Regional Peer Co-ordinator

Location: Sutton

Regional Peer Co-ordinator

Location:

Sutton
Salary: £16,200 per annum
About

The Role
We are looking for a Peer Coordinator to join our Integrated Substance Misuse Service, working within an integrated healthcare framework to support adults aged 18 and over who use drugs and/or alcohol.
The Integrated Substance Misuse Service provides a combination of clinical, psychosocial substance misuse, health and wellbeing interventions and accredited treatment programmes for people entering prison who have been identified as having an alcohol or drug problem.
As a Peer Coordinator, you will play an important role in supporting the service and the prison to develop a strong peer support network, helping service users to take greater responsibility for their health and wellbeing.
What You'll Be Doing
 
* As a Peer Coordinator, you will:
 
* Champion the Integrated Substance Misuse Service within the prison.
 
* Support and work alongside the wider Substance Misuse Services team.
 
* Train and support service users to become Peer Supporters.
 
* Develop and support peer-led interventions across all wings of the prison.
 
* Support Peer Supporters to engage with and assist other service users.
 
* Develop and support Health & Wellbeing Champions within the prison.
 
* Encourage Health & Wellbeing Champions to motivate and support their peers to take greater responsibility for their health and wellbeing.
 
* Support Champions to listen to and understand the issues and concerns raised by other service users.
 
* Signpost service users to relevant health, wellbeing and support services within the prison.
 
* Support Health & Wellbeing Champions to provide interventions to their peers, where agreed with the prison.
 
* Build and strengthen links between the Integrated Substance Misuse Service and service users within the prison.
 
* Promote positive engagement with health, wellbeing and substance misuse services.
 
* Work collaboratively with prison staff, colleagues and other services to ensure effective support for service users.
 
* Work across multiple prison sites, which may include HMP High Down and HMP Downview.
 
* Travel between prison sites as required.
 
* Work flexibly, including some evening and weekend shifts on a rota basis, with reasonable notice.
What We're Looking For
We are looking for someone who is:
 
* Passionate about supporting people to improve their health and wellbeing.
 
* Able to build positive and professional relationships with service users.
 
* A confident communicator who can engage and motivate others.
 
* Able to encourage individuals to take greater responsibility for their health and wellbeing.
 
* Comfortable supporting and developing others through training and peer support.
 
* Able to work effectively with people from a range of backgrounds and experiences.
 
* Organised and able to coordinate peer support activities across the prison.
 
* Able to work collaboratively as part of a wider integrated team.
 
* Committed to promoting positive health and wellbeing within a prison environment.
 
* Able to identify appropriate services and support individuals to access them through effective signposting.
 
* Flexible and adaptable to the needs of the service.
 
* Willing and able to travel between prison sites when required.
 
* Available to work occasional evening and weekend shifts as part of a rota.
The Peer Coordinator role is vital in strengthening the connection between the Integrated Substance Misuse Service and service users within the prison.
By developing Peer Supporters and Health & Wellbeing Champions, you will help create opportunities for service users to support one another, share concerns, access appropriate services and take greater responsibility for their health and wellbeing while in…