Claire's Story
Military partners face unique challenges that can be difficult to navigate, putting pressure on their mental health. Here, Royal Navy spouse Claire shares her story.
Read more about Claire's StoryWorking 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.
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Here are just some of the benefits you can expect as a Solent Mind employee:
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. 1 day off for your birthday (celebration day) and 2 wellbeing days per year (pro-rata for part time employees).
The benefit of enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave payments: 6 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption and 4 weeks full pay for paternity.
Vivup’s Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) offers 24/7 support, including access to 6 counselling sessions per issue, with counsellors available 7 days a week from 8am–8pm. The Your Care wellbeing platform also provides wellbeing resources including blogs, videos and CBT workbooks and allows you to set personal goals and complete health assessments.
You’ll be able to speak to a doctor online or by phone within 48 hours for advice, reassurance, and even private prescriptions if needed.
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.
Option to join a health cash plan (employee-funded), starting from just £5.98/month.
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.
Enjoy 10% staff discount at Mayfield Garden Centre.
Lifestyles and electronics discounts via Vivup.
Blue Light Card membership discount.
We offer flexible working to promote a healthy work life balance.
Possibility to have a salary exchange in our pension programme. Statutory 3% employer contribution and 5% employee. Being a member of the pension scheme also gives you 1 x salary in death-in-service benefit.
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.
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.
Become part of a friendly, welcoming and understanding team where you can truly bring your whole self to work, mental health challenges included.
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.
Role Details:
About the role
As a Sessional Peer Support Team Leader within our Safe Haven service, you will play a key role in ensuring the safe, effective day‑to‑day running of the service. You will provide on‑shift leadership, support and guidance to staff, while working closely with the Service Manager to ensure the service meets quality, safeguarding and operational standards.
Our Safe Haven service supports people who are experiencing, or are at risk of, a mental health crisis. The service is delivered in partnership between Solent Mind and Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, offering compassionate, timely support in a welcoming environment.
Key responsibilities include:
This is a sessional role (0 hours contract) with 4.30pm-11.30pm shifts (with some weekend/bank holiday working essential).
Any offer of employment will be subject to an Enhanced Adult DBS check.
About you
To succeed in the role you will need experience working with people who may be vulnerable and have complex needs as well as an understanding of mental health issues and their impact on individuals and communities (which may come from professional, personal or lived experience).
You will have experience supervising or leading a staff team and have Strong verbal and written communication skills.
You will be confident using IT systems, including MS Office and case management or CRM systems.
You will have the ability to remain calm, reflective and solution‑focused, as well as have awareness of safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion to remain calm, reflective and solution‑focused.
About us
Solent Mind is the largest mental health charity in Hampshire. It is part of a network of 125 local Minds in England and Wales, which are independent charities affiliated to Mind, the national mental health charity. Solent Mind has its own board of trustees and raises its own funds to deliver its services, support and training tailored to the needs of people living in Hampshire, Southampton, Portsmouth, and the Isle of Wight. Solent Mind has a gold award for workplace wellbeing index 2022/2023 and has signed up to be a mindful employer.
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NOTE TO APPLICANTS - You will be asked about gaps in your employment and to provide proof of your right to work in the UK at interview. Unfortunately, we cannot sponsor this role as we do not hold a sponsorship licence. Any offer for this role will be subject to an Enhanced Adult Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and receiving your references.
We welcome people from all the communities we work in to apply for a role within Solent Mind, especially those with experience of mental health problems. Offers are made based on merit.
Please submit your application as early as possible, as we may close this advert before the advertised closing date.
HOW TO APPLY:
Please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button below to see the full details and apply for this role through our recruitment portal.
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Sue's experiences of accessing mental health services has empowered her to give help and hope to others through Peer Support.
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Military partners face unique challenges that can be difficult to navigate, putting pressure on their mental health. Here, Royal Navy spouse Claire shares her story.
Read more about Claire's Story