Peer Support Worker (Surrey)
Location: Redhill Safe Haven
Working Hours: 18 hours
Contract Type: Fixed Term (until March 2027)
Salary: £24,243 - £28,930 (pro-rata)
Make a real difference in your community
Are you passionate about helping others live safer, healthier and more independent lives?
Join Waythrough, one of the UK’s leading mental health and social support charities, and make a lasting impact every day.
We support over 125,000 people each year through our 200 services, empowering individuals to overcome challenges around mental health, housing, and substance use.
About the Role
We are currently recruiting a Peer Support Worker to join our team at Redhill Safe Haven.
Redhill Safe Haven provides support to people experiencing a mental health crisis or those who may benefit from preventative support. The service operates 365 days a year, from 6pm to 11pm, offering a safe, welcoming space for individuals during difficult times.
As a Peer Support Worker, you will play a key role in delivering both intensive and low-level peer support, helping people navigate challenging periods in their lives. By sharing your own lived experience, you will support individuals to identify their strengths, develop coping skills, and work towards improved wellbeing.
What You’ll Do
Provide one-to-one and group peer support
Work collaboratively with support staff, mental health nurses, and people using the service
Help develop and shape an inclusive, effective peer support service
Contribute to policies, procedures, and guidance that underpin peer support delivery
Promote the service to stakeholders and support training initiatives
Work within agreed budgets and ensure services operate in line with compliance requirements
To Succeed in This Role, You’ll Need:
Lived experience of mental health difficulties and recovery
A good understanding of recovery, personalisation, and how mental health services operate
The ability to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team
Strong organisational skills, self-motivation, and the ability to manage your own wellbeing
Good problem-solving and decision-making skills
Please note: The salary listed reflects the full earning potential for this role. Starting salaries depend on experience and progression within the band.
About Waythrough
Waythrough was formed in 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Together, we’ve created one of the largest mental health and social support charities in England.
Every year, we support around 125,000 people through nearly 200 services – and it’s all made possible by our 3,500 brilliant staff and volunteers.
Make a real difference in your community
Are you passionate about helping others live safer, healthier, more independent lives? Join our team at Waythrough and support people facing challenges around mental health, substance use, housing or domestic abuse. This is more than just a job – it’s a chance to build meaningful relationships and create lasting change.
What We Offer
We value the people who make a difference every day. Alongside meaningful work, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package:
27 days’ annual leave, rising to 32 after 1 year (plus bank holidays)
Pension scheme with 4.5% employer contribution, matched up to 6.5%
Life assurance (3× annual salary)
Enhanced sick pay and family-friendly pay
Birthday leave and the option to buy up to 5 extra days’ annual leave
Professional fee reimbursement for relevant qualifications
24/7 online GP access and Employee Assistance Programme
Recognition and long service awards via our Way to Go and Aspirations portals
£500 Recommend a Friend bonus
Cycle to Work scheme and Credit Union membership
Discounts via Blue Light Card, Charity Discounts, Extras and Tickets for Good
Free will writing service and wellbeing initiatives throughout the year
Inclusion and accessibility
Waythrough is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities, especially those with lived experience of the issues we support.
We have signed up to the Disability Confident Scheme - all applicants are welcome, and adjustments can be made to enable fair participation.
If you need adjustments or support to apply, please email our recruitment team: recruitmentteam@waythrough.org.uk
Closing Date:
2026-02-05