Peer Mentor Volunteers

• locations
• Better Lives - King Henry's Walk
• Better Lives - Seven Sisters
• Better Lives - Greys Inn Road

• time type
• Part time

• posted on
• Posted Today

• job requisition id
• JR011213

Do you want to work for an organisation that makes a difference?  Waythrough are about giving people fair chances to succeed in life.

Who are Waythrough....
Waythrough launched in October 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Our vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value. We tackle poverty and disadvantage in communities, through mental health, drug and alcohol, housing and related support. 

We have almost 200 services around England – and nearly 3,500 amazing staff and volunteers who run them. Every year our services support around 125,000 people.

As a Peer Mentor Volunteer for the BetterLives Service, you will use your personal experience of recovery—or a strong understanding of the recovery journey—to support individuals affected by drug and alcohol use. You will act as a mentor, motivator, and positive role model for people accessing treatment and recovery services.

Your role is to empower and inspire service users to actively engage in their recovery and to help them build confidence, resilience, and skills that support long-term change. You will provide informal emotional support, encouragement, and practical information that enables people to make informed choices about their treatment and future.

This is a partnership between North London NHS Foundation Trust and Waythrough Charity.

Tasks may include:

• Supporting and mentoring service users through treatment and into meaningful activities such as education, training, volunteering, or employment.
• Inspiring and encouraging individuals to move away from substance misuse and related harm toward a recovery-focused lifestyle.
• Providing informal emotional support and empathy to those affected by drug and alcohol use.
• Acting as a positive role model and promoting recovery within the service.
• Advocating for service users and signposting them to other relevant services and sources of support.
• Empowering individuals to engage fully in the Better Lives service and take ownership of their recovery.
• Co-facilitating group sessions and structured recovery-based activities alongside staff.
• Encouraging the development of personal, social, physical, and intellectual skills in service users.
• Participating in service promotion and outreach events to raise awareness of recovery services.
• Attending training sessions and supervision meetings to maintain personal development and ensure safe, effective practice.
• To assist the service as a lived experience/volunteer panel member on interviews
• To assist service users to attend rehab, BetterLives and community appointments/activities
• To meet and greet clients into the services and activities, providing support where needed.

Waythrough is an equal opportunities employer...
We value unique perspectives and experiences that everyone can bring, and fully understand the strength in diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, regardless of race, gender, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability. If you have a genuine passion for working for us, we want to hear for you. We also welcome applications from people with lived experience with substance use. If you require support with your application, please contact the Recruitment Team at people.recruitment@waythrough.org.uk

About Us

Waythrough launched in October 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship.

Our vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value. We tackle poverty and disadvantage in communities, through mental health, drug and alcohol, housing and related support.

We have almost 200 services around England – and nearly 3,500 amazing staff and volunteers who run them. Every year our services support around 125,000 people.

Bringing together two big organisations is not a small task and it’ll take a while to fully integrate our systems, processes and approaches. That’s why you will notice the jobs here are still branded ‘Richmond Fellowship’ or ‘Aquarius’ (our subsidiary charity in the Midlands). Next year we’ll be fully integrating our recruitment systems but for now they are separate.

Thanks for bearing with us – and don’t forget to check out the Waythrough jobs on the Humankind job site https://peoplekind.my.salesforce-sites.com/recruit/

Aquarius

Aquarius is a subsidiary of Waythrough. Aquarius is a Midlands-based charity supporting individuals to overcome the harms caused by drugs, alcohol and gambling. Aquarius has always held the view that people we support could resolve their problems with support and guidance and that people have the ability to find their own solutions to their problems. Our roles across the organisation include Practitioners and Administrators as well as Team Managers.

Find out more at www.aquarius.org.uk