Peer Mentor Coordinator

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to individuals using our services, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment options. Our core values are  ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential. We are currently recruiting a  Peer Mentor Coordinator to work as part of the  HMP Wandsworth Substance Misuse Psychosocial Interventions Service!    Where: HMP Wandsworth, Heathfield Road, London, SW18 3HU Hours: Part time hours 17 hours per week over 2 days.  Contract: Permanent *Please note: Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.    PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A PRISON BASED ROLE AND REQUIRES PRISON CLEARANCE

 

The Change Grow Live Pathways to Recovery Service is the Substance Misuse Psychosocial Interventions provision at HMP Wandsworth. It is a specialist service based within the prison that is committed to supporting service users to tackle their drug and alcohol use, reduce reoffending and lead happier, healthier lives. Whether their aim is to stop using substances completely, to cut down, or for harm reduction information, we are here to support that journey. HMP Wandsworth is a Cat B local prison in Wandsworth, South West London. It is a dynamic and busy service due to population of prisoners at HMP Wandsworth being predominantly on remand.

 

 

The focus of the role is the peer mentor provision within the service, including but not limited to recruitment, training, supervision, and on-going development. The successful candidate will champion recovery within the service through establishing and promoting peer led activities and enhancing service user involvement.

 

 

Please see Job Description and Person Specification attached for further details.

 

 

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service “Capped at 30 days”
• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme
• Contributory pension scheme
• Several benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
• A friendly and supportive team
• Training, career development & progression opportunities
• Earn vouchers with our refer-a-friend scheme

 

 

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

CGL points 23 to 28 (£28,557.79 - £32,802.41)

Inner London Weighting (£4,236.47)

22/11/2026

Hannah | hannah.condon2@cgl.org.uk

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.