Peer Support Worker

1 week ago


Ripley, Derbyshire, United Kingdom Rethink Mental Illness Full time

We are looking for an experienced and passionate Peer Support Worker to work as part of our Recovery & Peer Support Services Team.


Imagine being part of an organisation whose common purpose is to help those who are severely impacted by mental illness.

We believe that everyone should be treated with respect and dignity - and that's why equity is one of our core values.

We draw on the expertise, unique perspectives and lived experience of our people - regardless of who they are or their background - to help us become inclusive and anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider that reflect the diverse communities we support as a mental health charity.


The service is Derbyshire Recovery & Peer support, which has a team that provides recovery services to people in the community and supports them in long term recovery through Peer activity.

An extension of this is the living well Hubs which is in collaboration with the NHS Trust underpinning this is Peer support development and training.

The service has an over service contract manager and managers located in areas across Derbyshire who support teams of coaches including those with lived experience

How you will make a difference


This will be a new and crucial role at the heart of our new mental health Living Well/ Derby Wellbeing service delivery.

As a Peer Support Worker, you be will be part of the VCSE (voluntary, community and social enterprise) workforce embedded within the Living Well team for the Living Well / Derby Wellbeing Service


As a member of the team and alongside partners the role will entail engaging and supporting people within their local community.

You will provide support and recovery guidance to individuals and their families receiving mental health services.
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Appointments will be at the minimum of the band.
Please see further details on our website

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Don't meet all requirements?
If the role sounds exciting to you but your experience, skills or qualifications don't exactly match every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply, you may be just the right person for our position

Caring for our people.
We offer a wide range of support.

Some of our benefits include:
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PULSE:
our recognition, rewards, wellbeing, and benefits platform.
Providing access to thousands of discounts and benefits including cashback; reloadable cards; savings etc. As well as being able to thank colleagues and nominate them for awards.
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Wagestream: gives you instant access to up to 50% of your pay. Also provides a library of expert tools, tips and articles plus, helps you start building a rainy-day pot straight from your salary.
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Wellbeing support: our Wellbeing hub gives physical, emotional, and mental health support. We also have a BUPA Employee Assistance Programme with access to appointments.
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Taking time for you: we work flexibly -you get to choose where you work, managing your own diary. We have generous annual leave, starting at 25 rising to 30 days, plus bank holidays, as well as your birthday off. We also offer the opportunity to buy and sell annual leave.
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Planning for the future: We have a contributory pension scheme.
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Structured Corporate Induction: Onboarding you into the Charity supporting your wellbeing along the way.
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£300 when you introduce a Friend: receive up to £300 when you introduce a friend or family member.

Who are we?
We're Rethink Mental Illness, a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. We support thousands of people through our groups, services, policy, campaigns and advice and information.

Our work supports us in delivering on our mission:
"A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness."

It is an exciting time to join our growing charity.

We are on a transformation journey, one that supports the delivery of the organisation strategy - delivering Communities that Care.

Supporting employees, managers and leaders through this change is a key priority for the People function. Just like its key that we attract diverse people to come and work for us.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Diversity is important to us and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we're working with.

By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services.

One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer.

We recognise and support staff networks for our Black, Asian and minority ethnic and our LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded

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