Peer Mentor (Mental Health) - The Recovery House Service

Peer Mentor (Mental Health) The Recovery House Service

Location: Alum Rock, Birmingham

Salary: £24,570 per annum

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Are you ready to make a positive impact on mental health services in Birmingham?

Birmingham Mind is seeking an enthusiastic and compassionate individual to join our organisation as a Peer Mentor. As a Peer Mentor you will need to have living experience of mental health difficulties and have gained a level of insight into your mental health experience and be ready to talk about them openly. It is important that applicants have reached a period of stability and can manage their mental health and wellbeing, in order for them to be ready for this role. 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.

You 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.

You will be joining a brand-new team for our newly commissioned service Recovery House. This is an exiting and innovative service for Birmingham Mind and is an opportunity to create a flagship standard of support and care for those in mental health crisis. The service will supply short stay accommodation for people in crisis, for a maximum of 7 nights. Recovery House is a CQC Registered service commissioned by the Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust and peer mentors will be part of a multi-disciplinary team made up of Birmingham Mind and NHS Staff.

Joining 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.

All 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.

For further information, please see the Peer Mentor Job Description for full details of attributes, values and experience required for the role.

You 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 one of our pre-recruitment sessions to discuss the role further. They are taking place at our Central Birmingham Wellbeing Hub on:

Monday 2nd June 11am-12 pm

Monday 2nd June 1pm-2pm

Monday 9th June 11am-12pm

Monday 9th June 1pm-2pm

If 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.

Any informal enquiries can be directed to Danielle Murinas on

Applications close on the 11th of June and interviews will take place the week commencing the 23rd of June 2025.