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Grade: NJC SCP 9 currently £24,543 per annum – inclusive of ILW. Based on 14 hrs per week, this is £9,817 per annum (inc ILW). Based on 7 hrs per week, this is £4,908.60 per annum (inc ILW).
Hours: Part-time, 14 hours per week + 7 hours per week (may include some evenings and weekends)
Accountable to: Service Manager – Mental Health Services
Supervised by: Our Voices Coordinator
Location: Open House, Tower Hamlets
Contract Term: Currently until November 2023
We are a charity providing a wide range of services for residents including counselling, mental health support services, advocacy, and community engagement activities.
This role which will work collaboratively with our Mental Health Services team to increase access to mental health and wellbeing support for Muslim women across Tower Hamlets, Newham, and Redbridge.
The postholder will support the development and delivery of our program of in reach, access and engagement work for seldom heard communities to co-design and co-produce bespoke models of interventions with Muslim Women.
A key aspect for this role is an emphasis to enable Muslim women to have increase control and develop resilience in their recovery and to support them in a holistic way to better health and wellbeing.
The postholder will work as part of the Our Voices Team to successfully implement and support the delivery of the Our Voices project by supporting a network of peer groups across the three boroughs. They will work within models of mental health and wellbeing that are culturally aware and appropriate for the client group and support women in both group and 1:1 setting. The post holder will work with local Muslim women and community groups to reduce the stigma and barriers to accessing support for women’s mental health and support the facilitation of peer support groups across the network. Our aim is to create and maintain "safe spaces" for Muslim women to share their challenges and experiences of mental health and wellbeing within their community, share their stories through the process of storytelling and listening to action.
The ideal candidate will have:
* Lived experience of mental health service use – statutory or 3rd sector – as a
service user or a carer.
* A qualification related to health and social or equivalent or willingness to work
towards
* Knowledge of mental health services in East London
* Experience of supporting Muslim women from diverse backgrounds to build
confidence and awareness of mental health and wellbeing
* Groupwork skills to be able to facilitate activities and workshops which are co-
produced with people with lived experience
* The ability to be able to take an innovative and solutions-based approach to
challenges, whilst considering the thoughts and experiences of others
* Ability to work with enthusiasm, kindness and to your own initiative
There are opportunities for training and benefits including, company pension, 30 days’ annual leave pro-rated, a comprehensive Learning and Development programme, access to the Employment Assistance Programme (EAP) and Death-In-Service benefits.
This post is subject to a Right to Work Check and an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
Applications are strongly welcomed from all sections of the community.
Closing date: 9am, Monday 8th August 2022
Interviews: Friday 12th August 2022
To be considered for the Peer Worker role, please apply today