EMERGE Leeds: Complex Emotional Needs Service Peer Support Worker

Volunteer Centre; Leeds; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health charity in Yorkshire is seeking a female Peer Support Worker for its EMERGE service, focusing on supporting young individuals with complex emotional needs. This full-time, fixed-term role offers competitive benefits, including 28 days of annual leave and personal development opportunities.

Benefits

Personal wellbeing budget

28 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays

Agile working opportunities

Cycle to work scheme

Access to counselling

Confidential staff helpline

Away days for staff

Inclusive maternity and parental policies

Support networks

Additional leave for celebration days

Responsibilities

• Support individuals aged 18-25 with complex emotional and interpersonal difficulties.
• Provide interventions in the EMERGE peer support service.
• Receive training and supervision from Touchstone and EMERGE staff.

Job description

EMERGE Leeds: Complex Emotional Needs Service Peer Support Worker

37 hours per week

This role is fixed term for up to 24 months with the possibility of an extension.

*Any increase in pay point(s) will be reviewed annually based on Touchstone's financial position and will only be awarded on this basis. Your pay/pay point will not automatically increase.

It is an occupational requirement for this role that the successful applicant is female.

Touchstone is a multi-award-winning mental health and wellbeing charity operating across Yorkshire. We believe that to deliver excellence, our staff must be happy, empowered, supported, and trusted to lead.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within the EMERGE peer support service, providing interventions for individuals with complex emotional and interpersonal difficulties (also known as "personality disorder"). The Peer Support Worker (PSW) will be embedded within the EMERGE team to support people aged 18-25. The PSW will receive training, supervision, and management from Touchstone and EMERGE staff.

As a Touchstone employee, successful applicants will benefit from:

• Personal wellbeing budget
• 28 days annual leave (rising to 31 after 2 years) + 8 bank holidays (pro-rata)
• Agile working opportunities
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to counselling and 24/7 confidential staff Mindful Employer helpline
• Health, wellbeing, and fun organisational staff away days
• Inclusive maternity and parental policies and pay
• A full range of staff and peer support networks
• Additional day of leave for celebration days
• Learning and personal development opportunities

How to Apply

Touchstone is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all community sections, especially BME, LGB, Trans communities, and people with disabilities, who are underrepresented within Touchstone. Please note we do not hold a sponsor license and cannot offer sponsorship for this role. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK and provide relevant documents at the offer stage.

Applications can be submitted via our website or by emailing [e-mail]. Feedback is not provided to non-shortlisted applicants. The vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received, so early application is encouraged.

Added

• 30/05/2025

Closing

• 22/06/2025

Location

• Leeds

Hours

• Full Time, 37 hours per week

Salary

• Touchstone Pay Structure (2024): Points 07 – 11, starting at £25,839.84 per annum/pro-rata