Peer Support Worker - Kings Lynn

PEER SUPPORT WORKER - KINGS LYNN

Final date to receive applications: 24 August 2026

Department: Operations

Employment Type: Permanent - Part Time

Location: NIHCSS Specialist Housing Related Support

Reporting To: Claire Woodcock

Compensation: £ 24,968.26 per annum pro rata (Basic Salary) plus £ 1066 per annum pro rata (Geographical Allwance)

Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Community

• £Basic Salary = £19,974.60 + £RRA 853.32 = £20,827.92
• * 30 hours per week
• * no personal care
• * permanent contract

Do you have lived experience of mental health challenges, recovery and using mental health services?

Are you passionate about using your experience to inspire hope, empower others and demonstrate that recovery is possible?

Do you believe in working alongside people as equals, recognising their strengths and supporting them to achieve the things that matter most to them?

If so, we would love to hear from you.

Join Us as a Peer Support Worker within our West team!

At NIHCSS, we believe that lived experience is a powerful asset. By bringing together professional expertise and personal experience, we place co-production, inclusion and human connection at the heart of everything we do.

We are committed to creating services that are person centred, strengths based and focused on enabling people to live fulfilling lives within their communities.

We are currently looking for a Peer Support Worker to join our dedicated team supporting people across Kings Lynn and West Norfolk.

In this role, you will use your own experiences of recovery to build trusting and authentic relationships with people accessing our services.

Through empathy, active listening and shared understanding, you will support individuals to identify their strengths, build confidence, develop self-management skills and pursue their own personal recovery goals.

You will work alongside a specialist multidisciplinary team, with guidance and support from our Peer Support Co-ordinator, delivering both one-to-one and group-based peer support.

By sharing hope, fostering connection and promoting choice and independence, you will play a vital role in helping people shape their own recovery journey.

What You'll Bring

• Personal lived experience of mental health challenges, recovery and accessing support services.
• A belief in people's ability to recover, grow and live meaningful lives.
• Excellent listening and communication skills.
• The ability to use your lived experience safely and appropriately to support others.
• A commitment to equality, inclusion and reducing stigma and discrimination.
• A compassionate, collaborative and strengths-based approach.

Together for Mental Wellbeing and NIHCSS are committed to values that place people at the centre of everything we do.

We believe in:

• Working together through collaboration, co-production and mutual respect.
• Promoting hope and opportunity by focusing on strengths, aspirations and recovery.
• Valuing diversity and inclusion, ensuring everyone feels heard, respected and able to be themselves.
• Making a positive difference in the lives of the people and communities we support.
• Being compassionate and person centred in all our interactions.

We are passionate about creating a workplace where people feel valued, included and able to thrive.

We will support your ongoing learning and development, help you build new skills and provide opportunities to progress your career.

We encourage innovation and welcome new ideas, ensuring every team member has a voice in shaping how we work and improve our services.

If you are ready to use your lived experience to inspire hope, champion recovery and make a meaningful difference in your community, we would love you to join us

• Deliver peer support that is grounded in Together’s peer support model and principles, working closely with the Peer Support Co-ordinator to support best practice
• Promote the benefits of peer support across the service
• Support individuals to work alongside the service, identify what they need, how they would like to progress supporting service users to exercise choice and control
• Draw on your lived experience of mental distress to empower…