Male Peer Support Worker

Mind in Salford; Salford; On-site; GBP 20,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health support charity in Salford is seeking a Male Peer Support Worker to provide emotional and practical support to male clients. This role involves participating in multi-disciplinary team meetings and offering 1:1 mentoring based on lived experience. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of mental health challenges and a passion for supporting individuals in their recovery journey. This is a permanent position with 30 hours per week and a salary of £19,250 actual.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing peer support or mentoring.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Understanding of mental health challenges and recovery processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical and emotional support to male clients.
• Participate in MDT meetings and case reviews.
• Record mentoring sessions and share outcomes.

Skills

Empathy

Active listening

Teamwork

Job description

Position:Male Peer Support Worker
Contract Length:Permanent
Hours:30 hours per week
Salary:Band 3 - £24,071 per annum pro rata (£19,250 actual)
Base:Living Well – Community Venues across Salford

About Us

Since 1972, Mind in Salford has been providing mental health and wellbeing support to the local community, working to reduce mental health stigma. Mind in Salford is an independent charity and we are very proud to be affiliated with the Mind federation.

About the Living Well service:

Living Well is a joint service run by Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust and VCSE partners in Salford. We are dedicated to providing comprehensive and compassionate support for individuals facing mental health challenges.

We believe in the power of peer support and are looking for a passionate and empathic male to join our multi-disciplinary team as a Peer Support Worker.

Role Overview:

We are looking to recruit a male Peer Support Worker, you will play a vital role in providing practical, emotional, and peer-based support to male clients of Living Well . Using your lived experience and recovery journey, you will work alongside other professionals to empower individuals to manage and improve their mental well-being, guiding them through their recovery process in a non-judgmental and supportive manner.

Key Duties:

• Participate in Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) meetings.
• Work alongside fellow professionals
• To provide service users with structured 1:1 mentoring support,
• Utilise IT systems to record outcomes and share information
• Record sessions in the agreed format and in line with Living Well policies
• To attend individual case reviews and individual / group supervision, consistently reflecting and enhancing skills/knowledge
• Report any concerns about service users immediately to the Lived Experience Manager
• To cooperate with Lived Experience Manager, to work safely, to comply with health and safety instructions and information.

Closing date: 5pm on Friday 22nd August 2025.

Interested?

Please click 'Apply' and follow the job board process. You will receive an email from CHM Recruit containing further information on how to apply for the role. Please note that although you may be asked by the job board to upload aCV,you are not applying at this stage.

Mind in Salford is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with disabilities and those from marginalized and underrepresented groups.

Genuine Occupational Requirement:

The Equality Act 2010 allows for exemptions to the general prohibition of discrimination based on sex (or other protected characteristics) if there's a genuine occupational requirement for the job to be done by a person of a specific gender.

No agencies please.