Peer Advocate Team Leader Belfast

The salary is £29,000 to £32,000 per annum depending on experience. Benefits include: • Core Professional Training and Continuous Professional Development, • Access to Employee Assistance Programme provider, • Clinical external supervision, • Enrolment in Pension Scheme. The role of the Team Leader is to provide support to the Belfast Manager, while leading a team of Peer Advocates, ensuring that the team carry out their duties in an effective and timely manner while maintaining the highest standards of service delivery to our clients. In your role as Team Leader, you and the team will be working with adults who are experiencing difficulties in their mental health, assisting them in their recovery and enabling them to regain their independence through providing support, information and options. You will work with the team to provide Peer Advocacy and to ensure that the views of the service user inform your practice. We currently have the following vacancy for Team Leader: Location: Belfast 5 days / 35 hours per week Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Essential Criteria for the role: • Have had a lived experience as a user of mental health services and have achieved a level of recovery. • Be able to demonstrate knowledge of the needs of those experiencing mental health difficulties. • A minimum of 1-3 years in a team leader or supervisor role. • A Level/Leaving Certificate or equivalent. • Be proficient in the use of Microsoft word, excel, PowerPoint , outlook and online meeting platforms • Have completed an accredited Peer Advocacy qualification or be willing to undertake this training. • Have a full clean driving license and a car for business use. The following are desirable: • Previous experience of working in the Mental Health Sector • Previous experience of working for a not-for-profit organisation • A post secondary school qualification