Carer Peer Supporter / Senior Carer Peer Supporter

York Carers Centre
Carer Peer Supporter / Senior Carer Peer Supporter

Working Wednesday to Sunday, covering 8am – 8pm
Peer support role: 22.5 hours per week / Senior role: 30 hours per week

Fixed term contracts until 31st March 2027
Salary Scale: £26,835 – £29,572 per annum pro rata (dependent on role)

Do you have experience of providing unpaid care for someone with mental ill health? Do you feel you are in a position to use this experience to support others? Are you passionate about improving mental health outcomes and in shaping the future of mental health support in York?

York Carers Centre, an independent charity supporting unpaid carers in York, is seeking compassionate, motivated individuals to join our team at the new 24/7 Community Mental Health Neighbourhood Centre. Working within a multiagency team, you will support carers’ health and wellbeing by providing information, advice, and guidance.

This is an exciting opportunity for people who have a genuine interest in using their previous experience to support others, who can work within the boundaries of confidentiality and can work effectively with a wide range of clients, to provide one to one emotional support and group work.

If you are able to advocate on behalf of vulnerable individuals and have knowledge of the voluntary and statutory services, then you may be the person we are looking for.

Successful applicants will have the confidence to develop effective partnerships, brokering services for unpaid carers and promoting unpaid carers needs to public, private and voluntary agencies.  An understanding of the needs and rights of unpaid carers will be required.

The role will involve working alongside other organisations to provide a holistic offer within the Centre, covering the hours of 8am until 8pm, Wednesday – Sunday on a rota. The role will include evening and weekend work, travelling to and working from a range of outreach venues in the York area to meet the needs of carers.

For the Senior Carer Peer Supporter post, you will need the above skills/ experience and also:

  • Be able to facilitate excellent working relations, becoming an integral part of the Community Mental Health Neighbourhood Centre team, working alongside professionals from different organisations, to improve the identification and support of carers
  • Assist with the overall delivery of the Community Mental Health Neighbourhood Centre as required
  • Provide a point of contact for information, advice and support to carers, making initial contact and coordinating their support
  • Possess a willingness to learn about and understand the opportunities and challenges involved in partnership working and system change
  • Provide individual support to carers, showing understanding and compassion around the difficulties they may be facing
  • Work alongside other Community Mental Health Neighbourhood Centre team members to ensure carers are included and that their voices are heard in discussions about things that impact on them
  • Provide Carer Peer Supporters with necessary support including recruitment, induction, training, supervision, appraisal and work-plans

Two Information Drop-in Sessions about the Community Mental Health Neighbourhood Centre are available to attend on:

  • Wednesday 26th March – 12-1pm, Microsoft Teams Meeting ID: 346 483 415 199

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  • Thursday 3rd April, 5 – 6pm in person at Acomb Explore Library, Front St, Acomb, York YO24 3BZ

In return we’ll offer you:

  • The opportunity to make a notable contribution to shaping the future of mental health support in York and to our work in making a difference to the lives of carers
  • A friendly supportive working environment
  • Generous Annual Leave
  • Great flexible working options
  • Learning and development opportunities
  • Contributory pension scheme

The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Closing date: 5pm, Wednesday 9th April 2025

Interview date: Friday 25th April 2025

For further information, please see our Recruitment Information Pack – Carer Peer Supporters and Recruitment of Ex Offenders Statement & Policy.

To apply please email and let us know which role you are applying for and attach a CV and a covering letter demonstrating how you meet the requirements for the role to Karen Weaver, HR Consultant, at YCCHR@yorkcarerscentre.co.uk

To arrange an informal chat, please email Karen Weaver, HR Consultant, at YCCHR@yorkcarerscentre.co.uk

We particularly welcome applications from people with their own caring experience.

We are committed to equal opportunities for all and would especially welcome applications from people with ethnically diverse backgrounds.

Unfortunately, due to the number of applications we receive we are not able to respond to every application individually.  If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, then your application has been unsuccessful.

If you are not appointed, your application will be destroyed after six months following the recruitment process.