Peer Support Worker Early Intervention Permanent Role Based in Bristol Sociable Hours (No Weekends or Bank Holidays) Competitive Salary (£25,359) Are you passionate about helping others? Client snapshot: An exciting opportunity with my client, a leading provider of mental health and housing support services. They offer a range of early intervention and recovery-focused services to individuals experiencing psychosis, helping them navigate their mental health journey with tailored support. Vacancy Brief: This is a permanent Peer Support Worker role. Full-time position: 37.5 hours per week (Monday–Friday, 9 AM–5 PM). No weekends or bank holidays. Salary: £25,359 per annum. Enhanced DBS Check required (covering both child and adult workforce). Candidates must have direct experience supporting individuals with psychosis or other mental health conditions, or lived experience they can use to inspire and support service users. A full UK driver’s license and access to a vehicle is preferred. On-site role, based in central Bristol. Excellent benefits package, including a flexible working policy, 26 days annual leave (increasing to 31 days), plus a work mobile phone and laptop. 12 months of abstinence required for candidates with a history of drug or alcohol misuse. Must have been discharged from the Bristol Early Intervention Service for at least two years if previously supported by them. The Responsibilities: In your job role as a Peer Support worker, you build trusting and collaborative relationships with service users, offering practical advice and emotional support to help them navigate their mental health journey. As a Peer Support Worker, you will draw on personal lived experience of mental health challenges, including psychosis, to positively support and motivate individuals in their recovery process. You will work alongside service users to co-produce, review, and implement recovery plans, crisis plans, and self-management tools such as the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP). An integral part of your job role will be to Support individuals from diverse backgrounds, advocating for their needs, challenging stigma, and helping them access community-based services to improve their overall wellbeing. Furthermore, you need to ensure all safeguarding policies and procedures are adhered to, working within a positive risk-taking approach to maintain a safe and supportive environment for service users. Peer Support Worker – Mental Health Recovery – Psychosis – Early Intervention – Support Worker – Bristol – Permanent Role – Lived Experience – Recovery Support – Mental Health – Service User Involvement – Avon and Wiltshire Partnership Trust – Second Step – Peer Support Jobs – Mental Health Jobs – Bristol Jobs – Mental Health Recovery – Support Work – Healthcare – Social Care – Employment – Flexible Working – Wellbeing – Charity Jobs – Health Jobs