As a Peer Mentor Volunteer for the BetterLives Service, you will use your personal experience of recoveryor a strong understanding of the recovery journeyto support individuals affected by drug and alcohol use. You will act as a mentor, motivator, and positive role model for people accessing treatment and recovery services. Your role is to empower and inspire service users to actively engage in their recovery and to help them build confidence, resilience, and skills that support long-term change. You will provide informal emotional support, encouragement, and practical information that enables people to make informed choices about their treatment and future. This is a partnership between North London NHS Foundation Trust and Waythrough Charity. Tasks may include: Supporting and mentoring service users through treatment and into meaningful activities such as education, training, volunteering, or employment. Inspiring and encouraging individuals to move away from substance misuse and related harm toward a recovery-focused lifestyle. Providing informal emotional support and empathy to those affected by drug and alcohol use. Acting as a positive role model and promoting recovery within the service. Advocating for service users and signposting them to other relevant services and sources of support. Empowering individuals to engage fully in the Better Lives service and take ownership of their recovery. Co-facilitating group sessions and structured recovery-based activities alongside staff. Encouraging the development of personal, social, physical, and intellectual skills in service users. Participating in service promotion and outreach events to raise awareness of recovery services. Attending training sessions and supervision meetings to maintain personal development and ensure safe, effective practice. To assist the service as a lived experience/volunteer panel member on interviews To assist service users to attend rehab, BetterLives and community appointments/activities To meet and greet clients into the services and activities, providing support where needed. About Waythrough Waythrough was formed in 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Together, weve 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 its 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 its 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, youll enjoy: Discounts from various schemes Training and personal development A chance to make a real difference in peoples lives Free induction and role-specific training Support from experienced staff and regular supervision Opportunities to meet new people and develop your confidence Reimbursement for travel and agreed expenses Valuable experience that can support your personal or career development 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 How to apply If youre viewing this advert on an external platform such as Indeed, please click Apply via company website to view the full job description and submit your application. Please note that while this role has a stated closing date, we reserve the right to close the advert early should we receive a high number of applications. Closing date: 2026-02-10 Waythrough launched in October 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Our vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value. We tackle poverty and disadvantage in communities, through mental health, drug and alcohol, housing and related support. We have almost 200 services around England and nearly 3,500 amazing staff and volunteers who run them. Every year our services support around 125,000 people. Bringing together two big organisations is not a small task and itll take a while to fully integrate our systems, processes and approaches. Thats why you will notice various brands including, Richmond Fellowship or Aquarius (our subsidiary charity in the Midlands). Aquarius Aquarius is a subsidiary of Waythrough. Aquarius is a Midlands-based charity supporting individuals to overcome the harms caused by drugs, alcohol and gambling. Aquarius has always held the view that people we support could resolve their problems with support and guidance and that people have the ability to find their own solutions to their problems. Our roles across the organisation include Practitioners and Administrators as well as Team Managers. Find out more at www.aquarius.org.uk