Birmingham Mind
Peer Mentor – Intensive Community Rehabilitation Team
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£26,229 per annum
Birmingham
Full-Time
Permanent
Are you ready to make a positive impact on mental health services in Birmingham?
Birmingham Mind is seeking an enthusiastic and compassionate individual to join our organisation as a Peer Mentor. As a Peer Mentor you will need to have living experience of mental health difficulties and 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, 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. 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 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.
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You would be joining our Intensive Community Rehabilitation service, a multi-disciplinary team ran jointly with the Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust. You will be supporting service users primarily with psychosis, bipolar and schizophrenia, among other additional mental health diagnosis, who are living in their own accommodation and require a period of intense rehabilitation. Support will be provided in the community and the service users own home and when necessary hospital settings throughout the Birmingham area when required. The service aims to provide rehabilitation in the community rather than hospital settings and to help people adjust and avoid repeat admissions. The team is made up of both clinical and psychological professionals, and Birmingham Mind staff, and applicants must be ready to work co-operatively within a multi-disciplinary team. The service runs from 9am-8pm, and some evening and weekend work is required.
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.
For further information, please see the Peer Mentor Job Description for full details of attributes, values and experience required for the role.
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Role
You can watch some videos of peer mentors discuss their experiences of the role on our Youtube Channel. Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to attend one of our pre-recruitment sessions to discuss the role further. They are taking place at our Central Birmingham Wellbeing Hub (Link Street, between Bullring & Grand Central, Birmingham B4 5BS) on:
- August 10th 11am-1pm
- August 11th 10:30am-11:30am
Benefits
Benefits include an attractive defined contribution pension scheme, PayCare which offers employees affordable cover for a range of healthcare treatments, an Employee Assistance Programme which includes free counselling and a comprehensive training programme.
Requirements
Candidates must have the right to work in the UK for a minimum of 12 months. We are not a registered sponsor and therefore are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.
Our people are key to the success of the organisation and we are recognised as both a Mindful Employer as well as achieving Gold standard success in Investors in People. We welcome applications from people who have experienced mental health difficulties.
Application Deadline
The closing date for applications is Sunday 16 August 2026
Interviews will take place on Monday 24 August 2026
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