Volunteer Peer Support Mentor

About us:

Community Led Initiatives CIC was set up by people who had been to prison and faced the difficulty in building a new life when released We aim to help other people lead a more fulfilling life through the power of quality peer mentoring. We support those experiencing multiple disadvantages such as homelessness, offending, substance misuse and mental health issues. There is no typical day as everyone is a unique person with different needs of support.

About the role:

Duties may include:

• Building a trusting relationship with your mentee, working towards achieving their goals.
• To assist people to develop basic life skills to help someone become more independent
• Helping people navigate the housing and benefits system.
• Supporting people to attend health and wellbeing appointments.
• Walking alongside people, listening, guiding, and offering solutions and choices.
• Encouraging people to engage with other services.
• Introducing people to new social activities and peer networking.
• Helping people build lasting relationships with others – family friends.
• Attending monthly support sessions with your line manager.
• Recording notes after each mentee session.

About you:

We are looking for people:

• With a passion to help others,
• Who are empathetic and reliable.
• Positive, committed, and non-judgmental.
• Who are available for 4-6 hours a week, ideally over 2 days for 4-6months?
• Although it’s not a requirement, we welcome people who have been through similar experiences

You must be able to travel across Greater Manchester. All out of pocket expenses will be covered.  You will receive an induction and full training.

To apply:

Email your details to alix.davies@communityled.org.uk to find out more.