Carers Peer Support and Development Worker – Mental Health

Would you like to use your lived experience as a Carer to make a difference for Carers and families supporting someone with a mental health condition?

If so, this could be the job for you!

This peer support project is delivered in partnership with South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust and Brent, Wandsworth and Westminster Mind, to support Carers of people with mental health conditions.  This project will work to support Carers through one to one support, outreach, training and peer support groups.

About The Role:

Using your lived experience of caring for someone with a mental health condition, and a strengths-based approach, you will support mental health Carers in their caring role.  You will provide person centred one-to-one- support, information, signposting, and advocacy, develop, and facilitate peer support groups and deliver training and outreach sessions at different locations across the borough.

Key Requirements Include:

-                    Lived experience of Caring for someone with a mental health condition

-                    Knowledge and understanding of mental health and the associated challenges and support needs.

-                    The ability to work within the principles and values of peer support.

-                    Confidence supporting people on a one-to-one basis.

-                    Experience of / ability to facilitate peer support groups and training.

-                    Clear communication and good interpersonal skills 

-                    Efficient organisation and time management skills

-                    Developed IT skills, with experience using databases and communication platforms.

About Wandsworth Carers’ Centre:

We are a busy, ambitious charity operating at the heart of the Wandsworth community since 1995, helping thousands of people across the borough in unpaid Caring roles. We give information and advice, organise respite, offer complementary therapies, deliver training, provide peer support, arrange fun events and much more.  In short, we are the Carer's friend and advocate, often helping Carers through difficult times.

Wandsworth Carers’ Centre is an inclusive employer. We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do.

Benefits of working for Wandsworth Carers’ Centre:  

Friendly team and working environment, mix of remote and office-based work, annual leave starts at 26 days increasing to 31 days plus bank and public holidays, contributory company pension, ongoing training and development opportunities and an employee assistance program.