South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Education and Benefits Worker
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Are you interested in supporting people to rebuild their lives after a mental health crisis?
In this rewarding role, you will support individuals recovering from a first episode of psychosis to move forward into education, training, and volunteering. Your work will help them regain independence, purpose, and confidence. You will also play a key role in reducing financial stress by providing practical welfare benefits support, enabling service users to focus fully on their recovery.
Over time, you will develop strong partnerships with educational institutions, local providers, and community services, ensuring our service users can access a wide range of opportunities to support their goals and aspirations.
We’re Looking For Someone Who Is
- Experienced in benefits advice, employability, education, or support work
- Skilled at working with people facing complex barriers to engagement
- Confident completing detailed benefits applications and paperwork
- Able to build trusting, therapeutic relationships
- Organised, proactive, and able to manage their own workload
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Responsibilities
- Supporting service users to explore and access education, training and volunteering opportunities
- Providing hands-on support with benefits applications (Universal Credit, PIP, Mandatory Reconsideration Requests, UC Journal Support etc)
- Helping individuals set goals and overcome barriers to participation
- Delivering 1:1 and Group sessions at team base and out in the community
- Working collaboratively with care coordinators and other professionals as part of a multi-disciplinary mental health team
- Building links with local providers, colleges, and community services
- Keeping up to date with benefits changes and local educational opportunities
- Updating records and sharing progress with the wider MDT
About LEIS
LEIS provides specialist Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) support to people aged 18–65 who are experiencing or recovering from a first episode of psychosis (FEP). Our service works collaboratively to support recovery, promote independence, and improve long-term outcomes for service users within the borough of Lewisham.
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This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual who is committed to the Early Intervention (EI) ethos of hope, recovery, and high-quality person-centred care.
Why join LEIS?
- Be part of a supportive, experienced multi-disciplinary team
- Develop specialist skills in benefits advice and vocational recovery work
- Access ongoing training and development opportunities
- Build meaningful community partnerships
- Shape the education and benefits pathway within the service
- Make a visible, lasting difference to people’s recovery journeys
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Melanie Towers
- Job title: Occupational Therapist
- Email address: Melanie.Towers@slam.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 07725642221
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