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Join our passionate team and make a difference in your community.

Working at Solent Mind will give you a friendly and flexible working environment, excellent benefits, training opportunities and above all: a place where you can use your lived experiences to really make a difference.

You'll find information on how to apply at the end of each advert. Sorry but we can't accept CV's for any of our vacancies or applications from recruitment agencies. 

We’re always updating our vacancies, so if you don’t see your dream role yet, please check back.

Benefits of working at Solent Mind

Here are just some of the benefits you can expect as a Solent Mind employee:

HOLIDAY ENTITLEMENT

25 days annual leave rising incrementally to 30 days per year for staff on permanent full time or part time contracts and pro-rata for part time staff.

SICK PAY ENTITLEMENT

1 month full pay and 1 month half pay for permanent staff after completing 3 months service. This increases to 2 months full pay and 2 months half pay after 12 months continuous service and then rises after 24 months continuous service to a maximum entitlement of 3 months full pay and 3 months half pay. Sick pay is pro-rata for part time staff, just like holiday entitlement.

FLEXIBLE WORKING

We offer flexible working to promote a healthy work life balance.

ENHANCED FAMILY FRIENDLY BENEFITS

The benefit of enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave payments.

EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME

Access to our trusted Employee Assistance Programme providing free bitesize wellbeing support over the phone and structured counselling services.

LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT

A dedicated learning and development budget that supports the training of our staff; covering both current role requirements and future development needs identified through appraisals and supervisions.

EYE TEST VOUCHER

A Specsavers voucher for a full eye test and help towards the cost of glasses specifically for VDU use or a financial contribution towards an eye test and the cost of glasses specifically for VDU use with your existing eye test provider.

SEASON TICKET AND CYCLE TO WORK SCHEME

An interest-free season ticket loan for travel to work and access to a Cycle to Work Scheme, open to all members of staff after completing three months service.

OPPORTUNITY TO GET INVOLVED AND SHAPE OUR ORGANISATION

Join working groups across the organisation and share your experiences, passions and contribute to our policies and strategies, from Equality and Diversity to Environmental and green issues.

BRING YOUR WHOLE SELF TO WORK

Become part of a friendly, welcoming and understanding team where you can truly bring your whole self to work, mental health challenges included.

SHARE YOUR LIVED EXPERIENCE

We encourage all staff to share their experiences if they want to, as we start conversations and challenge the stigma associated with mental illness. You don't have to share anything if you don't want to, but if you do, we can give you the platform and support to share your story. 

Peer Worker (Community Mental Health Team)
  • £24,021 to £26,001 pro rata per annum (As from 01 Apr 24)
  • Role 1 = 37 hours per week and Role 2 = 18.5 hours per week
  • Southampton
  • W/C Mon 08 Apr 2024
  • Sun 31 Mar 2024
(Ref REQ00350)

Job Details:

About the role

Working in partnership with our  NHS colleagues, Solent Mind are providing Peer Support from within Community Mental Health Teams across Southampton.

This role includes:

  • · Working with community mental health team colleagues to identify service users that may benefit from peer support and plan work accordingly in a collaborative, person-centred way, including on entry and discharge to/from the service. 
  • · Working with people in one to one and group settings, including managing your own caseload of service users, to support their recovery and build support networks.
  • · Supporting people to develop and use a range of skills and techniques to help their wellbeing.

About you

It is essential that you have your own lived experience and have a key understanding of the role of peer support in mental health as well as the ability to manage your own time with competing priorities taking responsibility for your own work and accountabilities.

About us

Solent Mind is a mental health charity, supporting people to develop positive mental wellbeing, live well and thrive. Last year, our 400 strong team supported 45,000 people with their mental health across Hampshire, Southampton and Portsmouth. We are part of the Mind Federation. Solent Mind has a Gold award for Workplace Wellbeing Index 2022/2023 and has signed up to be a Mindful Employer.

Staff Benefits We Can Offer You:

    • A fantastic team of people who are passionate about mental health and supporting their colleagues
    • Learning and development training for your role and career
    • 25 days holiday increasing to 30 days per completed year of service (pro rata)
    • Contributory pension scheme
    • Flexible working to promote a healthy work life balance
    • A diverse variety of staff wellbeing groups
    • Employee Assistance Programme (offering 24/7 support)
    • Vouchers for eye tests and towards the cost of glasses for VDU users
    • Employee Wellbeing Champions
    • Enhanced family friendly benefits for maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental leave
    • Cycle To Work scheme discount

For More Details On This Role Please Email:


DBS NOTE TO APPLICANTS - We have assessed this role as requiring an Enhanced (Adult) & Barred (Adult) level of disclosure.

We welcome applications from all of the communities in which we work. We also positively encourage applications from people with mental health problems to apply for a role within Solent Mind. Appointments are made on merit.

We reserve the right to end any vacancies prior to the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. Therefore, please submit your application as early as possible.

HOW TO APPLY:

The full details and applications for this role are only available via our Recruitment Portal.

Please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button below.

This will automatically take you to our ‘Current Job Vacancies & Volunteering Opportunities’ page in our Recruitment Portal.

Enter the name of this role in the ‘Job Title’ section at the top of the page.

Click on ‘Search’ at the bottom of the page.

Once in the job details, you will be able to view the job description and complete your application.

Apply Now
Peer Support Worker (Southern Gambling Service)
  • £24,021 to £26,001 pro rata per annum (As from 01 Apr 24)
  • 22.5 hours per week (ideally over three days)
  • Southampton (combined with some hybrid working)
  • TBC
  • Sun 31 Mar 2024
(Ref REQ00362)

Job Details:

About the role

In partnership with Southern Health Foundation Trust, Solent Mind has an established Peer Support Team throughout Southampton’s Community Mental Health Team (CMHT), Primary Care Networks (PCN’s) & Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) Services.  We are looking to recruit a Peer Support Worker with lived experience of Gambling Disorder for the newly formed Southern Gambling Service based at College Keep in Southampton.  This is exciting new role will be mainly based online, however you will be working within a multidisciplinary team and reporting to an established Senior Peer Worker working within Southampton. 

About you

As a Peer Support Worker it is essential you have lived experience of the mental health difficulties associated with gambling disorder and understand the key concepts of recovery.  Working as a part of the Peer Support Team within Southampton you will need to have the confidence and skills to work with NHS staff at all levels and to work with service users with a range of ages and needs.  The ability to travel is essential for this role as although you will mainly be based at home you will be required to travel into Southampton on a regular basis to attend team meetings and one to one reviews.

About us

Solent Mind is a mental health charity, supporting people to develop positive mental wellbeing, live well and thrive. Last year, our 400 strong team supported 45,000 people with their mental health across Hampshire, Southampton and Portsmouth. We are part of the Mind Federation. Solent Mind has a Gold award for Workplace Wellbeing Index 2022/2023 and has signed up to be a Mindful Employer.

Staff Benefits We Can Offer You:

    • A fantastic team of people who are passionate about mental health and supporting their colleagues
    • Learning and development training for your role and career
    • 25 days holiday increasing to 30 days per completed year of service (pro rata)
    • Contributory pension scheme
    • Flexible working to promote a healthy work life balance
    • A diverse variety of staff wellbeing groups
    • Employee Assistance Programme (offering 24/7 support)
    • Vouchers for eye tests and towards the cost of glasses for VDU users
    • Employee Wellbeing Champions
    • Enhanced family friendly benefits for maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental leave
    • Cycle To Work scheme discount

For More Details On This Role Please Email:


DBS NOTE TO APPLICANTS - We have assessed this role as requiring an Enhanced (Adult) & Barred (Adult) level of disclosure.

We welcome applications from all of the communities in which we work. We also positively encourage applications from people with mental health problems to apply for a role within Solent Mind. Appointments are made on merit.

We reserve the right to end any vacancies prior to the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. Therefore, please submit your application as early as possible.

HOW TO APPLY:

The full details and applications for this role are only available via our Recruitment Portal.

Please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button below.

This will automatically take you to our ‘Current Job Vacancies & Volunteering Opportunities’ page in our Recruitment Portal.

Enter the name of this role in the ‘Job Title’ section at the top of the page.

Click on ‘Search’ at the bottom of the page.

Once in the job details, you will be able to view the job description and complete your application.

Apply Now



Some of our team have been kind enough to share their personal experiences and what made them want to work for Solent Mind

Videos:

Sue's story

Sue's experiences of accessing mental health services has empowered her to give help and hope to others through Peer Support.

Simon's Story

Simons tell us about how after accessing support from our Gosport & Fareham Wellbeing Center, he began volunteering there to give something back.

Read more about Simon's Story