Peer Support Service Coordinator

Temporary Peer Support Service Coordinator

113 Victoria Way, Charlton, London, SE7 7NX

£15.35 per hour

25 hours per week

Temporary position for up to 12 months

Sanctuary Supported Living is delighted to be recruiting for a Peer Support Service Coordinator at our Mental Health Service at Victoria Way in London.

At Sanctuary Supported Living, we specialise in delivering a wide range of personalised housing, care, and support services to help people across England to live as independently as possible.

We’re a national organisation, but we’re not-for-profit and we think locally by putting our customers at the heart of what we do. We’re committed to being our best and helping customers to be their best, as we support them on their pathways for independence.

No matter your job – delivering support directly or working in our offices to support our frontline teams – your work makes a difference every day.

And working with us isn’t just another job. It’s rewarding, inspiring, exciting and it provides an opportunity to make a real, positive impact on people’s lives. Plus, we’ll support you in reaching your aspirations and career goals, through comprehensive training and benefits.

The role of Peer Support Service Coordinator will include:

• Developing, delivering and coordinating the provision of peer support, volunteer and group work to meet the needs of customers
• Recruiting and training new Peer Support Workers, Volunteers and Group Facilitators to support the service
• Promoting services to ensure effective uptake
• Reporting on service delivery whilst building and maintaining knowledge of local services
• Using initiative to identify sources of funding and submitting bids for future funding .
• Supporting the business to ensure the continued financial viability of peer support services and volunteer programmes
• Liaising with organisations to develop existing services

Skills and experiences:

• Experience of working with a variety of client groups is essential
• Knowledge of the volunteer sector and associated agency support
• Counselling qualification from a BACP accredited course
• The ability to work to deadlines and prioritise work loads
• Excellent communication skills including clear written and spoken English
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office tools, such as Word, Excel and email communications
• Travel will be a requirement of the role

Are you ready to be your best?

Brilliant work deserves brilliant benefits! As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary Supported Living a great place to work, here are just some of the ways we’ll reward you:

• At least 25 days paid holiday, rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service (plus public holidays) pro rata
• A pension scheme with employer contributions
• A variety of online discounts and rewards from major retailers
• Health and well-being plans
• Life assurance
• Family friendly arrangements, including opportunities for flexible working
• Tax efficient savings through our Cycle to Work scheme
• A wide range of learning and development opportunities

Job Reference: 224027

We are only currently accepting applications from those with the right to work in the UK.

If you are applying internally, don't forget to use your internal careers account to submit your application.

We might get a lot of applications so reserve the right to withdraw this advertisement at any time. Don’t miss out, please apply early.

Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.

Building Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.
We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent illegal working.
An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be necessary in the event of a successful application which we will pay for.
Sanctuary Supported Living is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association and Sanctuary Home Care Limited, both exempt charities.