Community Support Worker
Together for Mental Wellbeing
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- Salary
- £25k+/yr
- Location
- Lambeth, London, GB
- Type
- Part-time
- Department
- Customer Service
- Seniority
- Entry
- Clearance
- Not required
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- Pinpoint
Description
Community Support Worker
Application Deadline: 30 November 2026
Department: Operations
Employment Type: Part Time
Location: Wandsworth Emotional Wellbeing Service
Reporting To: Laura Collins
Compensation: £ 24968.26 per annum pro rata (Basic Salary) plus £ 3,630 pre annum pro rata (Geographical Allowance)
Description
£ 24968.26 per annum pro rata (Basic Salary) plus £ 3,630 pre annum pro rata (Geographical Allowance)
To provide short-term emotional wellbeing support to adults experiencing challenges that impact their emotional health and wellbeing. The post holder will deliver one-to-one support sessions, facilitate wellbeing workshops and group activities, promote resilience and self-management, and connect individuals with appropriate community, voluntary, health, housing and statutory services.
Key Responsibilities
• Deliver emotional wellbeing support sessions to service users in the community, via telephone, virtually and where appropriate outreach visits
• Build positive and professional relationships with service users using a person-centred, strengths-based approach.
• Support individuals to identify personal wellbeing goals and develop practical action plans.
• Encourage self-management, resilience, confidence and independence.
• Maintain clear boundaries while providing empathetic emotional support.
• Monitor progress towards agreed outcomes and adjust support plans as required.
• Establish and maintain relationships of trust with service users, to build engagement
• Help service users to set, prioritise and achieve personal goals, to increase hope, motivation and ambition
• Help to reach people in the community who are most in need, including those in marginalised or minority populations
• Support the planning, promotion and delivery of wellbeing workshops.
• Facilitate group-based activities aimed at improving emotional wellbeing, resilience and social connection.
• Encourage participation and engagement from individuals with diverse needs and backgrounds.
• Assist in creating welcoming, inclusive and recovery-focused group environments.
• Gather participant feedback and support the evaluation of workshops and activities.
• Provide information, advice and signposting to specialist services where appropriate.
• Develop and maintain knowledge of local services, referral pathways and community resources.
• Encourage individuals to build sustainable support networks within their community.
• Make timely records which are concise, accurate, written for the service user to understand, using Together computer-based systems
• Participate in mandatory and job-related courses and learning activities
Generic Tasks
• To uphold and practice Together’s organisational values in delivering this role
• Represent the service positively with services users and other agencies
• To adhere to Together’s Equalities policy
• Adhere to the Together policy on lone working
• To maintain confidentiality with regard to service users
• To be aware of and work follow Together’s Safeguarding policy
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
• Demonstrate a non-judgemental attitude
• Able to be empathetic towards service users and create a trusting environment
• Ability to work alongside individuals experiencing mental distress
• Able to work in partnership with services users
• Able to establish and maintain professional boundaries in working with service users
• Able to establish and maintain a safe environment
• Demonstrate problem-solving skills relating to housing, welfare benefits, education and relationships
• Open to - and willing to participate in - formal and informal job-related learning
• Willing and able to collaborate with colleagues and other organisations
• Able to use email and computerised systems for service user records and reports
• Able to produce clear records and reports in English
• Committed to work in ways which reflect Together’s values
• Safeguards the wellbeing of clients and colleagues at all times
• Aware of, and adheres to, Together’s policies regarding Confidentiality and GDPR
• Aware of, and adheres to, Together’s policies regarding Equalities