Peer Mentor Support Worker

Coventry & Warwickshire Mind; Coventry; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A local mental health service provider in Coventry and Warwickshire seeks a Peer Mentor Support Worker to support young adults. The role involves facilitating goal-based interventions and collaborating with families to enhance mental health. The ideal candidate will have experience working with young people, a strong commitment to personal development, and the ability to engage effectively. This full-time position offers a dynamic work culture and various benefits, including flexible working and continued professional development.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Wellbeing day annually

Life insurance policy

Employee development opportunities

Flexible working options

Minimum 5% pension contribution

Paid sick leave after probation

Qualifications

• Relevant experience providing support to children and young adults.
• Lived or professional experience of mental health.
• Ability to engage and motivate individuals accessing support.

Responsibilities

• Encourage and assist young adults accessing the peer mentoring service.
• Conduct assessments and develop tailored support packages.
• Work in a team providing 1-1 and group programs.

Skills

Relevant experience of providing support

Lived/professional experience of mental health

Ability to engage and motivate individuals

Up to date knowledge of mental health

Commitment to young adult participation

Commitment to ongoing personal development

Ability to travel

Job description

Job details

Title: Peer Mentor Support Worker

Location: Coventry, Warwickshire and Worcestershire

Hours: 37 hours per week (including evenings and weekends)

Job type: 1 Year Fixed Term

About the service

Our service offers a dynamic, community-based model of support for young adults, featuring life skills workshops, engaging activities, and a comprehensive peer mentoring program. Additionally, we provide essential services such as signposting, referrals, appointment accompaniment, and collaboration with other professionals. Young adults will receive personalised support, including information, goal setting, advice, strategies, and guidance to deepen their understanding of mental health challenges.

We assist those transitioning from child to adult mental health services, young adults leaving care, and individuals who have never accessed mental health interventions, fostering a smoother journey towards mental well‑being.

About the role

The Peer Mentor Support Worker collaborates closely with young adults, their families, and other involved professionals to enhance the young adult’s life beyond the mentoring service. By conducting thorough assessments, the Peer Mentor Support Worker arranges and facilitates meetings, provides valuable knowledge, and offers guidance to buddy mentors. This comprehensive support system ensures that young adults receive the assistance they need to thrive in all aspects of their lives.

This role includes conducting initial triage and assessments, collaboratively managing risks with the young adult and service manager, and delivering targeted, goal‑based interventions.

Key responsibilities

• To encourage, inspire, motivate, and assist the young adult who access the peer mentoring service
• Working alongside buddy mentors, carry out comprehensive and holistic assessments and develop a package of support appropriate to individual needs.
• To work as part of a team that provides 1-1 and group-based programs to young adults in community settings.
• To prioritise young adults’ needs at all times, supporting individuals to identify their needs and work towards them learning how to set goals.
• To assist in the recruitment of young adult experts, buddy mentors and volunteers to support service delivery.
• To hold a direct caseload, support assessments, provide signposting, supported referral and liaison between agencies, including VCSE and statutory providers.
• To work with partner agencies to identify and meet young adults’ needs.
• To assist with training and presentations to buddy mentors and the wider multi agency network as directed by the service manager.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience of providing support to children and young adults.
• Lived/professional experience of mental health.
• Ability to engage and motivate individuals accessing support, including developing and delivering a programme of activities.
• Up to date knowledge of mental health specifically in relation to young people and families.
• A commitment to the participation of young adults and parents/carers in decision‑making processes, and in the design and delivery of the services they access.
• A commitment to ongoing personal development and training.
• An ability to travel to venues across Coventry and Warwickshire.
• Must have access to a vehicle as a means of transport, and valid business insurance.

What we can offer you

• Working culture – based on core values of trust, honesty, inclusivity, enabling, effective and an unapologetic drive for excellence.
• Annual leave – 25 days plus bank holidays plus an extra day for every two completed holiday years.
• Wellbeing day – 1 day, per holiday year, to be used to take care of your own mental health and wellbeing.
• Life insurance policy – Coventry, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Mindare covered by a Life Insurance policy. The death in service payment is 2 x gross salary (tax free).
• Employee development – Active encouragement not only to assist performance in the current role but also for the benefit of personal development via various means. Access to Coventry, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Mind CPD training and opportunities to access external CPD training.
• Flexible working – A range of options available for all employee’s dependant on role and responsibilities.
• Pension – Minimum 5% employee and 3% employer contribution, with an ethical investment policy option.
• Sick pay – On completion of a 6‑month probationary period, Coventry, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Mindemployees will be eligible to a period of paid sick leave.

Application Instructions

If you are submitting a CV, MUST include answers to the following questions (these can also be found on our application form):

• Do you have any unspent convictions or conditional cautions? If yes please give details of date(s) of offence(s), nature of offence(s) and sentence(s) passed.
• Are there any restrictions regarding your employment in the UK, e.g., do you require a work permit? If yes, please provide details. (Please note, we cannot offer work sponsorship)
• Are you the partner or relative of anyone currently connected with Coventry, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Mind (either as a volunteer, service user or employee)? If yes, please confirm their name and project, if known.
• Do you hold a UK driving licence?
  You will be required to have appropriate business insurance on your vehicle to enable you to travel across Coventry, Warwickshire and Worcestershire as part of the requirements of this role.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Closing date: Monday 5th January 2026

Interview date: Thursday 15th and Friday 16th January 2026

Reference: CT PMSW 5.1

For an application form and full job description, please use the links below:

Only successful applicants will be notified. We reserve the right to close the application window early and without notice should a suitable number of applications be received.

Coventry, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Mind values diversity and difference. We welcome applicants from all sections of the community, particularly under‑represented groups and people with lived experience of mental health issues.

Coventry, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Mind is a leading mental health service provider and an equal opportunities employer.