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Look Ahead Care Support and Housing
Croydon (On-site)
Up to £31554 per annum + free DBS
Full-time
Job description

We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Peer Support Worker join our Mental Health Social Care Service in Croydon. .

£31,554.00 per annum, working 40 hours per week.

To support your application, please email a covering letter to , quoting the job title in the subject line.

Want to feel valued? You'll feel at home here.

Our benefits include:

  • Annual leave increasing up to 30 days with length of service
  • Free DBS
  • Exclusive discounts and cashback via Reward Gateway® and opportunity to buy a Blue Light Card
  • Fully paid induction programme and further training

Look Ahead are preparing to deliver two new community services in Croydon supporting people with their mental health in the community. This includes a Mental Health Crisis Prevention & Outreach Service, and a Housing & Social Support Navigation service. This role involves shift work including evenings, weekends and bank holidays, but does not involve working at night after 10:30pm..

What you'll do:

  • Building supportive, trusting relationships with customers and creating a positive atmosphere
  • Appropriately using the lens of their lived experience to provide boundaried and effective support to people facing similar challenges.
  • Carrying out holistic assessments of new customers which incorporate relevant statutory referral information
  • Conducting regular key work sessions that are innovative and engaging in order to achieve Support Plan goals

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead

About you:

  • Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement
  • Exudes a warm friendly presence and open behaviour
  • Prefers working as part of a group or team

Essential:

  • NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent with some or equivalent sector work experience

Desirable:

  • Lived experience in an area relevant to our customer group (Housing, Mental Health, Complex Needs)

About us:

We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:

  • We focus on Excellence and innovation.
  • We are Caring and Compassionate.
  • We are Inclusive and Trusted.
  • We work in Partnership and are One-Team.

Posted on: 09 April 2026
Closing date: 07 May 2026 at 12:07
Job ref: REQ006749
Tags: Social / Support Work