South East London Mind - senior peer support worker

South East London Mind seek a senior peer support worker to support people leaving mental health wards.

What you'll do

In this role you'll:

• Use your lived experience to support people on their recovery journey, providing one to one support on hospital wards and following discharge into the community. 

• Help people build confidence, independence and connections, supporting them to access community resources, develop life skills and achieve goals. 

• Lead and support a Peer Support Worker, providing supervision, development opportunities and promoting the value of peer support across the service. 

About you

We're looking for someone who:

• Has experience of mental health difficulties and a strong understanding of recovery focused and strengths based approaches. 

• Has experience delivering peer support and providing supervision, leadership or line management to others. 

• Brings excellent communication, organisational and relationship building skills, with an understanding of safeguarding, professional boundaries and community based support. 

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 South East London MIND website.