Peer Support Worker

2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Kensington & Chelsea Mind Full time

Job description

**Peer Support Worker**

£27,344 - £29,439, depending on skills and experience

37.5 hours per week with some evening/weekend work

Hybrid working - based on the needs of the service.

The Peer Support Service operates alongside other clinical and wellbeing services to provide formalised peer support for people living with common and complex mental health needs and complex emotional needs, including personality disorder.

The service compliments and collaborates with NHS Peer Support Workers and is delivered from community-based locations and NHS Hubs across Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster to help people regain control over their lives, shaped by their own unique recovery process.

The role involves experiential sharing, connecting relationships and community building to deliver a range of peer support activities, including one to one peer support, peer support groups, training and workshops.
- Personal lived experience of recovery and living well with a mental health condition
- Knowledge of recovery focused approaches in mental health and trauma informed practice
- Proven experience of delivering peer support
- Knowledge and experience of common and complex mental health conditions, including complex emotional needs and personality disorder
- Experience of working with diverse communities
- Knowledge and experience of Safeguarding procedures
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to use your own lived experience to inspire hope and recovery in others
- Ability to manage self-care
- Ability to plan and organise your own time and work
- Ability to facilitate online support face to face and using Zoom or Teams
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

**Interview date to be confirmed.**

Kensington & Chelsea Mental
Health Association (Mind)
Limited by Guarantee

Reg. Charity No. 1002986
Registered in England
Number 2597728

Registered Office
Office 1, 7 Thorpe Close
London W10 5XL

Kensington & Chelsea Mental
Health Association (Mind)
Limited by Guarantee

Reg. Charity No. 1002986
Registered in England
Number 2597728

Registered Office
Office 1, 7 Thorpe Close
London W10 5XL


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