A woman in white tshirt smiles looking at the camera. There is sea in the background, and pebbled beach in sight.

“Employment support bridges a gap”

Southdown’s Employment Specialist outlines what her role includes, what this job means to her.

A woman, dressed in pink cardigan and blue tshirt, smilingly looks while she kneels beside her pet dog.

“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.

Tracy, Southdown's Housing First Worker wearing a grey dress and looking into the camera with a smiling face, while sitting on a red couch.

“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.

Our Move On Worker, Lauren, supports people at risk of rough sleeping. In this story she tells us what her role involves.

“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.

Southdown's Client and Tenant Lead is smiling at the camera, whilst sitting in a room at our Preston Park Wellbeing Hub Service.

“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.

A Southdown employee is sat in the garden and is smiling at the camera.

“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.

A man is sat at a table inside with a laptop in front of him. Behind him is a window and a plant.

“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.

A white man with a smooth head and a grey beard is sitting on a garden bench. He is dressed in black and has a black bag next to him.

“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.

A woman with dark brown-black hair wearing glasses and a bright red lip, smiles broadly at the camera in a cafe

“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.

A very smiley woman with her hair in a bun is looking directly at the camera. She is in an office with her laptop open.

“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.