Mentors & peer support occupations Work, Jobs in Newtownards, Dow (with Salaries)

Life Skills Peer Advocate
Depaul —Belfast
- £25,394.88 a year
- Day shift
- Travel
- IT
- Annual leave
- Sick pay
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Youth Worker
Dreamscheme NI —Antrim
- £24,785 - £25,350 a year
- Part-time
- Working with children
- Mentoring
- In-person
- Free parking
- Work from home
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Support Worker
Conway Group —Belfast
- £12.50 - £13.50 an hour
- Full-time
- Communication skills
- Free parking
- Paid training
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Listen Learn Lead Programme Practitioner
White RIbbon NI —Larne
- £28,163 a year
- Weekend availability
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Flexitime
- Work from home
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8d
Skills Coach
Action Mental Health —Antrim
- £27,686 - £29,668 a year
- Full-time
- Communication skills
Youth Support Worker
Annadale Community Centre —Belfast
- £12.21 an hour
- Overtime
- Childcare
- Working with children
- In-person
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Support Worker
Priory —Newtownabbey
- £13.45 an hour
- Weekend availability
- Care plans
- Communication skills
- Referral programme
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Listen, Learn, Lead Youth Programme Practitioner
White RIbbon NI —Larne
- £28,163 a year
- 8 hour shift
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- Flexitime
- Work from home
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8d
Support Worker
Priory Group —Newtownabbey
- £13.45 an hour
- Part-time
- English
- Care plans
- Free parking
- Annual leave
Residential Project Worker (23320)
Barnardo's —Belfast
- £17,296.86 - £30,351.00 a year
- Hybrid work
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
8d
Youth Officer – Youth Matters Service
The Cedar Foundation —Belfast
- From £30,426 a year
- Temporary
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- Annual leave
- Sick pay
7d
Young Person's Group Helper (Ubuntu Project - Young people seeking sanctuary, Belfast)
Barnardo's —Belfast
- Call to connect
- English
Support Worker
Willow Tree Lodge —Newtownabbey
- From £13.22 an hour
- Part-time
- In-person
- Care plans
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
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Support Worker - Carlisle House
Presbyterian Church in Ireland —Belfast
- £13.24 an hour
- Part-time
- Medication administration
- IT
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Bereavement leave
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Residential Support Worker - Eden House
Medway Council —Eden
- £26,654 a year
- Full-time
2d
Support Worker
The Salvation Army —Belfast
- £14.16 an hour
- Weekend availability
- Management
- Maths
- Communication skills
7h
Support worker
Sense —Belfast
- £13 an hour
- Part-time
- Cooking
- No experience needed
- Referral programme
12d
BHSCT_Band 5_Residential Child Care Worker (predominantly waking nights)
Health and Social Care Trust —Belfast
- £31,049 - £37,796 a year
- Night shift
9d

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Engage with the local community by *building strong links with stakeholders *such as parents, social care, police, schools, and the local council.
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Life Skills Peer Advocate

Depaul -
Belfast

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Job details

Fixed term contract
£25,394.88 a year

Benefits

Annual leave
Company pension
Sick pay

Qualifications

NISCC
IT

Full job description

Life Skills Peer Advocate

Salary: £ 25,394.88 Contract: Fixed Term December 2027
Hours: 35 per week - Varied 7 day rota with several shift patterns

Location Unit 4 Nelson Street BT15 1BH

Employee Benefits

Enhanced Annual Leave – 35 days per year, increasing as your length of service increases
Paid Sick Leave
Company maternity & paternity pay
Contributory Pension scheme
Health Cash Back & Rewards Plan
Christmas Savers club
Bluelight discount card

Plus, many opportunities to learn and develop within the organisation

Why work for us?
Depaul is a cross border charity supporting some of the most marginalised individuals, couples and families experiencing homelessness. Our mission is to end homelessness and change the lives of those affected by it. Would you like to help us to meet our mission?
We are a values led organisation and aim, at all times, to live and breathe these values in our everyday work. Our values are based on four key principles:

We celebrate the potential of people
We put our words into action
We aim to take a wider role in civil society
We believe in rights and responsibilities If you choose to work for Depaul

The Lifeskills Worker is a part of the Housing First/Complex Lives portfolio. As a Peer Advocate you will have personal insights into the challenges of homelessness, addiction & mental health - this is crucial to the role.

The role focuses on providing peer support to service users whose complexities may include addiction, mental and physical health needs in combination.

Service users may be in temporary accommodations or their own homes with the Lifeskills worker engaging them individually and in group/social settings.

Key aspects of the role include providing harm reduction advice & guidance, personal development through lifeskills development, tenancy sustainment, community integration and good neighbourhood support, support to access education, enhancing employability and building social networks and supports

You will be a part of a wider network of Subject Matter Experts within the organisation You will act as a peer expert for any research, advice and information or peer groups as and when needed and will be required to engage in any other task assigned, that supports service users access and attendance to health/ life skills supports.

Key Responsibilities

Be able to support service users to build the capacity and resilience in order to live independently and achieve their life goals and ambitions.

Provide individual and group interactions that offer confidence building, skills development and social interaction.

Identify & liaise with external agencies that meet the needs of service users and facilitate information sessions between both parties

Provide clear feedback to internal stakeholders on any work completed

Carry out project administration tasks such as record keeping of Service User’s files, reporting of any incidents or accidents and financial records

Participate in assessing new referrals to the service with the support of the line manager.

To adhere to all Depaul policies and local procedures.

To adhere fully to Organisational Risk Management Procedures, especially in relation to assessing risk to lone working.

Work with referring agencies such as complex lives and other homeless providers to ensure continued care for all service users.

Engage in different groups/ research to provide feedback and knowledge of the experience of homelessness.

Promotion of the LSPA programme through visits to homeless services.

To attend and participate in team meetings and staff team days.

To attend all mandatory training and any training deemed relevant to service delivery.

To participate in regular supervision and annual appraisal, and help in identifying your own job-related development and training needs.

To respect service users’ rights to confidentiality in our relationship with them as per the Depaul Confidentiality policy and code of conduct.

To promote respect, diversity and equal opportunities.

The above list is not exhaustive; additional areas of responsibility may be added over time and flexibility to cover for other staff roles is required from time to time.

Personal Requirements

Personal insights into the challenges of homelessness, addiction& mental health

Have a good standard of literacy and basic IT skills

Good understanding of need for boundaries and confidentiality

Willing to engage in their own development and growth

Have a good knowledge of skills required for independent living

Be comfortable with working alone with service users and to be aware of any risks should they arise.

Be willing to travel outside of Belfast when required.

This Post is subject to an Enhanced Access NI check. Having a criminal record will not necessarily debar you from working with Depaul. This will depend on the nature of the position, together with the circumstances and background of your offences or other information contained on a disclosure certificate.

NISCC
This post is subject to NISCC registration, if you do hold a valid registration this must be completed within your probationary period.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES:
Depaul strives to create a diverse and inclusive programme and is committed to ensuring equality of access to our opportunities and equality of treatment for our staff in all our policies and practices. We welcome applications from individuals aged 18 and over from a diverse range of backgrounds.

View our privacy statement here: https://ie.depaulcharity.org/about-us/careers/

Closing date 19/7/26

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