Join Our Team as a Transformation Project Peer Support Worker!
Location: Community-based in Sutton Borough (with occasional office/home working)
Hours: 16 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Salary: £25,334 - £26,790 pro rata (£11,584 - £12,246 actual), depending on experience
Contract: Permanent
Reports to: Transformation IPS Project Manager
About the Role
Are you passionate about mental health and using your lived experience to support others? We’re looking for a Transformation Project Peer Support Worker to join our dedicated team working alongside the South West London & St. George’s Mental Health Trust Recovery and Support Teams.
In this role, you’ll provide Intentional Peer Support (IPS) to adults in the community—both one-to-one and in group settings. You’ll help build safe, trusting relationships based on mutuality, shared experience, and non-judgemental listening.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver one-to-one IPS to individuals referred by Recovery & Support Teams
- Facilitate a weekly peer support group
- Maintain accurate case records for monitoring and reporting
- Promote empowerment, mutuality, and recovery
- Attend meetings and occasionally deputise for the Project Manager
- Uphold safeguarding, confidentiality, and trauma-informed practices
- Participate in regular supervision, training, and team development
About You
We’re looking for someone with lived experience of mental health challenges or experience supporting others with theirs. You’ll be a compassionate listener, a strong communicator, and someone who values collaboration and co-learning. Knowledge or experience of Intentional Peer Support techniques is desirable (training can be provided).
Essential Skills & Qualities:
- Excellent listening and communication skills
- Strengths-based, non-judgemental approach
- Comfortable with setting and maintaining boundaries
- Able to manage time effectively and work both independently and as part of a team
- IT literate (e.g., Microsoft 365, case management systems like Charity Log)
Knowledge and understanding
- Of local and national care/ support and crisis pathways and be able to signpost appropriately.
- Of one’s own worldview and be able to reflect on how this may impact on relationships in peer support.
- Of the complexity of connecting with people in crisis and finding solutions to any disconnections that may arise
- Of the impact that trauma may have had on service users and to relate to them in ways that are trauma informed.
- Of the impact that being given/not being given a diagnosis can have on an individual.
- Of the iatrogenic effects of medication.
- The importance of power sharing and that both people have a responsibility for the relationship.
Closing Date: 18th August
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £25,334.00-£26,790.00 per year
Expected hours: 16 per week
Application question(s):
- Please tell us about any skills or experience you have that might be helpful in this job.
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 18/08/2025
Reference ID: SMHF-PT