Peer Worker

Our Vacancy

As a Peer Worker, you’ll be at the heart of your Peabody community, using your lived experience of recovery to make a meaningful difference in the lives of our residents. Every day brings something new – from offering one-to-one support to leading group activities that build confidence, resilience, and life skills. You’ll play a vital role in helping residents discover their own recovery techniques while fostering hope, acceptance, and a sense of belonging.

What You’ll Do

You’ll support residents in a variety of ways, whether that’s encouraging someone to join a local self-help group, guiding them in managing everyday responsibilities, or helping them develop strategies to cope with the challenges they face. By sharing your personal journey in a supportive, non-judgemental way, you’ll inspire residents to build confidence and take positive steps forward. Alongside this, you’ll collaborate with colleagues to deliver engaging group activities and contribute to the overall wellbeing of the community.

What You’ll Need

• Knowledge of recovery-focused support and/or trauma-informed practice.
• The ability to draw on your own personal recovery experience to help others create and follow through on their own plans.
• Strong skills in motivating others, building rapport, and sharing personal experiences appropriately.
• A compassionate, non-judgemental approach with resilience when managing challenging behaviours.
• A commitment to delivering excellent customer service, including advice on independent living skills and moving on.
• The ability to research, identify, and promote activities that enhance wellbeing.

Please note that this is a part-time position, working 15 hours per week. The days and hours are flexible.

Why Join Us?

When you join Peabody, you’re joining a team guided by our values, Be Kind, Do the Right Thing, Love New Ideas, Celebrate Diversity, Keep Our Promises, and Pull Together. We believe in creating a workplace where everyone feels supported, included, and empowered.

What We Offer

• 25 days’ annual holiday, plus bank holidays (specific number of days for the role)

• two additional paid volunteering days each year
• flexible benefits scheme, including family friendly benefits and access to a discount portal
• 4 x salary life assurance
• up to 10% pension contribution

This role will require an enhanced DBS check.

Please read before applying: If this sounds like we are right for you and you’d love to be part of Peabody, we’d like to hear from you. Please apply now by submitting an anonymised CV and a short statement explaining why you’re the perfect fit for this role.

If you have any questions about this role, please email Talent Specialist, Tanisha at tanisha.johnson@peabody.org.uk

Interviews will be taking place face to face on the 13th October 2025

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

PLEASE NOTE: As an employer, Peabody does not provide sponsorship as a licenced UK employer.

Attached documents:

• Role Profile - Peer Worker.pdf - Role Profile