Peer Support Worker

Mind BLMK; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 9,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

NEST pension scheme

Westfield Health Plan

Discounts via Blue Light Card

Learning & Development opportunities

Flexible Working

Job summary

Mind BLMK is seeking a Peer Support Worker to join our Mental Health services in Milton Keynes. You will facilitate peer groups, support recovery journeys, and help service users access wider Mind BLMK resources.

This role emphasizes lived experience, strong interpersonal skills, and collaboration with NHS and community partners; flexible, part-time hours include Tue/Wed/Fri evenings, with pro rata benefits and a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting people with mental health needs.
• Understanding of the recovery journey and well-being principles.
• Able to work using personal lived experience to support others.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Peer Support groups and ensure outcomes that support individuals with mental health and well-being needs.
• Support service users to access other Mind BLMK services.
• Encourage client engagement with Mind BLMK through membership and training opportunities.
• Contribute to maintaining an effective volunteer workforce for the service.
• Identify and build relationships with NHS trusts, community groups, and relevant services for partnership work and signposting.
• Carry out Data Handling, Cash Handling and Health & Safety responsibilities as directed by the Operations Manager.

Job description

We are searching for a new Peer Support Worker to join our Mental Health services. The role requires applicants to facilitate peer groups and help with the smooth running of Mind BLMK services. The successful candidate will have an understanding of the recovery journey needed to improve mental health and wellbeing. Our peer support and recovery services are a key element of the services we offer, and we are looking for someone who can use their own lived experiences to provide support to help individuals achieve their goals. Service Delivery

• Facilitate Peer Support groups and ensure outcomes which support individuals
• with mental health and wellbeing needs and achieves the service's KPIs.
• Support service users to access other services within Mind BLMK.
• Encourage and support client engagement with Mind BLMK through the influence and participation process, Guarantor Membership, and training opportunities.
• Contribute to maintaining an effective volunteer workforce for the service in line
• Identify and build good working relationships with Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, community groups, relevant services and activities for partnership work and signposting as well as keep updated information about them.
• Carry out Data Handling, Cash Handling and Health & Safety responsibilities as directed by the Operations Manager and in line with Mind BLMK's policies., Please note we're not responsible for the content of job ads, as they're posted by the recruiter. We'll aim to resolve the reported issue and we'll use your feedback to improve the quality of our ads.
  The successful candidate will have an understanding the wellbeing needs of, and working with people with, mental health needs, including those from culturally diverse communities, personal lived experience of mental health difficulties and recovery and the interpersonal skills required to maintain both working relationships with a wide range of people and appropriate peer relationships with service users.
  Mind BLMK works across our communities to support positive mental health and wellbeing. Working closely with a range of partners, we offer a number of activities from our wellbeing centres and local venues to make a difference to the mental health and wellbeing of people in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes, and our aim is to make sure that no-one has to face a mental health problem alone., Mind BLMK has been committed to the Mindful Employer charter and the Disability Confident Employer Scheme since 2008. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.
• £24,454.04 per annum, FTE (£7,931.04 per annum actual for 12 hours per week) Part-time (Part-Time, 12 hours per week (Tuesday: 6:15pm - 8:15pm, Wednesday: 9am - 2pm, Friday: 9am - 2pm)) Contract (Fixed Term Contract (until 31st March 2027) ) Membership Organisations
• Mental Health Social Welfare, 25 days Annual Leave (pro rata) plus Bank Holidays (pro rata)
• Auto-enrolment NEST pension scheme (employer contributes 3%, employee contributes 5%)
• Westfield Health Plan - includes access to everyday healthcare and indemnifies towards the cost of routine health care.
• Discounts available through Blue Light Card & Tickets for Good
• In-house and external Learning and Development as appropriate for the role.
• Flexible Working On request (in line with Mind BLMK policy on Right to Request Flexible Working)

If you have a passion for working in mental health and possess the required skills, we would love to hear from you.