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Community Peer Worker

BHT Sussex2 open roles

Pay
£25,878 a year
Where
Burgess Hill, United Kingdom
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13.1% of postings close within 7 days. Measured by our own scanner across the market. BHT Sussex postings stay open a median of 14 days.

Share of postings closed within
  1. 2.2%1 day
  2. 4.7%3 days
  3. 13.1%7 days
  4. 21.1%14 days
  5. 35.8%30 days
  6. 59.0%60 days
This job: posted 10 days ago

BHT Sussex median: 14 days open

The posting

Community Peer Worker

We have an exciting opportunity for a Community Peer Worker to play a vital role in providing support within our Pathfinder Service.

Position: Community Peer Worker

Location: Mid Sussex, with occasional travel to Horsham

Salary: £25,878 (Full time equivalent annual salary)

Hours: 12 hours per week (Mon – Fri 9am – 5pm)

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: 12 November 2026

Interview Date: 17 November 2026

About:

As a Community Peer Worker, you will be working for a people-led organisation whose mission and values is to inspire change across Sussex.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Pathfinder Service. BHT Sussex is the lead provider of mental health support across West Sussex https://www.pathfinderwestsussex.org.uk/ working closely with community partners, primary care and NHS mental health services.

You will be joining a passionate team who work together to support individuals with mental health needs across West Sussex.

The successful applicant will draw on their lived experience of mental health challenges to provide recovery focused 1:1 and group support. The role will also involve managing a caseload, working within a team and building relationships with local partners, including GP surgeries. As a Community Peer Worker, you will see clients both individually and in a group setting, supporting them to identify what they need and helping them to work on issues and access local support to meet these needs including community services. You will be able to take a holistic and flexible approach in your work, supporting individuals around both social and psychological issues that arise.

Key Responsibilities:

· To provide practical and/or emotional support to clients, empowering them to create their own collection of wellbeing tools and manage their mental health more independently.

· To facilitate Pathfinder community groups.

· To hold an agreed caseload of clients, providing 1:1 support with a focus on meaningful, personal goals.

· To demonstrate how lived experience through Peer Support can enhance the support of people experiencing mental ill health.

· To build a supportive and respectful working relationships with clients whilst demonstrating

appropriate professional boundaries.

Person Specification:

To be successful in the role of Community Peer Worker, you will need to have great communication skills and be committed to the values of BHT Sussex. Some of the key skills and experience you will need to bring with you include:

· Personal experience of mental health challenges, treatment, or recovery or experience of supporting someone with mental health issues (carer perspective).

· Experience of supporting individuals to complete person-centred mental health recovery plans based on their own goals and aspirations.

· Ability to work on own initiative and excellent organisational and time management skills.

· Ability to work proactively and effectively both independently and as a team member.

· Evidence of previous training or learning (formal or informal) which relates to supporting adults who have mental health needs.

In return:

In recognition of our commitment to staff, BHT Sussex has been awarded Gold Accreditation from Investors in People. We are also signed up to the Disability Confident employer scheme and have made the Mental Health at Work commitment.

You will also receive a fantastic benefits package including:

· 5.5% stakeholder pension scheme and life assurance scheme

· Medical cash plan with Medicash

· Access to BHT Learning & Development platform

· Free and confidential employee assistance helpline for both personal and work-related concerns

· Cycle-to-work scheme

· Free new starter 28-day Network Saver Brighton bus pass

· Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 days per annum pro rata, rising 1 day for each year of service to a maximum of 32 days pro rata

· The opportunity to participate in well-being and fundraising activities throughout the year

BHT Sussex is an equal opportunities employer using a fair and open recruitment process that fully complies with the requirements of the Equality Act 2010. We are committed to encouraging equality, equity, inclusion, and diversity within the workplace. As an employer we are committed to promoting and supporting our people’s social, physical and psychological health at work. Please let us know if you require any special arrangements or reasonable adjustments if called for interview. BHT Sussex welcomes applications from individuals with lived experience.

BHT Sussex reserves the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applicants for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

An Enhanced with Adults and Children DBS Check (Disclosure and Barring Service) is required on all successful applicants as a condition of employment for this post.

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