Peabody
Support Worker - Mental Health
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Our Vacancy
Are you passionate about supporting people to live independently and achieve their goals? If so, this rewarding opportunity at Peabody could be the perfect fit for you.
As a Mental Health Support Worker, you’ll work within our HPFT-funded services in Hertfordshire, supporting adults with lived experience of mental health challenges. You’ll help individuals build stability, develop independent living skills, and move forward in their recovery journey through a person-centred and trauma-informed approach. Working across our services in Welwyn Garden City and Cheshunt, you’ll play a vital role in empowering customers to overcome barriers, improve their wellbeing, and achieve greater independence.
What You’ll Do
- Carry out needs and risk assessments, develop and review support plans in line with policies and stakeholder requirements.
- Promote co-production, ensuring customers are actively involved in shaping their own support.
- Support customers to maximise income, access benefits, and manage their finances and household budgeting.
- Help customers maintain their accommodation and prepare for move-on to independent living.
- Accurately record all customer interactions and outcomes using electronic systems, ensuring compliance with contract and performance requirements.
- Liaise with colleagues, partner agencies, and stakeholders regarding safeguarding, welfare, and risk concerns.
- Promote the service to customers and professionals, attending partnership meetings and events where required.
- Support customers with medication prompts and encourage self-management of health and wellbeing.
- Carry out administrative duties and adhere to all policies, procedures, and health and safety requirements.
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What You’ll Need
You’re a compassionate and resilient individual who is passionate about making a positive difference in people’s lives. You’re able to build strong, trusting relationships and support customers with empathy while maintaining professional boundaries. You’re also organised, adaptable, and confident working both independently and as part of a team in a dynamic environment.
You Will Also Have
- Experience supporting vulnerable adults, ideally within a mental health setting.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with residents, colleagues, and external partners.
- A commitment to delivering excellent customer service and promoting independence.
- Access to a vehicle and a full, valid, UK Driving License.
- Willingness to work flexibly across services, including occasional evenings, weekends, and participation in an on-call rota.
- Good IT literacy, including confidence using Microsoft Office and data entry systems.
- Knowledge of safeguarding, equality and diversity, and health and safety in supported housing.
- The ability to manage a busy and emotionally demanding workload with resilience and professionalism.
- Confidence working independently, including lone working when required.
- A willingness to work towards (or hold) a relevant qualification such as QCF Level 2 in Health & Social Care or higher.
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Please note this role will require an Enhanced DBS check as well as participation in an on-call rota.
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.
What You’ll Get In Return
- 25 days’ annual holiday (plus bank holidays)
- 2 paid volunteering days each year
- Flexible benefits scheme including healthcare, dental, tech, vouchers, and more
- Life assurance at 4x your salary
- Up to 10% pension contribution
- Family-friendly policies
- A role where your support helps people thrive
Please read before applying
This role will require an Enhanced DBS check as well as participation in an on-call rota.
As an employer, Peabody does not provide sponsorship as a licensed UK employer.
Interviews will be taking place over Teams on Friday 7th August and if successful you'll be invited to an in-person meeting the following week.
Please apply now by submitting an anonymised CV and a short statement explaining why you’re the perfect fit for this role.
If you have any questions about this role, please email Talent Specialist Charlene Moore (charlene.moore@peabody.org.uk).
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