Peer Support Worker
Location: The post will be based at EACH Ealing but will be required to work off- site, remotely and any of EACH s offices based on the needs of the service.
Salary: £28,860 - £29,500 per annum (Inclusive of Outer London Weighting)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Duration: Permanent, subject to continuous funding
EACH Counselling and Support is a growing organisation with over 50 staff and volunteers, delivering services across 10 London boroughs.
We provide a wide range of therapeutic and non therapeutic support across our core strands of Mental Health, Domestic Abuse and Substance Misuse.
EACH is launching a new three year MOPAC funded service supporting Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) and migrant women including those with No Recourse to Public Funds who are affected by domestic abuse across North West London.
Coordinated from our Ealing centre and delivered across Brent, Harrow, Hillingdon and Hounslow, the service offers assessments, therapeutic and group support, casework, practical help, peer led activities and tailored support for children.
Delivered by a dedicated multidisciplinary team, the project empowers women and families to address psychological, practical and emotional needs so they can move towards safer, more independent lives. EACH brings over 30 years experience in culturally sensitive support and works closely with local partners to ensure effective, joined up care.
We are seeking a Peer Support Worker to join our Domestic Abuse services, supporting women and families who have experienced domestic abuse and are facing multiple and complex challenges, including No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF), housing insecurity, immigration issues, poverty and social isolation.
This is a peer role, drawing on your own lived experience of domestic abuse and/or related adversity to provide hope, understanding and practical support. You will work alongside professional staff to help families feel safer, less isolated and more confident in navigating services and rebuilding their lives.
This is a full time role (37.5 hours per week), mainly based at our West Ealing office, with regular outreach across neighbouring boroughs. The post is permanent, subject to continued funding and satisfactory performance.
Your key duties will include:
• Provide emotional, practical and peer-based support to women and families affected by domestic abuse and multiple needs.
• Use lived experience appropriately to build trust, encourage engagement and promote hope and recovery.
• Work alongside survivors to develop and contribute to safety-focused, strengths-based support plans.
• Offer one-to-one and family-based peer support to promote stability, confidence and independence.
• Support engagement with housing, NRPF, legal, health, education and community services.
• Help reduce isolation by encouraging participation in peer activities and community support
• Work alongside professional colleagues in safeguarding, risk awareness and multi-agency planning.
• Maintain clear boundaries and work within organisational policies and safeguarding Procedures
You will need:
• Experience in either a paid or voluntary capacity of working with women and/or families affected by domestic abuse, sexual violence or exploitation.
• Lived experience of domestic abuse and/or related multiple disadvantage, with sufficient recovery to use this experience safely in a peer role
• A strong understanding of trauma-informed, survivor-centred and empowerment-based practice.
• Knowledge of safeguarding, risk assessment and safety planning in a VAWG context.
• Ability to engage sensitively with individuals who may be fearful, isolated or marginalised.
• Good organisational, recording and communication skills
Rewards and Benefits of Working for EACH
• Competitive salaries with opportunities for career growth.
• 25 days annual leave, plus statutory holidays with stepped increase in annual leave
• after year 2 to year 6 rising 1 day each year from 25 to 30 days in year 6.
• Annual leave is calculated on pro-rata basis for part time staff
• 4% - 6% employers pension contributions
• Up to 5 days study leave after 1 year in service
• Staff recognition award scheme.
• Opportunities for continuous professional development
• Ringfenced personal training budget.
• Flexible working hours subject to the needs of the service.
• E-wallet benefit scheme.
• Fully paid DBS check (Enhanced Level)
Deadline for applications: 10:00 a.m. on 27th April 2026
Interviews: In person, Ealing main office 05 May 2026
EACH offers a 4% 6% contributory pension scheme dependent on employee s contributions and has a commitment to staff development and training. EACH is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience to be successful in this role click on APPLY today!
No agencies please.