Location
London Borough of Redbridge

Hours
Fixed Term until March 2027, with a possible 2 year extension

Salary
£47,262 per annum

About the Role
Use your recovery journey to help transform lives across Local London. Local London has secured funding from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to deliver an innovative Peer Mentoring Programme across the sub-region. This programme supports residents experiencing drug and/or alcohol dependency to overcome barriers and progress towards employment, training, and other positive outcomes.
As a Peer Mentor, you will use your lived experience of recovery to build trusted, non-judgemental relationships with residents facing multiple and complex challenges. Through one-to-one support, you will help people build confidence, access services, achieve personal goals, and take positive steps towards recovery, independence, and employment.
Working alongside Jobcentre Plus, treatment providers, local authorities, health services, and community organisations, you will play an important role in creating a joined-up support network that helps residents achieve lasting change.
This is a unique opportunity to use your experience to inspire others while developing your own skills and career within an innovative programme that sits at the intersection of recovery, health, and employment support.

What You'll Be Doing
- Building trusted relationships with residents and providing one-to-one peer mentoring support.
- Supporting participants to identify goals and develop personalised action plans.
- Connecting people to treatment, health, housing, employment, and community support services.
- Encouraging and motivating individuals to overcome barriers and make positive changes.
- Working collaboratively with local partners to ensure residents receive joined-up support.
- Keeping accurate records and contributing to programme outcomes and continuous improvement.

Why Join Local London?
This is a rare opportunity to join a brand-new programme from the outset and help shape a service that has the potential to transform lives across East and South East London.
You will receive training, supervision, and ongoing support, working as part of a collaborative team that values lived experience and the difference it can make.
The Peer Mentoring Programme sits alongside Local London's wider employment and skills offer, including Connect to Work and Employment Trailblazers, creating opportunities for residents to move from recovery and stabilisation towards sustainable employment.
Most importantly, you will have the opportunity to use your own journey to help others build confidence, access support, and create a brighter future.
Local London is a sub-regional partnership of nine London boroughs: Barking & Dagenham, Bexley, Bromley, Enfield, Greenwich, Havering, Newham, Redbridge, and Waltham Forest.
Redbridge Council serves as the accountable body for Local London, and staff are employed on Redbridge Council terms and conditions.

Experience
Lived experience of recovery from drug and/or alcohol dependency is essential. Experience of mentoring, supporting, or working with vulnerable adults would be beneficial but is not required.

About you
You are an empathetic and resilient individual who can build trust, motivate people, and support individuals facing complex challenges. You have strong communication skills, are comfortable working with a range of professionals, and are committed to helping residents achieve positive outcomes. You are passionate about using your lived experience in a positive, professional, and inspiring way.

Qualifications
No formal qualifications are specified for this role. A positive attitude, commitment to the role, and the ability to demonstrate how you meet the person specification are required.