“Employment support bridges a gap”
Southdown’s Employment Specialist outlines what her role includes, what this job means to her.
“The adjustments have made an ENORMOUS impact on my wellbeing”
Deputy Team Manager for Work in Mind Employment service shares how reasonable adjustments at work has enormously helped her mental health and wellbeing.
“Every day is different depending on the client”
Tracy, our Housing First worker, shares what her job involves and the difference it makes in clients’ lives.
“When we house clients, it can change their lives forever”
Our Move On Worker, Lauren, supports people at risk of rough sleeping. In this story she tells us what her role involves.
“We support clients to be in control of their life.”
Jamie, manager of one of our Supported Living learning disability services, shares his experience of working at Southdown.
“At Southdown, I felt I could be a human”
We spoke to Rebecca, our Client/Tenant Lead about her career journey at Southdown and what she is looking forward to in her new role.
“Support work helps a client live their best life”
Viv is a Deputy Manager at one of our Learning Disability Support Services, we spoke to her about her role and team.
“This experience is helping me learn and develop”
Luke is a Team Manager for our Staying Well Brighton & Hove service, which provides out of hours mental health crisis support. In this story, Luke tells us what his role involves and why he enjoys it.
“I’ve had amazing experiences working at Southdown services”
Mark is the Service Manager for Staying Well East Sussex. He tells us about his career journey at Southdown, starting as a Support Worker in our Learning Disability Services, to working in our Mental Health Support Services.
“Opening up took away the burden that I was carrying”
Simon is a Peer Support Worker at our Staying Well Brighton & Hove service. He tells us how his own experiences have led him to working in the mental health sector.
“I felt I could really make a difference”
Alice received support from our Employment Support service and is now a Peer Tutor at our Recovery College. Read her story to find out how she is supporting students with autism.
“Often an individual’s mental health needs require more than just a prescription”
Jess is a Mental Health Support Coordinator for the Emotional Wellbeing Service. In this story, she shares what it’s like to be integrated with other services and how that benefits patients.