Support Worker - Mental Health

Do you want a career where every day brings an opportunity to make a real difference and help people realise their potential?

At Peabody, we believe everyone deserves the opportunity to live well, independently and with dignity. We're looking for a compassionate and motivated Support Worker to join our specialist team in Southwark.

This is a rewarding opportunity to support people with severe mental health needs, substance use issues and other complex challenges to achieve greater independence, stability and wellbeing. Using a strengths-based, trauma-informed and person-centred approach, you'll help customers build confidence, develop life skills and move towards their personal goals.

What you’ll do

As a Support Worker, you'll work closely with customers to deliver tailored support that promotes independence, wellbeing and positive outcomes. You'll also:

• Support them with tenancy sustainment and help customers manage their accommodation successfully.
• Encourage life skills development, including cooking, cleaning and maintaining a safe home environment.
• Assist with benefits applications, budgeting and accessing financial support
• Build positive relationships with mental health services, social care teams and other support agencies.
• Support customers to access specialist services, education, training and community opportunities.
• Maintain accurate records, support plans and risk assessments.
• Help customers prepare for and achieve successful move-on outcomes.

What you’ll need

We're looking for someone who is passionate about helping others and committed to delivering excellent support. You'll be kind, empathetic and genuinely motivated to improve people's lives. You’re a customer-focused individual, an effective communicator who can work confidently with customers, colleagues and external agencies. You’ll also have:

• Experience supporting people with mental health needs, substance use issues, homelessness, offending backgrounds or other complex support needs.
• Knowledge of recovery-focused and/or trauma-informed practice.
• Experience completing support plans, risk assessments and case records.
• Confidence working independently and lone working when required.
• Strong communication, organisation and IT skills.
• An understanding of safeguarding, housing management and tenancy sustainment.
• Empathy, resilience and a non-judgemental approach.

Please note this role will require an Enhanced DBS check.

Why join us

At Peabody, our values guide everything we do - Be Kind, Do the Right Thing, Love New Ideas, Celebrate Diversity, Keep Our Promises, and Pull Together.

• 25 days’ annual holiday (plus bank holidays)
• Flexible benefits scheme including healthcare, dental, tech, vouchers, and more
• Up to 10% pension contribution
• Family-friendly policies

If you're passionate about supporting people to thrive, we'd love to hear from you.

Please read before applying

Working Pattern - This service operates Monday to Sunday, with shifts between 8:00am and 6:00pm on a rota basis. The role includes lone working, supported by an on-call management team.

As an employer, Peabody does not provide sponsorship as a licenced UK employer.

Interviews will be taking place in person on the 19th November at our Westminster Bridge Road office.

Please apply now by submitting an anonymised CV and a short statement explaining why you’re the perfect fit for this role.

This role will require an Enhanced DBS check

If you have any questions about this role, please email Talent Specialist Charlene Moore (charlene.moore@peabody.org.uk).