AOS Lived Experience Peer Support Worker - Adult

Job summary

Package Description: As a Lived Experience Peer Support Worker in our Autism Outreach Service (AOS)- Adult, youll be part of our valued team based at Mid Essex. You will feel valued as a Peer Support Worker within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including: A salary of £23,875.00 with access to our group pension Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outsta

Main duties of the job

As a Peer Support Worker (Adult), you will draw upon your own lived experience to offer understanding, encouragement, and practical assistance to Autistic adults. You will build genuine, trusting relationships that support individuals to regain confidence, develop independence, and take positive steps towards their personal goals. Your empathy, authenticity, and understanding of the challenges faced by Autistic adults will be key in fostering hope, connection, and belonging. Together, we will work to build stronger, more inclusive communities where lived experience is valued and every individual is supported to thrive. Apply today and join us in making a difference; one conversation at a time.

About us

We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, HCRG Care Group is one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services. We work with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services, as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do. We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team.

Details

• Date posted: 26 May 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £23,875 to £25,500 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 1507558272
• Job locations: HCRG Care Group, Mid Essex, CM1 1QH, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

Package Description

As a Lived Experience Peer Support Worker in our Autism Outreach Service (AOS)- Adult, youll be part of our valued team based at Mid Essex. You will feel valued as a Peer Support Worker within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• A salary of £23,875.00 with access to our group pension
• Free tea, coffeeand milk at your base location
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year

Job Introduction

As a PeerSupportWorker (Adult), you will draw upon your own lived experience to offer understanding, encouragement, and practical assistance to Autistic adults.You will build genuine, trusting relationships that support individuals to regain confidence, develop independence, and take positive steps towards their personal goals.

Your empathy, authenticity, and understanding of the challenges faced by Autistic adults will be key in fostering hope, connection, and belonging. Together, we will work to build stronger, more inclusive communities where lived experience is valued and every individual is supported to thrive.

Apply today and join us in making a difference; one conversation at a time.

A valid driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes is required. Please note, candidates who do not meet this requirement will not be progressed to interview.

Main Responsibilities

• To provide peer support to Autistic service users (Adults) supporting them in relation to their careplan and goals on a 1-1 or group basis focusing on building relationships and opportunities to learn together.
• To maintain equality with, and work alongside others facing similar experiences and challenges in their wellbeing with the central focus being on building trusting relationships rather than providing clinicial interventions.
• To promote understanding of the principles and practice of the Autism Outreach Lived Experience role (relationships and support).
• To work closely with the wider team and collaboratively with adults to develop the community offer, ensuring all services developed are co-produced collaboratively with CYP and their families to build positive relationships and ensure they are responsive to service user needs.
• Work flexibly, being prepared to perform other duties commensurate with the role which may include new areas of operation following consultation.
• To keep and maintain accurate, quality and up to date records (using the appropriate computer systems i.e. SystmOne).

Please see the attached Job Description for the full Person Specification.

Ideal Candidate

• Driving licence and access to vehicle for work purposes.
• Own personal lived experience of Autism / neurodiversity and willingness to positively share own life experiences.
• Excellent communication skills with autistic adults.
• Resilient and adaptable in achieving goals despite obstacles.
• Strong time management and prioritisation skills to manage your own schedule and workload
• Ability and commitment to working in an inclusive team focused way.
• Based in Mid Essex but expected to work and travel across Southend Essex and Thurrock.

Please see the attached Job Description for the full Person Specification.

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes.We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team.Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

As youd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

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