As a Peer Volunteer, you’ll work with a range of people with mental health problems to participate in weekly sessions that focus on a particular on wellbeing, resilience, physical activity and improved networks.
You will use your own experiences of mental health and physical activity to help participants feel more confident to be active and use leisure and sports facilities in your community. For the most part you’ll be working with people as part of a group, but there may be some people who need a little more one to one support. The relationship between the Peer Volunteer and participants is an equal one based on the principles of shared identity and mutual benefit.
You will also have opportunities to use your knowledge and experience as a Peer Volunteer to help us shape key aspects of the programme, which may include assisting with the production of training materials and the broader marketing and promotion of Peer Support Groups.