Salary: £27,169 per annum, pro rata
Contract: Fixed term contract until 31 March 2027 (potential to extend subject to funding)
Working hours: Part-time, 3 days (21 hrs) per week
Mental Health Peer Support gives emotional support and promotes access to information and practical advice to people experiencing mental health difficulties.
As a Peer Support Worker you will draw on your own direct lived experience of mental health difficulties to support other people through time-limited 1-2-1 sessions. Peer Support Workers at Sound Minds work collaboratively with the Sound Minds team and our partners at South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust. They offer educational, emotional and practical support towards goals that are defined by the client.
Peer Support Workers are supported through peer support training and regular supervision. Personal lived experience of mental ill health is essential for this role.
Download the recruitment pack to find out more:
Peer Support Worker Recruitment Pack (PDF)
Deadline for applications: 10:00am, Monday 29th June 2026
Interviews: First interviews will be held on Monday 6th July 2026.
Second interviews: date to be confirmed
How to apply:
Download the Application Form (below) and return to staff@soundminds.co.uk with ‘Peer Support Worker’ in the subject line.
Please also complete this online Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form.
