Seeking Safety Support Worker Part Time

Location: Roscommon Women’s Network, Unit 5 The Old Mill, Castlerea, Co Roscommon

Post Hours: 1 day per week (7 hours)

Post Salary: €14.60 per hour

Accountable to: RWN Manager

Purpose of post: 

To work with and support RWN in delivering the Seeking Safety programme. You will bring your skills and experience as a Peer Support Worker, having had similar life experiences to Seeking Safety group members, to enhance and strengthen this programme.

Background Information

The Seeking Safety Ireland project has been supported by the Department of Health. The commitment is to develop and implement a cross sectoral, interagency Irish adaptation of the Seeking Safety model to support hard to reach people who experience both mental health and substance use issues, paying particular attention to those experiencing domestic, sexual and gender-based violence

Seeking Safety Peer Worker

The Seeking Safety Peer worker will help in the delivery of the Seeking Safety programme with the Seeking Safety Project Worker. The Peer Worker will be trained in Seeking Safety and so will not need to know about how to run the programme in order to apply for this post. You do, however, need to be an experienced Peer Worker who is consistent in their approach and displays a level of self-reflectiveness.

The Role

The Peer Support worker will

• Provide peer support to group participants who engage in the programme
• Help to establish an environment that is inclusive and safe
• Work with the Seeking Safety Project Worker to assist the group facilitation of the programme for participants impacted by the dual diagnosis of addiction and trauma
• Assist with the paperwork associated with this programme intervention
• Review and critically reflect upon outcomes and learning to share with relevant stakeholders.
• Work as part of the team in XXX, if required assisting with other work that may emerge in your time as Peer Support Worker.

Essential Requirements for the role;

• A relevant qualification in a health, education or related field from Level 3 on the QQI Framework
• Have a strong commitment to mental health and recovery
• Have a strong desire to inspire others on a similar path to your own: be open to appropriately sharing your story and listening to others and able to implement clear boundaries in your role – knowing where your role ends and it is time to refer to others to take the work further
• Informed by lived experience of trauma/mental health and /or addiction challenges.
• Experience of working with individuals and groups in addiction and/or mental health/trauma as a Peer Support Worker.
• Experience of working with women-only groups.
• Excellent interpersonal and facilitation skills.
• A team player who has experience of efficient and accurate compute/recording skills.
• Full driving licence and access to own vehicle

Other

• Availability for flexible rostered working hours is essential.
• Garda Vetting will apply.

Application Process:

Please forward a cover letter and CV to lcampbell@rwn.ie

The closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 29th November 2024