Southdown
Recovery Specialist
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Recovery Specialist
Application Deadline: 31 July 2026
Department: Mental Health and Wellbeing Services
Employment Type: Permanent
Location: East Sussex - Eastbourne
Reporting To: Service Manager
Compensation: £28,640 / year
Description
Location: Wellbeing Centre Eastbourne
Salary: £28,640 per year (pro rata amount £17,803)
Hours: 23 per week
Requirement to work Bank Holidays, Evenings & Weekends.
What you’ll be doing:
Southdown is one of the leading providers of mental health services in Sussex. Staying Well is an innovative out-of-hours service supporting clients experiencing a mental health crisis. We provide crisis intervention to increase resilience and coping skills, empowering clients to safely manage their wellbeing within the community.
Staying Well Eastbourne is open 7 days per week (including bank holidays), from 5pm on weekdays and 3pm at weekends.
The role is for the Staying Well Eastbourne service, an out-of-hours crisis mental health service delivered by both Southdown and Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
As a Recovery Specialist, you’ll provide mental health support and hope to clients in a social setting or Crisis Café delivery model. You will use the Recovery Model to create safety plans and explore mental health services or resources with clients.
It is a requirement of this role to attend mandatory face-to-face training sessions held primarily in Lewes, East Sussex during standard office hours. Training typically takes place approximately four to five times per year.
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This role would suit candidates who want to expand on a career in mental health or develop skills working within a community setting to support people experiencing mental health challenges.
If you are passionate about providing recovery-focused support to enable clients to reach their goals, we’d love to hear from you. We welcome applications from candidates with previous relevant experience such as Mental Health Support Worker, Support Worker, Social Prescriber, Case Manager, Social Worker, Care Coordinator, Mental Health Specialist or Service Coordinator.
Perks and benefits:
- Health cost cash-back scheme: access to our health insurance scheme which covers dental, optical, physical therapies and other medical treatments with the option to add greater levels of cover.
- Interest-free loans: assistance with larger costs that arise such as tenancy deposits, season travel tickets or buying a car.
- Access to the Easit Network: discounts and incentives on train, bus and car journeys such as 15% off eligible daily and season rail tickets.
- Blue Light card: access to discount services for the social care sector with savings across thousands of online shops, restaurants, and high-street vendors.
- Free advice and counselling service: confidential emotional support and practical guidance from our independent telephone service.
- 25 days paid holiday plus bank holidays.
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Knowledge, skills and experience
What you’ll need for the role:
- Experience of mental health challenges
- A good understanding of working in partnership to support people in a community setting
- Knowledge of mental health services and a desire to support people in their mental health recovery work
- An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which will be paid for by Southdown
Training:
You’ll receive a comprehensive induction followed up with regular training from our award-winning in-house team. We’ll help you to gain valuable experience, continually develop your skills and build a great career with the largest provider of housing, care and support in Sussex.
How to apply:
Please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button and fill out our simple one-page application form.
The application closing date is 31st July 2026 and interviews will be held on 11th August 2026.
Please note, if we receive a large number of applications then this position may close before the advertised application closing date. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.
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