Mental Health Advice Worker

Fixed term maternity cover until 30th March 2025 (with possible extension)

Hours available: 21 hours per week (3 days)

Mind in Brighton and Hove empowers and supports people who have experience of Mental Health issues in Brighton and Hove and West Sussex. We are a Local Mind Affiliated to National Mind.

We are seeking to appoint a Mental Health Advice Worker for our busy and established service in Brighton and Hove. The role plays an essential part of our response to those people contacting us with their Mental Health enquiries and concerns.

You will responsible for offering a range of face to face and telephone Mental Health Advice and information to people living in the city, including carers and family members who have contacted us with a Mental Health concern. The service also delivers awareness raising wellbeing workshops and community outreach as part of its delivery.

The role involves supporting people to identify strategies for looking after their own Mental Health wellbeing along with providing self-help information and resources.

You will require excellent communication skills, a track record of undertaking advice work and experience of successfully engaging and working with people with lived Mental Health experience. A commitment and understanding of the recovery model is essential.

In return, we offer a range of benefits including full induction, training and 29 days’ leave (pro rata) per year excluding bank holidays, 3% pension contribution and access to a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme.

All successful applicants are subject to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance.

For further information and to apply, please visit our website via the apply button.

Closing date: 30th April 2024.

Successful candidates will be notified of interview details by 5pm on 3rd May  2024.

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 7th May 2024 at 51 New England St, Brighton BN1 4GQ.

We are committed to equal opportunities, and we value diversity in our workforce and aim to recruit a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability (including experience of living with Mental Health issues), gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership and pregnancy and maternity.