Peer Worker (Recovery), Hastings
Salary: £25,663 per year, pro rata
Hours: 18 hours per week
Location: East Sussex
Closing Date: 06/04/2025
Job Description:
Southdown offers a competitive salary, generous car allowance, pension, employee assistance (EAP) and healthcare package. Southdown also offers a range of other benefits, including qualification to apply for a Blue Light Card and the Cycle to Work Scheme.
Staying Well is an innovative out of hours crisis mental health service which supports clients experiencing a mental health crisis. Staying Well provides crisis intervention to increase resilience and coping skills, empowering clients to safely manage their wellbeing within the community. We are open 7 days a week, (including bank holidays), from 5pm on weekdays and 3pm at the weekend.
We’re looking for someone with lived experience of mental health challenges to join the team at Staying Well Hastings and support us in delivering our service. This role focuses on providing support to clients using the Peer Support Model, where personal experiences of mental health challenges and services is used to better support clients. You will use your lived experience to connect with and provide hope to clients who are currently experiencing a mental health crisis.
To succeed in this role, you’ll need a good understanding of working in partnership to support people in a community setting. You will also need knowledge of mental health services and a desire to support people in their mental health recovery work. You’ll receive an initial induction, followed by regular in person training and supervisions to invest in your development and provide all the tools needed to succeed in this role.
This is an opportunity to contribute to the development of our innovative community mental health services within Hastings. It also provides an opportunity for successful candidates to gain experience in supporting people with a wide range of mental health challenges. This role would suit candidates who want to explore a career in mental health or develop their skills in supporting people within a community setting.
Our Values
Southdown is a psychologically informed organisation where the well-being and happiness of our employees’ matter. We’re committed to creating a positive and compassionate work environment where employees feel valued, respected, and inspired to do their best. In addition, we’re a family-friendly employer that recognises the importance of a work-life balance. If you share our values and want to work for an organisation that helps change lives for the better, we want to hear from you.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and are fully committed to supporting Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) and welcome applications from all candidates that meet our job specifications. If you feel there is a barrier that potentially prevents you from applying, do get in contact with us at jobs@southdown.org as we are always happy to discuss (or arrange a discussion with the recruiting manager) to explore if any reasonable adjustments can be made to support your application.
Closing date for applications: 6th April.2025
Interviews to be held: 9th April.2025