Peer Support Coordinator

‍Join Inspire North's Team as a Peer Coordinator!

Do you have a passion for bringing people together, build confidence, and making a real difference across Wakefield?

Inspire North are looking for a Peer Support Coordinator who can spice things up—someone who can recruit, lead and inspire a team of Peer Support Mentors to help people at risk of homelessness find and keep a place to call home.

In this role, you’ll be the driving force behind a vibrant peer support offer—leading your team, shaping group activities, and creating opportunities that help clients build skills, connections, and independence. You will deliver tenancy-ready programmes and facilitate engaging drop-ins and events, ensuring every activity has purpose and every person feels included.  Working across the district, you’ll build strong partnerships and deliver support that is empowering, impactful and person centred.

If you’re a natural leader with a big heart, a creative streak, and a knack for bringing people together, this could be your perfect role. Expect variety, travel across Wakefield, and the chance to truly change lives—one step, one session, and one success story at a time.

Who Inspire North are looking for:

• ‍‍Experience of working with vulnerable people with complex needs
• Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding responsibilities
• Ability to encourage positive engagement, and support people through challenging situations

‍Why Join Inspire North?

Inspire North understand that when people feel supported and valued, they can achieve great things – and they want you to be part of that.

Here’s what you’ll enjoy as part of Inspire North's team:

• Hybridworking – enjoy the best of both worlds!
• 25days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service –because your time off matters.
• A wealth of learning and career development opportunities, with paid andtailored training to support your growth.
• Free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme 24/7,including access tocounselling and GP services – your wellbeing is a priority.
• Employer contributory pension scheme to help secure your future.
• Great maternity, paternity and adoption benefits to support you and yourfamily.
• Exclusive care workers discounts to make life a little easier.
• Accessto a range of Employee Networks including People of Colour, LGBT+, MentalHealth and Accessibility – Inspire North embrace and celebrate diversity.
• Avariety of health and wellbeing initiatives to keep you feeling your best.
• Cycle to Work Scheme to help you stay active and reduce your carbon footprint.
• Access to a Corporate Health Plan to support your physical and mental health.

Inspire North embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive, anti-racist environment where everyone can thrive by being their true self. Join them in driving this important agenda forward and help shape a workplace where all voices are valued!

If you’re ready to use your skills to help others succeed, Inspire North would love to hear from you.

For an informal chat about the role please contact Yahya Ali, Service Manager via
Yahya Ali Yahya.Ali@inspirenorth.co.uk  or 07581297002.

Recruitment is ongoing, and Inspire North are reviewing applications as they come in. To give yourself the best chance, they recommend applying as early as possible. Please note that Inspire North may close the advert at any time if they find the right candidate or receive a high volume of strong applications.

Good Luck!

* You may use AI tools to support your application, but please ensure it is written in your own voice and reflects your experience, strengths, and reasons for applying.

Apply via Inspire North's website.