Wandsworth Peer Support Worker

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Brent, Wandsworth and Westminster Mind Full time

Job Advert

**Salary**:
£26,071

**Hours of work**:
37.5 hours per week (full-time)

**Contract**

Fixed Term Contract - until 31st March 2026

**Based at**:
Tooting Wellbeing Hub / Community Based

**We are looking for a Peer Support Worker.**

We're looking for a Peer Support Worker to join, our new Adults Peer Support Team in Wandsworth

Mind in Brent, Wandsworth and Westminster is the lead provider for Wandsworth Community Peer Support Service which is run in partnership with Southwest London & St George’s Mental Health Trust as part of the Transformation program. We are working with partners from the voluntary sector in Wandsworth to support people with SMI (severe mental illness) to maintain and improve their mental health and wellbeing through Peer Support. Our partners are Wandsworth Carers Network, Sound Minds and Mushkil Aasaan.

**You will**:

- Hold a caseload of clients and deliver a wide range of support and person-centred interventions, including peer-led interventions, group support, one to one intervention and signposting.
- Use their own lived mental health experience in supporting others through their own recovery journey.
- Able to carry out assessments and work in a goal setting approach.
- Be able to set boundaries whilst working in an empathic, person-centred approach.
- You should be enthusiastic and self-motivated and must be able to work on your own initiative.
- Work well in a team and be passionate about motivating and coaching those with mental health issues.
- ensure activity is recorded on system to ensure service monitoring and reporting requirements are met.
- and signposting
- You will join a friendly, dedicated team that works hard to support people with mental health issues in their own community, and you will have access to training and support.

**About us**

We’re a leading community-based organization dedicated to providing outstanding mental health support and clinical interventions across London. Our experienced clinically led teams are focused on directly addressing a range of mental health needs in our communities. We combine innovative solutions with decades of local community knowledge to empower people to live the life they choose. We partner with the NHS and local authorities to deliver clinically driven frontline services with fantastic outcomes. We focus on early intervention and prevention, targeting mental health conditions at the most cost-effective stage, while also supporting people with moderate to severe mental health needs across our communities.

**Why work for us?**
- Hybrid-working.
- Life-changing work.
- Learning and development opportunities.
- Passionate and professional workforce.
- Diversity and Inclusion.
- Flexi time.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- 27 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme.
- Birthday leave.

**Application process**
- Please check Job description to ensure that you meet the requirements of the role.

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