Space at the Broomhouse Hub are recruiting a Peer Worker as part of the Thrive Project working across Edinburgh in Space and the Broomhouse Hub and NHS Office.
The post is temporary working 36 hours per week with a salary of £24,240 (pro-rata for part time) until 31 March 2027.
From the Job Advertisement:
Thrive Edinburgh is about thinking big and thinking differently. We have made it our goal to promote mental health and protect our citizens’ resilience, self-esteem, family strength and joy, and reduce the toll of mental ill-health on individuals, our communities and our city.
More information about Thrive Edinburgh can be found here.
The main role of a Thrive Peer Worker is to use their own lived experience of mental health recovery journey to promote good mental health practices with citizens within our communities.
Key Tasks:
- Hold initial conversations to assess needs and risk, ensuring people access the services that will best support them
- Guide people to create individual support plans that draw on their own strengths
- Provide short term support through one-to-one meetings, typically between two to six sessions, drawing on your own mental health journey
- Be well-connected in the community to understand the different services on offer and the criteria for referring
- Accompany individuals to appointments to connect them into services
- Attend cross team meetings to discuss cases and share learning
- Attend open access ‘drop-in’ sessions that are held within community venues, providing people with instant access to advice and sign posting
Read the full job description and person specification before applying.
To apply, please return your completed application form to careers@spacescot.org by 9 a.m. on Tuesday 3 February 2026.
If you require any assistance in order to complete an application or would like to know about alternative formats available, please contact careers@spacescot.org or call 0131 455 7731
