North Wales Peer Mentoring

Working with people who use substances in Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham

This new, exciting programme will bring three Peer Mentors to three targeted areas across north Wales.

Peer Mentors will

• Improve your support network and coping skills
• Encourage engagement with substance-related services
• Build trust and openness with your Job Centre Plus Work Coach
• Promote work-related activities and other supportive interventions
• Upskill Job Centre Plus staff on identifying and working with people who use substances

Each Peer Mentor provides support and guidance to people who have a substance dependency in either Rhyl, Shotton or Wrexham.

The aim being to ensure people that use substances are able to overcome any barriers and move towards sustainable employment.

Peer Mentors and service users will have at least eight meetings.

What to expect

• Advocacy
• Advice
• Signposting to other relevant agencies
• Access to Training
• Access to workshops about positive disclosure of DBS, cv writing, interview skills and more
• Drop-in

Referrals

You can be referred through your Work Coach at a Job Centre Plus, or directly through other statutory and third sector organisations.

Once a referral is accepted, you will meet with your local Peer Mentor, to go through your situation and circumstances and come up with a personalised plan of support.

Over a period of approximately eight weeks, or longer if required, you will meet with your Peer Mentor to work toward your goals.

This service is funded by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP)

For more information about the project, or to request referral information, please contact us.

Wrexham: PeerMentoringWrexham@thewallich.net

Rhyl: PeerMentoringRhyl@thewallich.net

Shotton: PeerMentoringShotton@thewallich.net