Part-Time Living Well Peer Support Coach

Spinx; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 9,000 - 12,000; Part time

Job summary

Rethink Mental Illness is seeking Living Well Peer Support Workers in Derbyshire for a field-based, part-time role (14 hours per week). You will provide compassionate peer support, drawing on your own recovery journey to empower others in their wellbeing and engagement with community services.

You will work as part of a VCSE Living Well team, supporting individuals and collaborating with professionals to promote recovery, well-being and social inclusion.

Qualifications

• Lived experience of mental health challenges used to encourage and inspire others.
• Commitment to making a positive difference in local communities.
• Active engagement in self-care and recovery.
• Understanding of mental health difficulties and their impact on daily life.
• Willingness to learn about mental health systems, trauma-informed practice, safeguarding and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Provide peer support and encouragement to people experiencing mental health difficulties.
• Use lived experience to build trust and offer hope in the recovery journey.
• Co-facilitate peer-led and recovery-focused groups in the community.
• Support engagement with services and access to housing, finance, education and social activities.
• Collaborate with a multi-agency team and participate in team huddles.

Skills

Lived experience

Empathy

Communication

Teamwork

Willingness to travel

Tools

Basic IT

Job description

Rethink Mental Illness is seeking Living Well Peer Support Workers in Derbyshire for a field-based, part-time role (14 hours per week). You will provide compassionate peer support, drawing on your own recovery journey to empower others in their wellbeing and engagement with community services.

You will work as part of a VCSE Living Well team, supporting individuals and collaborating with professionals to promote recovery, well-being and social inclusion.