Peer Support Worker - Neurodivergent - fixed term/secondment opportunity for 1 year due to funding.
Salary: Band: 6, £27,363 - £31,067 p.a.
37 hours per week - Monday -Thursday 8:30 - 17:00, Friday 08:30 - 16:30 with some evening work required. Part time will be considered - minimum 30 hours.
Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Portsmouth City Council
At Portsmouth City Council we're all about developing our staff, because we want to build a bigger and better city but we need the best employees to do so.
With a little over 207,000 residents and 8,000 businesses throughout this city, this unitary authority's main goal is to ensure the best care and development of all those within the city. From customer service to multi-million-pound projects, our residents are at the heart of everything we do.
The Service
Based at Spithead Resource Centre, Montgomerie Road, Room One is Portsmouth's autism hub, supporting autistic and neurodivergent adults 18+, in the PO1 - PO6 area. It works primarily on a peer led model, offering peer mentoring, peer support, signposting and providing advice and guidance. Room One does not require a diagnosis to access the service. As it is a peer led service, lived experience of neurodivergence is required, but a formal diagnosis is not required.
Your New Role
Working as part of a small team supporting autistic and neurodivergent adults, you will have a good knowledge of the issues impacting autistic and neurodivergent adults. You will lead peer mentoring session on a 1:1 basis and facilitate groups either on focused topics or ad-hoc discussions as well as provide support in the community in a variety of settings. You will liaise with other services to ensure adequate knowledge of what is available in the local community as well as representing Room One at public events, forums and meetings.
Please view the full details on the role here.
What you'll need to succeed
You will be enthusiastic and have a positive, can do attitude as well as being passionate about supporting autistic people. With good verbal and written communication skills you will be able to converse with a wide range of people, using a non- judgement, inclusive approach to the support you provide. With experience of providing support on a group or 1:1 basis you will think creatively when planning the support needed. You will be prepared to work flexibly to meet the needs of people you are supporting and confident to travel around Portsmouth as required in the role. In addition, you will understand the principles of client confidentiality and data protection.
Please view the full details of what you need to fulfil the role here
Application process:
If applying as a secondment you will need permission from your current line manager releasing you for this secondment. Please state you have this on your application form.
How to apply: For the full job profile click here. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person' points on the Job Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. This is important or you are likely not to be shortlisted. Please read alongside the 'How to apply' on the careers page. Please do not just submit a CV.
You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.
We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.
Closing time/date: 25 November 2024 @ 23.59 pm
Interview Date: 4th December 2024
A commitment to our values
We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. Learn more about our values and behaviours.
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Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.
