Senior Mental Health Carer Peer Supporter (Maternity Cover) & Mental Health Carer Peer Supporter
Senior Mental Health Carer Peer Supporter (Maternity Cover) & Mental Health Carer Peer Supporter
We are looking for 2 people to join our Mental Health team supporting unpaid carers at the new York Community Wellbeing Hub at Acomb Garth.
Senior Mental Health Carer Peer Supporter (Maternity Cover)
Salary £30,024 per annum pro-rata, (Actual Salary £24,343)
30 hours per week; working Tuesday – Sunday on a 4-week rota
Mental Health Carer Peer Supporter
Salary £26,835 per annum pro-rata, (Actual Salary £16,318)
22.5 hours per week; working Wednesday – Sunday on a 4-week rota
Fixed term contracts until 31st March 2027
Do you have experience of providing unpaid care for someone with mental ill health? Do you feel you can use this experience to support others? Are you passionate about improving mental health outcomes and in shaping the future of mental health support in York?
York Carers Centre, an independent charity supporting unpaid carers in York, is seeking compassionate, motivated individuals to join our team at the new Yor Community Wellbeing Hub at Acomb Garth. Working within a multiagency team, you will support carers’ health and wellbeing by providing information, advice, and guidance.
This is an exciting opportunity for people who have a genuine interest in using their previous experience to support others, who can work within the boundaries of confidentiality and can work effectively with a wide range of clients, to provide one to one emotional support and group work.
If you can advocate on behalf of vulnerable individuals and have knowledge of the voluntary and statutory services, then you may be the person we are looking for.
Successful applicants will have the confidence to develop effective partnerships, brokering services for unpaid carers and promoting unpaid carers needs to public, private and voluntary agencies. An understanding of the needs and rights of unpaid carers will be required.
The role will involve working alongside other organisations to provide a holistic offer within the Centre, and will include evening and weekend work, travelling to and working from a range of outreach venues in the York area to meet the needs of carers.
In return we’ll offer you:
- The opportunity to make a notable contribution to shaping the future of mental health support in York and to our work in making a difference to the lives of carers
- A friendly supportive working environment
- Generous Annual Leave
- Great flexible working options
- Learning and development opportunities
- Contributory pension scheme
These posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Closing date: Sunday 15 March 2026 at 5pm
Interview date: Monday 23 March 2026
For further information, and to apply please visit:
Senior Mental Health Carer Peer Supporter
https://yorkcarerscentre.livevacancies.co.uk/#/job/details/9
Mental Health Carer Peer Supporter
https://yorkcarerscentre.livevacancies.co.uk/#/job/details/10
To arrange an informal chat, please email Karen Weaver, HR Consultant, at YCCHR@yorkcarerscentre.co.uk
We particularly welcome applications from people with their own caring experience.
We are committed to equal opportunities for all and would especially welcome applications from people with ethnically diverse backgrounds.
Unfortunately, due to the number of applications we receive we cannot respond to every application individually. If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, then your application has been unsuccessful.
If you are not appointed, your application will be destroyed after six months following the recruitment process.