Job Description
Post: 2289 - Employment Peer Mentor (37hrs pw) - Home Based (covering Cwm Taf area)
Reference: 2289
Term: FTC until 31/03/2025
Salary: £22,808.81 per annum
Weekly Hours: 37
Area: Home Based covering Cwm Taf area
Office Location: Although this is a home based role and some clients may prefer online support, others prefer face to face meetings. As you will be dealing with clients in the Cwm Taf area, you should be within reasonable travelling distance of there.
Welsh Essential: Desirable
Closing Date: 13/03/2023
Job Description
Why Hafan Cymru?
Description
The Out of Work Peer Mentoring Service offers free, confidential peer support, championing the use of lived experience to build rapport and provide information, advice, and guidance.
Mentors will work with a caseload of participants in recovery from mental health and/or substance misuse issues to provide practical help with specialist employment support, assist participants to expand their autonomy through confidence-building and goal-planning, and provide pathways for participants seeking training or volunteering opportunities.
The post holder will provide individualised mentoring support to people affected by mental health and/or substance misuse problems, to enable and advance the achievement of employment related skills and support individuals to successfully enter and sustain employment.
Work in partnership with Case UK and Welsh Government to deliver a programme of support to unemployed and/or economically inactive individuals to improve attitudes, motivation, confidence and to enhance employability skills.
Job Type: Contract
Pay: £22,808.81 per year