Peer Mentor – Mental Health

Peer Mentor – Mental Health

Birmingham

£23,400 pro rata (£14,404 for 22.5 hours) per annum

Permanent

Part Time - 22.5 hours per week (shifts)

Are you ready to make a positive impact on mental health services in Birmingham?

Birmingham Mind is seeking a compassionate individual to join our organisation as a Peer Mentor.

Peer Mentors support service users on their emotional journey, and form therapeutic alliances to share ways of coping, understanding and nurturing hope and inspirations.

You will be joining our team at Rookery Gardens, supporting service users who are experiencing mental health difficulties and are currently residing in non-acute in-patient care. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team ran jointly with the Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust. The team will be made up of both clinical and psychological professions, and Birmingham Mind staff, therefore applicants must be ready to work co-operatively within a multi-disciplinary team.

You will need to be flexible due to shift patterns, which will include evenings and weekends. Shift patterns include 7:00am to 3:00pm, and 1:00pm to 9:00pm, with a rolling rota in place.

We are looking for a Peer Mentor with living experience of mental health difficulties. You will have gained a level of insight into your mental health experience and be ready to talk about them openly.

It is important that applicants have reached a period of stability and can manage their mental health and wellbeing, in order for them to be ready for this role. We are looking for someone who is ready to use their experience to support and inspire service users in their recovery journey.

You will need to have excellent communication skills, with a good understanding of the individual recovery journey and the issues facing people suffering with mental health difficulties. We need a Peer Mentor who is able to share the values of our organisation and is passionate about our vision of “Better Mental Health for All” in Birmingham.

Joining Birmingham Mind means joining a diverse workforce, and an organisation that values living experience of mental distress. We are proud of our inclusive environment, and the support we provide to our staff as well as our service users.

All employees have access to affordable healthcare cover through paycare, a defined contribution pension scheme and access to free counselling and support through our 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme. We also offer a comprehensive training programme, with an additional peer mentoring specialised induction.

We are able to offer one part-time contract to the successful candidate. For further information, please see the Peer Mentor Job Description for full details of attributes, values and experience required for the role.

You can watch some of our current peer mentors discuss their experiences of the role on our Youtube Channel. Interested applicants are also strongly encouraged to attend one of our pre-recruitment sessions to discuss the role further.

They are taking place at our Bullring Wellbeing Hub on:

Monday 20th January 2:30pm and 3:30pm

Thursday 23rd January 2:30pm 3:30pm

Monday 27th January 2:30pm-3:30pm

Thursday 30th January 2:30-3:30pm

If you are unable to attend one of these sessions and are offered an interview, a member of staff will reach out to you for a brief discussion beforehand.

Any informal enquiries can be directed to Danielle Murinas on daniellemurinas@birminghammind.org or 07592044180.

Applications close on 2nd February and interviews will take place 10th February.