Peer Mentor (Mental Health) - The Recovery House Service

We are looking for someone who is ready to use their experience to support and inspire service users in their recovery journey. Peer Mentors will support service users on their emotional journey, and form therapeutic alliances to share ways of coping, understanding and nurturing hope and inspirations.\n\nYou 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.\n\nYou will be joining our newest service- the Recovery House- a new flagship standard of support and care for those in mental health crisis.

Recovery House offers short stay accommodation for people in crisis, for a maximum of 7 nights. This is a 24/7 service and is ran in partnership with the Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust, Peer mentors will be part of a multi-disciplinary team made up of both Birmingham Mind and NHS staff.\n\nJoining 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.\n\nAll 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.\n\nFor further information, please see the Peer Mentor Job Description for full details of attributes, values and experience required for the role.\n\nYou 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 our pre-recruitment session to discuss the role further. This is taking place at our Central Wellbeing Hub on Wednesday 17th June.\n\nIf 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.\n\nCandidates 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.\n\nOur 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.\n\nApplications close on the 21st June, and interviews will take place on the 1st of July 2026