Peer Connection Coordinator: Build Community & Confidence

Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Annual leave

Life assurance

Supportive environment

Job summary

Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland is creating a brand-new Peer Connection Team within our Peer and Lived Experience function. As a Peer Connection Coordinator, you’ll work directly with people to understand what matters to them and help them find peer support.

Covering Greater Glasgow & Clyde, Ayrshire & Arran, Lanarkshire, Dumfries and Galloway, you’ll build relationships, support volunteers and partners, and help shape how peer connection develops across CHSS.

Qualifications

• connects naturally with people and builds trust
• is a good listener and takes time to understand what matters to someone
• can encourage and empower people who need extra support
• is confident managing a varied caseload and balancing different priorities
• enjoys building relationships and turning ideas into action
• wants to be part of something new and help shape how peer connection develops across CHSS

Responsibilities

• Help people understand what matters to them and connect them with peer support
• Work with volunteers, CHSS teams and local partners to develop more ways for people to connect
• Support delivery across Greater Glasgow & Clyde, Ayrshire & Arran, Lanarkshire, and Dumfries & Galloway
• Build confidence and reduce practical barriers to engaging with peer connections

Skills

connect with people

active listening

empower others

caseload management

relationship building

idea to action

Tools

Volunteer coordination

Partnership development

Job description

Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland is creating a brand-new Peer Connection Team within our Peer and Lived Experience function. As a Peer Connection Coordinator, you’ll work directly with people to understand what matters to them and help them find peer support.

Covering Greater Glasgow & Clyde, Ayrshire & Arran, Lanarkshire, Dumfries and Galloway, you’ll build relationships, support volunteers and partners, and help shape how peer connection develops across CHSS.