Peer Support Specialist

6 days ago

Singapore Institute of Mental Health Full time

Family Group: Allied HealthThe Peer Support Specialist will be responsible for promoting and delivering recovery-oriented peer support services to persons-in-recovery.

**MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**

**1. Provide Peer Support to Clients**
- Engage peers in both in-patient and out-patient settings, by understanding their issues and concerns
- Provide face-to-face support to peers; inspire hope through positive and intentional self-disclosure, promote empowerment and self-determination in peers referred
- Recognise different stages of recovery and provide relevant supportive work through reflective listening or identifying resources
- Introduce and facilitate the completion of IMH Personal Wellness and Recovery booklet for referred peers who are keen
- Keep a lookout for degenerating symptoms of peers under their support

**2. Advocacy**
- Provide inputs (observations, comments or questions) with other team members and recognise psychosocial needs of peers
- Present and discuss cases during multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings
- Share recovery experiences at MSW / IMH and external public events
- Network with community partners, statutory boards and hospitals on any peer support related matters, where necessary

**Clinical Services: Casework & Programs**

**3. Peer support cases**
- Receive referrals from MSWs or MDT for peer support needed by peers in the ward
- Maintain a comprehensive database on relevant case load of peers attended to
- Perform documentation and administrative duties such as timely recordings of sessions and group notes and upload them into patient’s’ database accurately
- To provide information for simple straight-forward cases, otherwise, to refer to MSW
- To assist with simple casework tasks - information gathering with peer, follow up and joint home visits with MSWs for discharged peers known to PSS, etc.

**4. Groupwork**

PSS will be involved in planning, facilitating and co-facilitating groups.

These may include:
- Recovery Workshop
- Peer support groups
- PSS outings

**5.**Programme and Services’ Support**
- To organise and assist in the delivery and implementation of MSW programmes and services - caregiver support services, ward-based events and etc.
- To participate in service or work improvement projects within the team.
- Assist in research/group work/road show recruitment
- To work with MSW trainers to participate in training courses delivered by the department.
- To participate in events organised by Department
- Any other work - related duties, as assigned by Supervisor

**Requirements**:
**Competency**
- Demonstrate good awareness of their condition / recovery and what to do to maintain their wellness
- Computer literate - basic skills in Microsoft Office
- Able to communicate in English and a second language

**Educational and Professional Requirements**
- Min diploma / degree
- Certificate in Peer Support (NCSS) is compulsory

**About IMH**:
The Institute of Mental Health (IMH) in Singapore, established in 1928, is a premier 2,000-bed psychiatric hospital nestled in Buangkok Green Medical Park, providing comprehensive mental health services across 50 inpatient wards and 7 outpatient clinics, while also playing a pivotal role in training the next generation of mental health professionals through the NHG-AHPL Residency Programme and collaborations with local academic institutions.

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