Reconnect Peer Support Worker

Job Description

Build trusting, supportive relationships with individuals transitioning from custody into the community
Use lived experience to inspire hope, support recovery, and encourage positive change
Provide practical support, including accompanying service users to appointments and activities
Support engagement with substance misuse services, healthcare, housing, and wider community resources
Work in a strengths-based, recovery-focused way to promote independence and wellbeing
Assist service users to develop and review personalised recovery and support plans
Identify barriers to engagement and support individuals to overcome these in a non-judgemental way
Monitor wellbeing, recognise early signs of risk or relapse, and escalate concerns where appropriate
Work collaboratively with RECONNECT practitioners and partner agencies to ensure coordinated care
Maintain accurate records and contribute to care planning, discharge processes, and service development
Uphold professional boundaries, confidentiality, and safeguarding responsibilities at all times

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