VoiceAbility Hiring for Peer Mentor Co-Ordinator Job at London, England Full Time

Do you want to work with a leading advocacy charity organisation?

Do you have strong communication skills?

Are you keen to make a difference to people when it matters most?

Then come and join us here at VoiceAbility.

Who are we?

VoiceAbility is an independent charity and one of the UK’s largest providers of advocacy and involvement services. We deliver a wide range of service contracts funded by local authorities, Government, health trusts and other voluntary and private sector organisations and our Camden Peer Mentoring Service is one of our involvement services.

We’ve been supporting people to have their say in decisions, around health, care and wellbeing for over 40 years. We make sure people are supported when it matters most.

Our Camden Peer Mentoring Service was co-developed back in 2015 by Service Users, VoiceAbility CCG staff and has been a huge success within Camden. Our volunteer peer mentors are experts by experience and truly understand how difficult it can be to live with a mental health condition. By acting as a positive role model and being at a more advanced stage of their recovery our peer mentors can provide hope and empowerment to mentees helping them feel more in control of their recovery and future.

Professional Development?

You will have plenty of opportunities to enhance your professional abilities and you will make a real difference every day.

Benefits:

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time colleagues)
• 5% employer pension & 3% employee contribution
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Separate Life Assurance Cover
• Staff discount scheme including retail discounts, entertainment, holidays etc
• Discounted Gym Membership; Employee Assistance programme.
• Supportive working environment fostering a good work/life balance.
• Support with continuous professional development.

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Peer Mentor Co-Ordinator job sharer to join our team in Camden. This is a permanent job share role, working part-time, 14 hours a week. Reporting directly to the Team Leader.

Your job share role will require you to co-ordinate, support and meet with our team of existing volunteer Peer Mentors and also recruit and support with the training of new people wanting to join the service. This will involve work and travel within the Borough of Camden but will be home based for admin. The post is a permanent contract with a starting salary between £9,600 – £12,400 per annum.

How will you make a difference?

You will work with your job share Co-ordinator, the Connections Team Leader and people with lived experience to develop and deliver client focussed, innovative and high-quality projects/services to meet the needs of those with mental health challenges. You will support people to deliver a programme that improves the quality of life of those both delivering and receiving support.

About you

We’d like to hear from you if you

• Have experience of working/volunteering with people with lived experience of mental ill health to improve their wellbeing
• Have experience in a role that requires outstanding communication skills to achieve excellent results
• Understand the various impacts facing people living with mental ill health, and the range of services available to support them
• Are happy to work flexibly within teams across the service, as and when required, to meet business need
• Have Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Are Professional, enthusiastic and engaging, a good listener, empathetic and have a positive “can do” attitude
• Can travel between locations as required using either own or public transport
• Hold an Enhanced DBS with Children & Adults Barred lists (or willingness to obtain)

Equality and Diversity

VoiceAbility believes in fostering an inclusive workplace which welcomes, values and celebrates the diversity of its staff and partners, treats all on a basis of equality and encourages all to meet their maximum potential.

Important Dates:

Closing date for applications: midday on 8th Aug 2022, however, VoiceAbility reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy before this date.

Interviews via Teams: 16 August 2022

How to apply

To apply for this role please sign up for a recruitment account by clicking the apply button on this page. Follow the instructions to create your account, upload your CV, and complete our short application form.

Don’t forget to read the person specification so you can tell us about yourself and how your skills, abilities and experiences match the criteria outlined in the person specification.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Want to know more about VoiceAbility and the role?

Please call Lucy Bush, Team Leader, on 07776 769315

VoiceAbility are a Disability Confident employer. If you need to apply in a different way, please contact

VoiceAbility reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a sufficient number of candidates apply.