the criminal justice system.

They will consider applications from candidates with a Nursing and/or Criminal Justice background and applications from candidates who are themselves in recovery will be welcomed.

Our client offers an excellent benefits package including work-related clinical supervision allowance, Simply Health coverage, competitive annual leave entitlements and a contributory pension scheme. They also support their employees to achieve both professional and personal development.

They are committed to equality of opportunity and select candidates based on their abilities and skills and nothing else. They are dedicated to enhancing the diverse profile of their organisation to reflect the communities within which they work.

To Apply

You will need to fill in an application form with supporting statement on the company website. Once you submit via the apply button below you will be sent by email a link to the direct page where you can apply, and view the Job Description.

Please ensure your supporting statement lists clear examples which demonstrate your competencies in relation to the person specification and being the right candidate for the role. Please ensure you provide specific examples from previous work experience on how you meet each criterion. (Please use additional sheets if necessary)

They are unable to accept CV’s.

Closing date for applications: 9th March 2018 (10am)