Mental Health Advice & Outreach Advisor

Community Base; Brighton; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A local mental health charity in Brighton seeks a Mental Health Advice Worker to provide vital support and advice to individuals facing mental health challenges. The role requires excellent communication skills and experience in working with individuals with lived experience of mental health issues. Benefits include 29 days of annual leave pro rata, training, and a pension contribution. Successful candidates will be subject to DBS clearance. The position offers a full-time salary of £26,861 per annum for 35 hours a week.

Benefits

29 days’ leave (pro rata)

3% pension contribution

24-hour Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Track record of undertaking advice work.
• Commitment to the recovery model.
• Experience of working with people with lived mental health experiences.

Responsibilities

• Provide mental health advice and information face to face and via telephone.
• Support individuals in developing self-help strategies.
• Deliver wellbeing workshops and community outreach.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Experience in advice work

Engagement with individuals with mental health experience

Job description

A local mental health charity in Brighton seeks a Mental Health Advice Worker to provide vital support and advice to individuals facing mental health challenges. The role requires excellent communication skills and experience in working with individuals with lived experience of mental health issues. Benefits include 29 days of annual leave pro rata, training, and a pension contribution. Successful candidates will be subject to DBS clearance. The position offers a full-time salary of £26,861 per annum for 35 hours a week.