
“Being understood at work is having a positive impact…”
Becky, our Service Manager who is neurodiverse, describes her journey of applying for Access to Work support.

“I don’t know who I would be if I wasn’t autistic.”
Alice, a peer tutor at the Brighton & Hove Recovery College shares how embracing her neurodiversity has shaped her journey and why representation and understanding matter.

“There is a huge need for services like this”
Diane, a Support Worker at one of our Supported Living Learning Disability services, shares what makes her role so meaningful and why she loves what she does.

“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.