Mind in York – peer support coordinator

Working as part of the Pathway 2 Recovery (P2R) team and the York Community Mental Health Hub, you'll coordinate our peer support service.

The service supports people discharged from Foss Park Hospital and people who access the York Mental Health Hub.

What you'll do

You will:

• Recruit induct, train and line manage the senior peer supporter and the peer supporters on the project
• Make sure all systems and procedures are being followed 
• Be a core member of the York Mental Health Hub and Pathway to Recovery teams
• Manage referrals, waiting lists and matching for the peer support service
• Support the adult wellbeing services manager with monitoring and evaluation

About you

You'll need:

• Significant experience delivering services to people with a range of complex issues
• A good understanding of the needs of people leaving mental health hospitals
• Knowledge of mental health services
• An understanding of the concept, benefits and challenges of peer support
• To know how to effectively risk assess and safeguard people who use services
• To be able to identify deteriorating wellbeing

How to apply

For more information about the role, and the benefits of working for us, click apply now at the top of this page. This will take you through to the Mind in York website.