Peer Mentoring Coordinator

Location: Greater London

3. About the role## Peer Mentoring Coordinator Job Reference:1672

Location:

Greater London Hours of Work:
22.2 hours per week (part-time)
Salary:£32,750 - £35,564 FTE per annum (pro-rata for part-time hours)
Contract Type:

Permanent Closing Date:15 Feb 2026### About the role

ID: 1672 Peer Mentoring Coordinator    Service:
Project Indigo, Off Centre    Salary: £32,750 - £35,564 FTE per annum, inclusive of Inner London Weighting (£19,650 - £21,338.40 pro rata per annum)

Location:

Hackney    We typically work 2 days a week in the office but offer the flexibility to work fully remotely. Our office space is wheelchair accessible.

Hours:

22.2 hours per week (part-time)    We offer flexible working arrangements - please see below for more details.

Contract:

Permanent Contract    Family Action & the Role’s Impact:  We are seeking a Peer Mentoring Coordinator to develop and manage our new LGBTQ+ Peer Mentoring Programme, training and supporting Project Indigo members to become mentors in the local community.  Project Indigo is the LGBTQ+ youth service based at Off Centre at Family Action. It is open to anyone aged 16-25 who identifies as LGBTQ+ or is exploring their sexuality or gender identity.

Our weekly youth group is a safe, supportive space for LGBTQ+ young people to meet each other and participate in workshops and activities. In addition to the youth group, Project Indigo offers 1-to-1 support and advice sessions with the Project Lead. The group aims to support young people to build links with the local LGBTQ+ community, build meaningful relationships and get support around issues that are impacting them.

Project Indigo maintains a youth-led and person-centred approach, with this role being developed in consultation with our members to support them in accessing training and support to do community-focused work. The Peer Mentoring Coordinator’s role will be to develop a new Peer Mentoring Programme, supporting older Project Indigo members to train as mentors and deliver mentoring sessions with younger LGBTQ+ people in the local community.  

Off Centre is a service that provides a range of targeted mental health focused support services to young people aged 16 to 25 who reside/are registered with a City and Hackney GP. These include: individual, counselling and psychotherapy, individual and group art psychotherapy, key-work support, out of hours drop-in service on Thursday evenings; targeted provision for children and young people of African, Caribbean and mixed heritage (ACH);

and an Information and Advice provision.
The role    As the Peer Mentoring Coordinator, you will develop and lead Project Indigo’s Peer Mentoring Programme. Central to the role will be understanding young mentors’ needs and goals, and providing high quality supervisory support throughout the training and mentoring process. You will further develop the Mentoring programme, consulting with relevant organisations, liaising with partners, and keeping accurate records to monitor progress for administrative and evaluative purposes.  

Your impact  This role will enrich Project Indigo’s holistic offer by providing young people with the opportunity to access training, qualifications and work experience while receiving high quality support tailored to their needs. You will offer sensitive supervisory support to young LGBTQ+ mentors, supporting their diverse need by maintaining an empathetic, intersectional and youth-led approach.  Your skills  You will be a confident communicator with proven experience of working in a supportive role with LGBTQ+ young people and/or evidence of in-depth knowledge of issues relating to LGBTQ+ young people, in particular trans and gender diverse young people.  

You will be empathetic and maintain an understanding of the social issues impacting young LGBTQ+ people. You will have excellent organisational skills and be able to manage your time and workload effectively. You will have an understanding of risk management, health and safety issues and the ability in accordance with local and organisational safeguarding policies.  We particularly encourage applicants with lived LGBTQ+ experience and/or those with experience…