Impactful Peer Mentor Coordinator (Flexible Across Sites)

Ministry of Justice; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Ministry of Justice is seeking a Peer Mentor Coordinator to lead a local peer mentoring service supporting the Engaging People on Probation (EPOP) agenda. You will recruit, train and support volunteer Peer Mentors, coordinating opportunities for them to contribute across probation settings.

The role involves maintaining safeguarding and risk-management practices, embedding lived experience into service improvement, and working flexibly across sites to develop peer-led practice regionally and

Qualifications

• Experience in coordinating volunteers or peer support
• Understanding of safeguarding principles and risk management
• Experience or familiarity with probation or criminal justice settings

Responsibilities

• Recruit, train and support volunteer Peer Mentors
• Coordinate opportunities for mentors to contribute across probation settings
• Maintain effective delivery systems with safeguarding and risk management
• Embed lived experience into service improvement via focus groups and lived-experience panels
• Support development of peer-led practice regionally and nationally across sites

Skills

Volunteer management

Safeguarding

Stakeholder engagement

Training

Job description

Ministry of Justice is seeking a Peer Mentor Coordinator to lead a local peer mentoring service supporting the Engaging People on Probation (EPOP) agenda. You will recruit, train and support volunteer Peer Mentors, coordinating opportunities for them to contribute across probation settings.

The role involves maintaining safeguarding and risk-management practices, embedding lived experience into service improvement, and working flexibly across sites to develop peer-led practice regionally and