Peer Support Practitioner

Post:                Peer Support Practitioner  

Service:            Criminal Justice

Based:              Glasgow

Hours:              Full Time 

Salary:             £20,841-£21,924

                          (£10.83 - £11.39 per hour, for a 37-hour working week)

Contract           Permanent

Do you have the experience to change a life?

Do you want to start your day wanting to make a difference and end your day knowing that you did?

Our expectation of a peer worker is that it is you yourself who has walked the pathway into recovery. Working in our one of a kind residential service you will use your own personal lived experience of recovery to positively share your personal experiences with others in order to support service users in their journey of recovery.

The 218 Service Provides a 12-bed residential stay for woman involved within the justice system and can be seen as an alternative to custody. We provide women with an opportunity to address underlying reasons for their offending.

The support we provide is always person centred, we do this by involving people who know the person well, this includes family and friends, other health and Social Work professionals, Advocacy services and our own staff members.

We believe having the right values of respect, compassion, inclusion and integrity is all you need to join our team! We would offer you full support in completing your application.

Turning Point Scotland have Platinum accreditation in Investors in People. Our staff are our most important asset, therefore we offer extensive training and impressive personal and career-focused development opportunities. You could be part of an organisation that not only offers excellent careers but makes a real difference to thousands of People’s lives and achieve your own personal fulfilment. 

Benefits:

• City Centre location with excellent transport links
• Working 4 days one week, 3 days the next allowing you flexibility for other commitments.
• Comprehensive Induction
• 123 Learning and development courses 
• 29 eLearning courses
• Funded qualification – SVQ Social Services and Healthcare, work based assessment
• Your Career Pathway, we promote from within and advertise internally all jobs 
• Annual Salary increments up to £21,924
• 35 holiday/public holidays days’ year  
• Pension Scheme, employer contribution 4%
• Wide range of family friendly policies 

As a Peer Support Practitioner, you will work with individuals who have a wide range of support needs, providing them with practical and emotional support and encouraging them to achieve their own personal outcomes in all aspects of their daily lives e.g. keeping safe, meaningful activities, community involvement, physical health, relationships, emotional health and wellbeing. 

No previous working experience is needed; full training will be provided to you. You will be fully supported in your personal and professional development through regular 1:1 support and development meetings.

Full details of this role can be viewed on the attached Job Role Profile.  Click here

Please note that IT skills are required for all our vacancies.

Where applicable, successful candidates will be required to register with the SSSC within 6 months of start date.