Peer Coordinator - PWS

This role is primarily responsible for the development and management of the Peer Mentor service and social inclusion category, whilst actively promoting this service across the county.

You will be required to recruit, train and supervise the peer mentors.

This role will be remote based with the requirement to travel throughout the county meeting service users in custody and upon release from prison; also co-location with probation services across a range of mandated locations. There is an element of working from home.

You will be required to manage a diverse case load with a range of complexities and risk levels . You will be responsible for completing comprehensive assessments, creating a collaborative action plan, maintaining accurate record keeping throughout.

You will be responsible for adhering to the targets set by Forward and the local commissioners. Co-operative working relationships with other partner agencies and probation staff are vital to this role.

Main duties will include:

• Completing comprehensive assessments and managing risks in conjunction with probation
• Creating a collaborative action plan
• Promote, recruit, train and supervise peer mentors
• Effectively assign peer mentors to clients using robust risk assessing
• Maintaining accurate record keeping throughout
• Review ongoing support by liaising closely with other agencies, namely probation services.
• Meet required KPI’s to corresponding deadlines