Project Support Officer Lived Experience

Project Support Officer Lived Experience

Job description

Part Time / 15 Hours Per Week / Fixed Term for 6 months due to funding.

We have two spaces for someone with lived experience and first-hand knowledge of drugs and alcohol treatment and recovery services to join our team. They will help to support the projects of the drug and alcohol team in the Public Health Division.

• The roles are for 6 months
• 15 hours per week
• The team are office based every Wednesday. The new team member will need to be able to work some hours on this day based at City Hall. Other hours can be discussed to suit the new team member.

The council has strategic priorities around drug and alcohol prevention, treatment and recovery - including the voice of people with lived experience in all that work is most important.

These roles are unique to the Public Health Division and will ensure that people who use or have used drug and alcohol treatment services are at the heart of our work. There will be the chance to get involved in different areas of our work. We hope to be able to build this around the interests and experiences of the new team member.

What you’ll be doing:

A typical day with the team might include joining the rest of the team in face to face or online meetings with our drug and alcohol treatment and recovery service providers. You will be supporting different projects which include things like:

• harm reduction
• developing ways for people with lived experience to influence council decision making
• highlighting improvements to service delivery.

This will likely include:

• completing some administrative tasks
• keeping records of discussions
• providing information to the public
• sharing your ideas

You will work closely with another team member who will be your mentor and give on-the-job support. You will also be introduced to other teams within the Public Health Division. You will bring valuable insight to our work and in turn you will hopefully gain experience and understanding of how drug and alcohol treatment and recovery services are delivered to the people of Leicester.

What you’ll need:

• The most important experience you will need is your lived experience of drug/alcohol use and being in recovery from this.
• Be able to empathise with people with living experience.
• Have some knowledge about drug/alcohol treatment and recovery services.
• Be keen to join in team activities and be willing to learn new things.
• Have a positive and enthusiastic approach to our work.
• Suggest improvements to our area of work, and we would hope that you will feel confident to do this.

Important information:

For more information about this role, you can contact either Maria or Vicky directly by e-mail, phone or meet them at Dear Albert, The Stairway Project, 68 Humberstone Gate LE1 3PL on Thursday 5th November from 9am.

Maria – maria.petha@leicester.gov.uk or 0116 454 2448

Vicky – victoria.hall@leicester.gov.uk or 0116 454 2435

You will need access to an email address to apply for the role. For anyone who would like help applying for the role, we are holding a support session at Leicester Central Library, Bishop St, Leicester, LE1 6AA where the team will be on hand to support with the application process. These will be on:

• Monday 9th November 1.30-4.30pm
• Wednesday 11th November 1.00-4.30pm

If you are invited for an interview, we will be able to share the interview questions in advance. The interview date will be the week beginning November 23rd.