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Brockley Park or Garthorne Road, Lewisham

The vacancy

At Peabody, we believe in creating opportunities for young people to build a brighter future. We are looking for a compassionate and motivated Housing Support Worker to join our team!

Our scheme is part of Peabody’s Young People’s Service in South London, providing a safe and supportive environment for young people aged 18-25, including care leavers. Many of our residents have experienced trauma, mental health challenges, or substance misuse, and we are here to help them regain stability and independence.

Our Values at Peabody

Everything we do is guided by our values: Be Kind, Do the Right Thing, Love New Ideas, Celebrate Diversity, Keep Our Promises, and Pull Together. These values shape how we work with young people and each other every day.

Are You the Right Fit?

We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic about supporting young people, helping them build independent living skills, and empowering them to achieve their goals. You should be creative and initiative-taking in engaging young people, comfortable working both independently and as part of a team and have effective communication and IT skills. Knowledge of safeguarding, support plans, and key working is beneficial, as is experience in housing, education, or a similar sector. Transferable skills from roles in schools or youth work are welcome. Above all, we’re looking for someone who is enthusiastic, willing to learn, and committed to making a real difference.

This is not a care support role, but a practical and emotional support caseworker position. Applicants should demonstrate in their personal statement how they meet the requirements of the role.

What You’ll Be Doing

You will play a vital role in supporting young people on their journey to independence. This includes managing a caseload, helping residents with budgeting and benefits, supporting them to access housing options, and creating a positive, non-judgmental environment. You’ll bring your unique skills—whether in music, sports, art, or another area—to engage young people and enrich our community. This role requires an Enhanced DBS check.

Why Join Peabody?

Joining Peabody means being part of a dedicated and supportive team. We offer great benefits, including:

• Up to 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays.
• A flexible benefits package with healthcare, dental care, and discounts.
• 4x Life Assurance for peace of mind.
• Professional development opportunities, including funded apprenticeships.
• Two additional paid volunteering days each year.
• Family-friendly policies and up to 10% pension contribution, matched 1:1.

Selection Process

Closing date: 13 March 2025 at 23.59

Our selection process includes a two-stage interview process:

• Virtual first-stage interviews: 24 or 25 March
• Final in-person interview/service visit: 28 March

Please note: Peabody does not provide sponsorship as a licensed UK employer.

If you're ready to make an impact, click 'Apply Now' and submit your CV with a personal statement that clearly demonstrates how you meet the role requirements. Apply today and be part of something extraordinary!

Contract type Permanent

Weekly hours 37.5 hours per week, shifts 7.5 hours per day. between 8AM to 10PM including weekends and bank holidays

Brockley Park or Garthorne Road, Lewisham

The vacancy

At Peabody, we believe in creating opportunities for young people to build a brighter future. We are looking for a compassionate and motivated Housing Support Worker to join our team on a fixed term basis.

Our scheme is part of Peabody’s Young People’s Service in South London, providing a safe and supportive environment for young people aged 18-25, including care leavers. Many of our residents have experienced trauma, mental health challenges, or substance misuse, and we are here to help them regain stability and independence.

Our Values at Peabody

Everything we do is guided by our values: Be Kind, Do the Right Thing, Love New Ideas, Celebrate Diversity, Keep Our Promises, and Pull Together. These values shape how we work with young people and each other every day.

Are You the Right Fit?

We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic about supporting young people, helping them build independent living skills, and empowering them to achieve their goals. You should be creative and initiative-taking in engaging young people, comfortable working both independently and as part of a team and have effective communication and IT skills. Knowledge of safeguarding, support plans, and key working is beneficial, as is experience in housing, education, or a similar sector. Transferable skills from roles in schools or youth work are welcome. Above all, we’re looking for someone who is enthusiastic, willing to learn, and committed to making a real difference.

This is not a care support role, but a practical and emotional support caseworker position. Applicants should demonstrate in their personal statement how they meet the requirements of the role.

What You’ll Be Doing

You will play a vital role in supporting young people on their journey to independence. This includes managing a caseload, helping residents with budgeting and benefits, supporting them to access housing options, and creating a positive, non-judgmental environment. You’ll bring your unique skills—whether in music, sports, art, or another area—to engage young people and enrich our community. This role requires an Enhanced DBS check.

Why Join Peabody?

Joining Peabody means being part of a dedicated and supportive team. We offer great benefits, including:

• Up to 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays.
• A flexible benefits package with healthcare, dental care, and discounts.
• 4x Life Assurance for peace of mind.
• Professional development opportunities, including funded apprenticeships.
• Two additional paid volunteering days each year.
• Family-friendly policies and up to 10% pension contribution, matched 1:1.

Selection Process

Closing date: 13 March 2025 at 23.59

Our selection process includes a two-stage interview process:

•  Virtual first-stage interviews: 24 or 25 March
• Final in-person interview/service visit: 28 March

Please note: Peabody does not provide sponsorship as a licensed UK employer.

If you're ready to make an impact, click 'Apply Now' and submit your CV with a personal statement that clearly demonstrates how you meet the role requirements. Apply today and be part of something extraordinary! 

This role is fixed term for 12 months to cover maternity leave. 

Contract type Fixed Term

Weekly hours 37.5 hours per week, shifts 7.5 hours per day. between 8AM to 10PM including weekends and bank holidays

Equal People Mencap support vulnerable adults and children, including those with learning disabilities, autism and complex needs to live independently and participate fully in the community. We work across west and central London.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced individual to join us as a Senior Support Worker, supporting a passionate and friendly team of staff. Working alongside another Senior Support Worker you will support the Floating Support Manager to deliver an effective support service which enables everyone to achieve their aspirations.

We enable people to lead fulfilling and valued lives, maintain their tenancies, participate in their local community, develop independent living skills and achieve their personal goals and desired outcomes. As well as providing direct care and support, you will have the opportunity to act as a Key Worker supporting people to achieve their dreams and goals.

Working closely with the Project Manager, you will ensure that the quality standards and requirements of CQC are met and that the service meets and exceeds the expectations set out in the service specification. This will include working alongside the team to undertake referral assessments, plan transitions and work with individuals and their circle of support to co-produce and implement support plans.

At least 1 years’ experience in providing care and support is essential for this role.

We can offer you:

• A competitive salary

• Generous sleep-in allowances 

• Opportunities for overtime

• Company sick pay

• Paid carers leave

We are a passionate and inclusive organisation. We embrace diversity and encourage applicants from all backgrounds and cultures.

ABOUT THE HOUSING SUPPORT WORKER ROLE

Are you passionate about making a real difference in people's lives? Join our vibrant Penrose team in Wembley as a Housing Support Worker! This is an exciting opportunity to support individuals with complex needs on their journey toward recovery, reablement, and independence, all within a compassionate, trauma-informed environment.

As a Housing Support Worker, you'll be at the heart of delivering high-quality, person-centered support. From creating tailored support plans to providing practical interventions, you'll empower individuals to overcome challenges, develop life skills, and achieve their personal goals.

Brent Synergy: Is a Housing Related Support (HRS) Service for a range of vulnerable people who have been or are at risk of homelessness. The age eligibility criteria for the service is adults between the ages of 18 to 60, who are identified to have low/medium support needs. Some of the needs we support are:

• Single homeless between ages of 18 to 60
• Socially excluded individuals
• Ex-Offenders
• People with substance misuse
• Mental Health (Low)
• Learning disability (Low/Medium)
• Women who have come from domestic abuse environments and situations who may need low level support as part of their resettlement following a move on from a refuge or other safe domestic abuse supported accommodation. 

Shift Pattern: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Fridays. Shift Patterns are 08.00am-16.00PM, 09.00AM-17.00PM & 10.00AM-18.00PM. 

Salary: £26,100 

What are we looking for from a Housing Support Worker?

• Experience of working with people of complex backgrounds and/or a good understanding of the sector
• Ability to use, learn and adapt to IT at an intermediate level, including Microsoft and other software programs
• Ability and willingness to show flexibility of working patterns, responding to the needs of the service and residents
• Understanding and/or practical knowledge of the social and societal marginalisation that can be attached to people with complex needs 

What we offer

• 25 days (Full time equivalent) annual leave, increasing with the length of service
• Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans
• Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
• Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing
• Eligibility to register with Blue Light Discount Card
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Annual Staff Awards

ABOUT US

Social Interest Group (SIG) believes good care and support improve lives. Our values of ambition, empowerment, transparency, and inclusivity drive everything we do. Our mission is to empower people who are marginalised by building powerful partnerships and creative solutions that bridge gaps in provision and aid recovery, reablement and resettlement.

SIG is a not-for-profit organisation providing thousands of people with good-quality support and care in residential, drop-in centres, community floating support settings (including people's own homes), probation settings, and hospitals awaiting discharge. We do so across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, and Kent. We believe in the power of well-planned, well-managed services to make a difference. We work with high standards and external and internal regulatory frameworks.

Want to know how we work? Watch our short Theory of Change video to see how we support people towards a brighter future: Theory of Change

Further details can be found on our website here: Theory of Change - Social Interest Group - Social Interest Group. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Please note that this job advert may close early due to screening applications on an ongoing basis. We advise applying as soon as possible for your application to be taken into consideration at the early stages.

Additional information on our company policies including Gender Pay, Equality and Diversity, Company Benefits and our Candidate Privacy Policy can be found on our website.

Please note that as part of our process, we complete an enhanced DBS check, some roles may require further vetting. We are an inclusive employer and encourage applicants from all backgrounds. 

We are an inclusive employer, committed to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). We value and celebrate the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all our employees. We have a team of ambassadors who are staff volunteers and actively support us in fortifying our organisational value of Inclusivity. SIG actively encourages applications from individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds, particularly lived experience ; Naturally, we approach any emerging issues with empathy and sensitivity. As an organisation, we’re proud to mention that our staff Ambassadors career aspirations generally benefit from embracing this unique opportunity to develop their respective skill sets in spaces that exist outside of their daily roles.

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship, please ensure you have full right to work in the UK prior to applying to our positions.

We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Mental Health Support Worker to join our Mental Health service in Hammersmith & Fulham.

£27,352.00 per annum, working 40 hours per week.

Want to feel like you have an exciting future? You'll feel at home here.

Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.

Our benefits include:

Annual leave increasing up to 30 days with length of service

Free DBS

Exclusive discounts and cashback via Reward Gateway® and opportunity to buy a Blue Light Card

Fully paid induction programme and further training

ILM courses and Apprenticeship Programmes

Healthcare Cashplan through our partner Healthshield

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme for 24-7 confidential support

Online wellbeing resources

A generous pension - we will contribute up to 4% and life assurance cover up to £10,000 (T&Cs apply)

Quarterly Staff Awards to reward & recognise our amazing staff's commitment and contribution

As a Support Worker, you will play a key role in supporting our residents to help them to enhance life skills and increase independence and manage their health. This also includes tenancy management and other life skills.

All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.

For a full job description, please visit our website.

What you'll do:

Undertake key-working responsibilities for a caseload assigned by the Team Leader/ Manager

Undertake initial and continuous assessment of needs and potential risks and agree levels of support and actions

Create support/action plans for providing appropriate services based on the assessment and reflecting the services and resources available

Support customers to undertake all domestic tasks wherever possible, including practical assistance where they have not yet developed the skills, to ensure customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation

Develop and maintain links with all key agencies and service providers in the local community

Empower customers to ensure they receive the service and benefits they are entitled to

Undertake all administrative work and keep accurate and comprehensive tenant/customer records to professional standards

Encourage and enable tenants to pay their rent and to ensure that rent accounts are managed effectively in conjunction with the Housing Management team

Ensure that referrals are chased proactively so that properties which can be used to house those in need are filled as efficiently as possible

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead

About you:

Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement

Approachable and open behaviour

Prefers working as part of a group or team

Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement

Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised

Flexible

Open to feedback and self development

Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments

Is confident with high levels of self-esteem

Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication

Is essentially customer-focused

Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude

Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviours

What you'll bring:

NVQ Level 2/3 or transferable skills in customer centred roles

Experience working in mental health sector

About us:

Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 120 services, providing support to around 6000 customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.

We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:

We focus on Excellence and innovation.

We are Caring and Compassionate.

We are Inclusive and Trusted.

We work in Partnership and are One-Team.

Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.

If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.

Senior Mental Health Support Worker

We are looking for an experienced Senior Support Worker to join an innovative specialist-supported accommodation service for young people with mental health and complex needs.

Position: Senior Mental Health Support Worker

Location: Camden, London

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours per week) working on a 7 day a week rota, including waking nights and Bank holidays

Salary: £31,203 Inc. LW + pension and other benefits

Closing Date:  Sunday 16th March 2025, so we encourage you to apply at your earliest convenience.

About the Role

The Senior Mental Health Support Workers are responsible for ensuring the effective and safe management of the project on a day to day basis including undertaking a case co-ordination role for individual young people as part of a multi-agency team, line managing progression coaches, and managing volunteers.

Depaul UK runs a national on-call service which you may be required to participate in.

Some of the key responsibilities include:

· Manage referrals, admissions, and emergency placements, including multi-agency planning.

· Build supportive, psychologically informed relationships with young people.

· Ensure safeguarding procedures are followed and incidents are reported.

· Develop and review needs, risk assessments, and support plans with partner agencies.

· Maintain partnerships to ensure coordinated, client-centered service delivery.

· Supervise and support staff, volunteers, and students, ensuring a safe environment.

· Contribute to reports, statistics, and project documentation.

· Ensure timely maintenance for a safe and secure building environment.

About You

You will need to have the following skills and experience:

· complex needs.

· Experience managing caseloads, support planning, and risk assessments.

· Ability to establish professional relationships and provide a therapeutic environment.

· Strong understanding of safeguarding, mental health, homelessness, and substance use.

· Experience working with multi-agency teams, including social workers and mental health professionals.

· Commitment to diversity, equality, and an asset-based approach.

· Ability to reflect on practice for continuous learning and development.

· Commitment to health, safety, and the values of Depaul.

In return for working here, you will receive:

· A comprehensive training package tailored to your needs and role

· Flexible working model for suitable roles.

· 26 days annual leave rising to 30 after five years of service.

· Family-friendly leave policies including - maternity, adoption and parental leave and Carers leave.

· Auto-enrolment to pension scheme employer from day 1 with employer contribution up to 7% and increasing with service

· Employee Assistance Programme and access to the app – 24/7 GP appointments, prescription service, health checks and nutrition advice.

· Discount vouchers including gym, retail, food & drink, travel, electricals and more.

· Cash benefit plan for you and your partner (living with you) and children under 18 including covering Dental, Optical, Hospital Stays, Scans and More​

· Death in service (4x Base salary)

· Legal Advice line

About the Organisation

Depaul UK delivers a wide range of support and housing services for young people and adults at risk of homelessness. We specialise in the provision of services that prevent homelessness, increase the resilience of those we work with and energise opportunities for employment, education, training and volunteering in the communities we work within. Our organisation reaches from Newcastle to London, Greater Manchester and Milton Keynes.

You may have experience in areas such as such as: Mental Health Support Worker, Support Worker, Homeless Recovery Worker, Peer Support, Resettlement Worker, Homelessness, Homeless Project, Counseller, Mental Health #INDSCP

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

Background to the role

The voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector is an integral part of local health and care systems. VCSE organisations deliver key services that support the health and wellbeing of the population. In addition, they contribute vital insight and intelligence on the needs of the people and communities they engage with and are frequently a route to engaging with communities themselves.

There is a drive through Buckinghamshire’s local mental health partnership forum to replicate and build upon the successes of the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West (BOB) VCSE Health Alliance and the Buckinghamshire VCSE Mental Health Response Group that was established at the start of the Covid pandemic.

Community Impact Bucks has been commissioned by Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust to:

1. increase the awareness of VCSE organisations that deliver support to people who have or are at greater risk of poor mental health, with a focus on community Opportunity Bucks wards and health inequalities
2. bring those organisations together through an alliance-based approach and
3. help build relationships between the NHS and VCSE that ensure sustainable mental health services are provided to the people of Buckinghamshire.

About you

You will bring passion and energy to make a difference to mental health partnerships in Buckinghamshire.  You will enjoy bringing people together, building consensus and bridging differences in organisational culture and power.

A natural collaborator, you will have the ability to establish credibility and maintain relationships with colleagues from front line staff to very senior stakeholders.

You will have a clear understanding of the role and potential of the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector within the health and social care system, and an awareness of the local, regional and national health and care agenda from a VCSE perspective.

Key responsibilities

• Provide VCSE representation, attending and presenting to Integrated Care System/Integrated Care Partnership (ICS/ICP) Board meetings, events and other information sharing forums. Enable and co-ordinate other VCSE leaders to represent the sector at such meetings.
• Advocate for the VCSE sector, encouraging ICS partners to consider new and innovative approaches to working closely with the sector to support the mental health needs of people of all ages in Buckinghamshire.
• Undertake and maintain mapping to identify and engage VCSE organisations supporting people with mental ill health or improving mental health outcomes, including through addressing inequalities and the wider determinants of mental health.
• Develop and provide mechanisms for VCSE partners to collaborate on addressing shared priorities in relation to poor mental health, with alignment to the work of the BOB VCSE Alliance and with health and care strategies and plans.
• Build VCSE organisations’ capacity to take part in procurement and/or bid opportunities, including short-term opportunities and more sustained activities, working with partners and national bodies to identify additional opportunities and resources, and drafting bids if required. 
• Lead the design, delivery and evaluation of the project, ensuring it meets contractual obligations, operates within budget and achieves the desired impact.

Key requirements

• Experienced in working with the VCSE sector, ideally in the context of improving mental health and wellbeing outcomes.
• A track record of successful partnership working and relationship building with key stakeholders within the health and care system and VCSE sector.
• Ability to assimilate complex information quickly and communicate (written and verbal) effectively with multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent persuasion, influencing and negotiation skills.
• Good analytical skills and a practical approach to problem-solving.
• Competent user of databases and the Microsoft suite of software.
• Either Full British driving licence and access to private means of transport or ability to demonstrate how you will meet this requirement.
• Available to work evenings and weekends when necessary (in accordance with our Time Off In Lieu Policy)

About Community Impact Bucks

Community Impact Bucks is a local charity that enables people and organisations to get involved in voluntary and community action, helping to build strong and vibrant communities across Buckinghamshire.

• We help Bucks charities by offering advice and guidance on all aspects of running a not-for-profit organisation in Buckinghamshire.
• We build collaborative partnerships between Bucks charities, communities and key organisations and networks within Buckinghamshire and Thames Valley.
• We help people find volunteer roles in Buckinghamshire through Volunteer Bucks, our online platform.
• We support Buckinghamshire’s residents and communities directly to help people stay connected and live independently in their homes.

Established in its current form in 2010, and with nearly 50 years' history of supporting communities in Buckinghamshire, Community Impact Bucks is at the heart of the charity, voluntary and community sector in the county.

Our team is working on a hybrid basis - mainly from home, but with access to the office when needed. Our office in Weston Turville, Aylesbury has free parking and good bus links.

Diversity & Inclusion

Community Impact Bucks is committed to challenging inequality and values the diversity of our communities in Buckinghamshire. We recognise that reflecting that diversity will only ever make our organisation better. We work to ensure an inclusive culture where colleagues feel welcomed and supported to succeed and thrive. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those from under-represented communities.  

Join the mental health mission and choose a career that changes lives. 

Get paid to train as a social worker and specialise in supporting adults with mental health needs.

With Think Ahead, you could: 

• Train and work in your local area and make a difference in your community. 

• Earn as you learn with dedicated support from experienced social workers and academic tutors.

• Gain a fully-funded postgraduate diploma and master’s degree in just two years. 

The Think Ahead programme 

Think Ahead offers a paid two-year social work training programme, partnering with NHS trusts and local authorities across England. Each year we train up to 160 social workers, bringing passionate people into the sector and strengthening mental health services. 

Joining a unit of fellow trainees, you’ll learn on the job, working alongside mental health professionals and learning from senior social workers.

By training with Think Ahead, you’ll be joining the mental health mission and beginning a worthwhile career in the social work sector. 

Who are we looking for? 

We want people who can make a real difference and help people living with mental illness. You don’t need any prior experience of social work, but you will need to:

• Hold or be predicted to hold a 2:2 in a subject other than social work. 
• Hold at least a grade C at GCSE level in Maths, and in English or English Language (not English Literature), or an equivalent level 2 qualification.  
• Have the right to remain and work in the UK (including access to public funds) for the entire duration of the programme. 

We encourage applicants from underrepresented groups within the mental health and social work sector, including people from Black, Asian and ethnically diverse communities, people with disabilities, and those who identify as being part of the LGBT+ community. We also encourage men to apply, as they are also currently underrepresented. 

For full details you can take our eligibility checker. 

About the role 

Mental health social work is a highly varied role that offers a wide range of opportunities to support the lives of people with mental health needs. 

Using a social approach, you will help them address a diverse range of factors including relationships, housing, and employment, that are often overlooked in treatment of mental illness. 

This might include standing up for someone’s legal rights in the workplace; reconnecting them with friends, family and their local community; or working with local authorities to make sure they are living in accommodation that is suitable for their needs. 

How to apply

Registrations for 2025 are open now! Early applications are encouraged as some locations will close sooner than others. 

Mental Health Lived Experience Practitioner

Are you kind, caring and supportive with good interpersonal and communication skills? Are you passionate about providing a highest quality experience for people with mental health difficulties using GPIMHS.

If you are, then we would love to hear from you!

Position: Lived Experience Practitioner (GPimhs) x2

Location: Epsom and Leatherhead (Integrated Care Partnership PCN)

Hours: Part-time, 21hrs per week

Salary: £16,550

Contract: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Benefits: Pension, Employee Assistance Programme

Closing Date: 09/03/25

Interviews: w/c 10/03/25

The Project

GPIMHS is an emotional and wellbeing service that supports adults aged over 18 in primary care who are experiencing a range of mental health difficulties. Patients are offered extended consultation times, quick and easy access to practical advice and tailored support for their mental health needs from a multidisciplinary team.

Through sharing wisdom from their own experiences, the Lived Experience Practitioner will inspire hope and belief that recovery is possible in others. As an integral and highly valued member of the team, the Lived Experience Practitioner will provide formalised peer support and practical assistance to people using the service in order for them to regain control over their lives and their own unique recovery journey.

In particular, the Lived Experience Practitioner will support the smooth transition of people using the service to other Mental Health services, by helping them to complete recovery and crisis plans for example. Within a relationship of mutuality and information sharing, they will promote choice, self-determination and opportunities for the fulfilment of socially valued roles and connection to local communities.

The Role

You will make lives better by utilising your lived experience of mental illness or of caring for somebody who has mental health problems. In this Peer Support role, you will contribute to the care and recovery of people using GPIMHS (General Practice Integrated Mental Health Service) and MHICS (Mental Health Integrated Community Services), and help to ensure an accessible, non-stigmatising localised service.

About You

Skills, knowledge, experience and qualifications required:

• Lived experience of mental illness or of caring for somebody who has mental health problems.
• Experience accessing primary and / or secondary mental health services.
• Paid or unpaid experience of working in a lived experience role.
• Computer literate in Microsoft Office, and willingness to use the Organisation’s IT systems.
• Experience of recovering a meaningful life.
• Experience of being in a supportive and enabling role.
• Understanding and knowledge of recovery, of the issues and concerns of mental health service users, and of the impact of stigma and discrimination.
• Understanding and knowledge of trauma informed care, and ability to use trauma informed care principles to benefit yourself and others.
• Knowledge and commitment to service user rights.
• Excellent written, verbal, and non-verbal communication skills.
• Ability to develop and maintain sound working relationships with all members of the multidisciplinary teams.

About the Organisation

The charity is a mental health and emotional wellbeing charity, supporting Surrey residents since 1994 in Banstead, Elmbridge, Epsom & Ewell and Mole Valley.

Offering a variety of face-to-face and online services, available to adults (aged 16+) living in Surrey who would like to restore and/or maintain their mental and emotional wellbeing (no diagnosis needed). The services are free of charge, with no waiting list and no time limit.

This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, and the successful completion of a probationary period.

You may also have experience in areas such as Counselling, Counsellor, Mental Health Counsellor, Psychology, Social Worker, Social Work, Probation, Criminal Justice, Mental Health, Health and Social Care, Mental Health Recovery Worker, Mental Health Worker, Mental Health Support Worker, Connect Worker, Community Connect, Social Welfare, Recovery Support Worker. #INDNFP

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Support Worker to join our Young People service in Maidenhead.

£24,960.00 per annum, working 40 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.

Want to feel valued? You'll feel at home here.

Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.

Support Workers will provide support to customers to help them develop the life skills they require to live independently. Support workers must monitor and assess the needs of the customers and provide creative and tailored person centred support to help them achieve their goals and aspirations.

Support workers will work closely with statutory children's services and other external agencies to best support customers to promote social inclusion and teach independent living skills. Support workers will empower and encourage customers to maximise their skills and choices.

All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.

What you'll do:

- Building supportive, trusting relationships with customers
- Working proactively with other members of the team to handle the service caseload and administrative responsibilities
- Supporting key customers to set personalised goals in the form of a Support Plan
- Conducting regular key work sessions that are innovative and engaging in order to achieve Support Plan goals
- Ensuring ongoing assessment and management of risks associated with customers within an attitude of 'positive risk taking'
- Proactively manage risk and safety both in and outside of their physical living environment
- Providing support with daily living activities, including practical assistance where skills are not yet developed, to ensure that customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation
- Proactive development of links with local statutory and voluntary organisations to provide a range of engagement opportunities for customers in the community
- Involving customers in the design, development and delivery of the service

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead

About you:

- Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement
- Approachable and open behaviour
- Prefers working as part of a group or team
- Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
- Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
- Flexible
- Open to feedback and self development
- Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
- Is confident with high levels of self-esteem
- Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
- Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
- Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviours
- Understanding of mental health difficulties and therapeutic methods of support: Mental health difficulties include depression, anxiety, ADHD, personality disorder and psychosis

What you'll bring:

Essential:

- NVQ Level 2 or equivalent experience in the social care/charity sector

Desirable:

- Experience working with care leavers
- Experience working with those displaying mental health difficulties
- Experience using therapeutic models of support

About us:

Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 120 services, providing support to around 6000 customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:
* We focus on Excellence and innovation.
* We are Caring and Compassionate.
* We are Inclusive and Trusted.
* We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.

If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.

Please see our website for ful Job Description

ABOUT THE MENTAL HEALTH RECOVERY WORKER ROLE

As a Mental Health Recovery Worker, you will play a key role in supporting individuals on their journey to recovery, reablement, and rehabilitation. Working within a trauma-informed and psychologically informed environment (PIE), you will provide person-centred support that empowers residents/participants to achieve their goals and improve their well-being. Here, you’ll support individuals transitioning from complex care or acute mental health services to a structured rehabilitation setting. Working closely with the mental health trust community rehabilitation team, you’ll help residents overcome challenging behaviour's and support medication compliance, making a real difference every day. Join us to be a part of a team that’s dedicated to empowering and transforming lives! 

Penrose Enfield: Is a vibrant care and rehabilitation service, offering 21 beds in a 24 hour supported accommodation to adults with complex mental health needs. 

Shift Pattern: Average hours per week will be 37.5 however this will vary due to shift patterns which could mean 32.5 or 43 hours per week on Rota. Rota will be a 3 monthly rolling Rota Monday to Sunday face to face.

Shifts are not confirmed but can vary from Early: 07:30 - 15:30, Late: 13:00 - 21:00, Long day 07:30 - 21:00, Night shift: 20:30 - 08:00, following a pattern of 3 days on, 4 days off, then 4 days on, 3 days off. Additionally, 1 hour in lieu is provided monthly. 

Salary: £26,100

What are we looking for from a Mental Health Recovery Worker?

• Experience of working with people of complex backgrounds and/or a good understanding of the sector
• Ability to use, learn and adapt to IT at an intermediate level, including Microsoft and other software programs
• Ability and willingness to show flexibility of working patterns, responding to the needs of the service and residents
• Understanding and/or practical application of key legislation regarding social care, housing, criminal justice, and mental health 

What we offer

• 25 days (Full time equivalent) annual leave, increasing with the length of service
• Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans
• Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
• Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing
• Eligibility to register with Blue Light Discount Card
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Annual Staff Awards

ABOUT US

Social Interest Group (SIG) believes good care and support improve lives. Our values of ambition, empowerment, transparency, and inclusivity drive everything we do. Our mission is to empower people who are marginalised by building powerful partnerships and creative solutions that bridge gaps in provision and aid recovery, reablement and resettlement.

SIG is a not-for-profit organisation providing thousands of people with good-quality support and care in residential, drop-in centres, community floating support settings (including people's own homes), probation settings, and hospitals awaiting discharge. We do so across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, and Kent. We believe in the power of well-planned, well-managed services to make a difference. We work with high standards and external and internal regulatory frameworks.

Want to know how we work? Watch our short Theory of Change video to see how we support people towards a brighter future: Theory of Change

Further details can be found on our website here: Theory of Change - Social Interest Group - Social Interest Group.  

We are an inclusive employer, committed to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). We value and celebrate the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all our employees. We have a team of ambassadors who are staff volunteers and actively support us in fortifying our organisational value of Inclusivity. SIG actively encourages applications from individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds, particularly lived experience ; Naturally, we approach any emerging issues with empathy and sensitivity. As an organisation, we’re proud to mention that our staff Ambassadors career aspirations generally benefit from embracing this unique opportunity to develop their respective skill sets in spaces that exist outside of their daily roles.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Please note that this job advert may close early due to screening applications on an ongoing basis. We advise applying as soon as possible for your application to be taken into consideration at the early stages.

Additional information on our company policies including Gender Pay, Equality and Diversity, Company Benefits and our Candidate Privacy Policy can be found on our website.

Please note that as part of our process, we complete an enhanced DBS check, some roles may require further vetting. We are an inclusive employer and encourage applicants from all backgrounds. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact us on the details above. 

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship, please ensure you have full right to work in the UK prior to applying to our positions.

Purpose of the Job 

Hammersmith and Fulham, Ealing and Hounslow Mind have secured funding from the National Lottery Community Fund to deliver a new outreach programme, designed to increase awareness and access to mental health support for children, young people (CYP) and families from underserved communities, children who may not be in school, or who may not be able to travel to use our services. Utilising your skills in engaging young people where they are, these roles are a key part of ensuring our work supports any young people who need our services.

Job Summary

The role includes:

• Delivering direct outreach with young people to raise awareness of mental health support and pathways.
• Providing detached mental health services within the community to address challenges in a non-clinical environment.
• Using your skills to develop engaging resources that increase awareness and understanding of youth mental health issues, and adapt them to different languages and local communities.
• Work alongside our Parental Engagement Practitioner to deliver with community groups and partner agencies, raising awareness throughout diverse communities across our boroughs.
• Create and manage partnerships with local community groups for the purposes of raising awareness and increasing access.
   

Key Responsibilities

• Work with your team to develop children and young people’s outreach provision offered by HFEH Mind, using creative approaches to engage CYP.
• Help CYP and parents to overcome logistical challenges to accessing support.
• Work in partnership with community organisations to work with underserved groups including boys and young people from minority ethnic backgrounds.
• Offer direct outreach support to young people who have been excluded from school or with emotionally based school avoidance.
• Participate in a mapping exercise of local communities, languages and knowledge of mental health.
• Use trauma informed approaches (e.g., ARC, Tree of Life) to support children, young people and their parents and carers.
• Signpost anyone accessing the provision to appropriate and local on-going support; and build up your knowledge and networks of such support.
• Deliver interventions in community settings and at our Circle site.
• Meet the KPIs and outcomes of our Lottery funding.
• Work alongside our young advisors and parental support group to ensure new ideas for engagement are co-produced
• Understand and implement safeguarding procedures, and be familiar with safeguarding law, and how it applies to our work.
• Document work done on our database, and ensure that service user feedback can be recorded, and can provide evidence of our effectiveness.

You will have:

• Experience of working with children and young people and parents, with an understanding of mental health.

• A person-centred approach to work.

• Demonstrable commitment, knowledge and understanding of equality and diversity issues and the ability to integrate into your work.
• A creative outlook on work, and ability to develop new ideas.
• The ability to engage with children, young people and parents and carers who may not have accessed any previous mental health support.

Hours for this role:

• 12pm - 8pm 

• Some weekends and later evenings 

Please see full list of requirements for the role in JD.

Benefits of working with us

• Contributory Pension Scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays per year, increasing by 1 day per full year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days) [pro rata].
• Employee Rewards and Benefits Platform/Wellness Hub (Perkbox)
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including free counselling sessions
• Paid time off for medical appointments
• Training and personal development opportunities
• Access to shared resources and training opportunities via Mind Federated Network

How to apply

Please provide your CV, and a cover letter demonstrating how you meet the requirements of the Person Specification (see JD attached) and why you want this role.

We are an equal opportunities employer; and are proud to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

HFEH Mind are committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults.

Post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Job Title: Children's Support Worker

Location: Hounslow, London
Salary: £28,104 per annum, inclusive of London weighting if applicable
Contract type: Full Time, Fixed Term (12 Months)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

We want kind and empathic people to work at Refuge, who believe in equality, diversity, and inclusion, are experts in their area of knowledge, want to make a positive difference and improve the lives of the women and children we support.

We are recruiting for a Children’s Support Worker who will be working closely with children and their mothers who are living in our refuges escaping domestic violence and other forms of violence and abuse, to provide personal welfare support and ensure that our clients are provided with a safe, supportive, and welcoming environment.

A key requirement for this role is to provide personal one to one and group support to children and young people to ensure they are provided with a safe, supportive, and welcoming environment. The post holder will support children who have witnessed or experienced domestic violence and plan and provide stimulating, safe, and appropriate activities.

Please note that this post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

Closing Date: 09:00am 17 March 2025

Interview Date: 24-25 March 2025

Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services, and we are proud to be a leader in our field and an employer of choice, with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development.

Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Qualified and/ or Trainee Multidisciplinary Advocate to join our established and friendly Advocacy Team. This is a permanent position, requiring commitment on weekdays, 28 hours between 9 and 5 over a 4-day week between Monday and Friday.

We work for Rethink Advocacy, which is part of Rethink Mental Illness a national charity that has been transforming the lives of people severely affected by mental illness for over 50 years.

Rethink Devon and Torbay Advocacy is one of the Devon Advocacy Consortium (DAC) partners which means that we work across Devon and Torbay alongside other local organisations to provide specialist advocacy services for adults with a range of additional needs including learning disabilities, physical and sensory disabilities and mental health.

This role is Devon based, and any applicants need to live in or close to Devon and must be prepared to relocate if not.

Our multidisciplinary advocates specialise in 3 different types of statutory advocacy namely Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA), Independent Care Act Advocacy (ICAA) and Independent Health Complaints Advocacy (IHCA). They support people, who have difficulty speaking for themselves, to express their views and wishes and understand their rights and entitlements.

If you, would you like to work for a leading Advocacy Provider in a rewarding role where you will really make a difference, then join us here at Rethink Advocacy.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion 

Diversity is important to us and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer.  We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. 

We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.

Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation 

We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation. You can read more about our progress here.