Peer Mentor Coordinator

Change Grow Live; Greater London; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 33,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Wellness hour

Pension scheme

Discounts

Training & progression

Refer-a-friend scheme

Job summary

Change Grow Live in London is seeking a Part-time Peer Mentor Coordinator for the HMP Wandsworth Pathways to Recovery Service. The role covers recruitment, training, supervision and development of peer-led activities to support service users within a prison setting.

The post is prison-based and requires DBS clearance and UK right to work. Salary is pro rata for 17 hours over 2 days, with benefits and pension contributions.

Qualifications

• Experience in peer mentoring or similar support roles.
• Ability to recruit and train peers and volunteers.
• Strong supervision and development skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead peer mentor recruitment, selection and onboarding.
• Coordinate training and ongoing professional development.
• Supervise peer mentors and promote peer-led activities.
• Develop initiatives to increase service user involvement.

Skills

Peer mentoring

Recruitment

Training

Supervision

Program development

Job description

Overview

Change Grow Liveare a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to individuals using our services, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment options. Our core values are‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential. We are currently recruiting aPeer Mentor Coordinatorto work as part of theHMP Wandsworth Substance Misuse Psychosocial Interventions Service!Where:HMP Wandsworth, Heathfield Road, London, SW18 3HUHours: Part time hours 17 hours per week over 2 days.Contract:Permanent*Please note: Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A PRISON BASED ROLE AND REQUIRES PRISON CLEARANCE

Responsibilities

About the Service:

The Change Grow Live Pathways to Recovery Service is the Substance Misuse Psychosocial Interventions provision at HMP Wandsworth. It is a specialist service based within the prison that is committed to supporting service users to tackle their drug and alcohol use, reduce reoffending and lead happier, healthier lives. Whether their aim is to stop using substances completely, to cut down, or for harm reduction information, we are here to support that journey. HMP Wandsworth is a Cat B local prison in Wandsworth, South West London. It is a dynamic and busy service due to population of prisoners at HMP Wandsworth being predominantly on remand.

About the role:

The focus of the role is the peer mentor provision within the service, including but not limited to recruitment, training, supervision, and on-going development. The successful candidate will champion recovery within the service through establishing and promoting peer led activities and enhancing service user involvement.

About you:

Please see Job Description and Person Specification attached for further details.

What we will give to you:

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service “Capped at 30 days”
• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme
• Contributory pension scheme
• Several benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
• A friendly and supportive team
• Training, career development & progression opportunities
• Earn vouchers with our refer-a-friend scheme

Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas, unfortunately, we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Salary Range (pro rata if part time)

CGL points 23 to 28 (£28,557.79 - £32,802.41)

ILW / OLW /Fringe

Inner London Weighting (£4,236.47)

Closing Date

22/11/2026

If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:

Hannah | [e-mail]

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.