Job Description

Together for Mental Wellbeing are looking for an experienced individual who has their own lived experience of mental distress to join the organisations Service User Leadership Team as the Peer Support Practice Lead. 

Together’s core ethos is ‘’service user leadership’’ which means that we value and champion the voice of those with lived experience of mental distress, ensuring that individuals feel empowered through having choice and control.  Peer support is an integral part of our service user leadership ambitions, demonstrated through the development and implementation of our unique Peer Support Framework and training programmes. 

This role will report into the Head of Service User Leadership and will play a key part in enabling Together to implement the unique Peer Support Framework in partnership with operational colleagues, through offering training, guidance, support and mentoring around best practice. 

We are looking for an individual to join the team who has their own lived experience of mental distress, who can demonstrate great leadership skills with a commitment and passion for service user leadership and peer support.  Our ideal candidate will be highly motivated, have in-depth peer support knowledge and demonstrable training experience, excellent communication skills and be able to work collaboratively with colleagues at all levels in the organisation, including external agencies and stakeholders, to support the strategic and operational development in these areas. 

This position is 4 days per week (30 hours) and is home based with the expectation of travel into our London office for meetings as and when required.  The role will also include some travel to our services when required.  All travel expenses will be paid.

Please see attached the job description and person specification. 

If you are interested in applying for the position, please do ensure to thoroughly read the job description and person specification, as only candidates who are explicit in how they meet the criteria for the position will be shortlisted for interview. 

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an online interview on Zoom. 

Interviews will take place on 16th July 2024. 

If you have not heard back within two weeks of the closing date, unfortunately you have been unsuccessful at this time.  We discourage those who have applied for the position within the last 6 months to re-apply for this position. 

Applications for this position can be made directly through the Together website.