Peer Supporter

We are seeking a capable Peer Supporter who will attend and provide support at all of our community groups. It will include travel across the Hounslow Borough (expenses will be reimbursed). Homeworking is required to complete administrative duties. The Peer Supporter will work alongside volunteer Peer Supporters, the NCT Breastfeeding Counsellor and the Service Delivery Manger for Hounslow. They will be providing peer support in the community, offering one to one support at groups and via home visits. The post holder will be engaging with families most in need, liaising with health professionals and Children Centre staff and ensuring communities know how to access the service. This role will be working to continuously make a difference for the many families across Hounslow who struggle with feeding their baby and social isolation in pregnancy and postnatally. NCT is a charity committed to social justice and Equity and Diversity, believing inclusion is everyone's responsibility. We believe we all have a collective responsibility to demonstrate our commitment to celebrate diversity, challenge inequality and build an inclusive workforce and environment, so all our people can thrive, and we can best represent and meet the needs of the pregnant women, new parents, families, and communities we serve. About the Role Working closely with the NCT Hounslow Service Delivery Manager, you will provide peer support to parents and families within different settings, including in person at community groups. Some of the key responsibilities of the role include:

• To provide breastfeeding and perinatal peer support to parents and families in Hounslow
• To build relationships and create a rapport with a wide range of people easily.
• Support in delivering inductions for volunteer peer supporters.
• Collect data on parents supported including case studies
• Liaise with NCT staff, volunteers, Health Professionals and NCT Practitioners.
• Be able to travel around the Hounslow area to groups.
It is essential for this post that, unless already trained by NCT, you undertake the training to become an NCT Breastfeeding Peer Supporter. This requires breastfeeding experience of ideally, at least 3 months. The training can be undertaken within your working hours. The role is 14-21 hours per week which will be predominantly Monday to Friday within the working day. This is a community based role within Hounslow Borough.


• Are you willing to undertake our Peer Supporter training? (Requires ideally minimum of 3 months Breastfeeding Experience)
• Can you work at pace and juggle a number of different priorities?
• Are you passionate about supporting families to reach their parenting goals and contribute to their positive wellbeing?
• Do you want to join an amazing Charity that supports parents across the UK?
  
  A lot of people know NCT for our antenatal classes, and we want to continue to support as many parents and families as we can to access evidence-based information. But we are also much more than this. We are a charity that campaigns on the issues that matter to parents. We run breastfeeding and infant feeding support, provided by specialist counsellors. We run thousands of free community activities and events across the UK, led by our fantastic volunteers and peers. And we support women and families facing specific challenges, such as social isolation, feeding difficulties or poor mental health.