Young Adults Transition Peer Worker

Hestia; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A community mental health organization in the UK seeks a Young Adults Transition Peer Worker to support young people aged 18-25 during transitions from mental health services. This role emphasizes building therapeutic relationships and providing emotional support. Ideal candidates will have strong personal experience with mental health challenges and excellent communication skills. The position requires flexibility and a commitment to further training.

Qualifications

• Lived experience of mental health challenges is essential.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, person-centred support to young people.
• Form therapeutic relationships that empower young people.
• Provide emotional and practical support during transitions.

Skills

Strong personal experience

Excellent communication skills

Flexibility

Reliability

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Job description

As a Young Adults Transition Peer Worker, you will play a vital role in delivering high-quality, person-centred support to young people aged 18-25 who are transitioning from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) or accessing mental health services for the first time.

Drawing on your lived experience, you will form therapeutic and recovery-focused relationships that empower young people to build resilience, develop independence, and pursue meaningful goals. Your insight and empathy will be central to helping service users navigate this critical stage of their mental health journey.

You will provide consistent emotional and practical support, including accompanying service users to appointments or meetings where additional reassurance or peer advocacy may be beneficial. In collaboration with families, carers, and wider care teams, you will promote continuity and stability, ensuring effective support as young adults transition into community and adult mental health services.

Throughout your work, you will adhere to Hestia's and BEHMHT's policies and procedures, acting as a role model for recovery and demonstrating the possibility of positive change through lived experience.

Recruitment Process

1. Shortlisting call: Our recruitment specialists will discuss your experience, motivations, and values, and tell you about our work.
2. Face-to-face interview: A value and competency-based interview with the hiring manager.

Our Commitment

We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workforce. We are a disability confident employer, offering a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants with disabilities who meet minimum criteria, along with reasonable adjustments during the process and employment.

Safeguarding & Additional Information

Hestia is dedicated to safeguarding the welfare of vulnerable groups. All staff will undergo safeguarding training. Successful applicants will need to undergo pre-employment checks.

Candidate Requirements: Strong personal experience, education (ideally NVQ Level 3 or equivalent), willingness to complete BEH Peer Worker Training, and a Wellness at Work plan. Lived experience of mental health challenges and secondary care use is essential. Ability to work independently and as part of a team, with excellent communication skills, flexibility, and reliability. Willingness to travel across Barnet, Enfield, and Haringey and engage in further training.