Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner – Elder Street

Location:  Elder Street, Tranent

Salary: £26,227 pro rata (£13.45 p/h equivalent)

Part time – Permanent

If you are looking for a rewarding career and to work within an epic team that will help you grow and thrive, then you have come to the right place. Here you can start your day knowing what you do really does make a difference!

Elder Street is a community based mental health rehabilitation service for individuals with complex mental health needs. Penumbra offer 24 hour tailored person centred support, supported living and community rehabilitation. Support delivered at Elder Street may be practical and emotional to help individuals to lead an ordinary and fulfilling life in the community.

As a MHWP, you will:

• Provide one-to-one and group-based support tailored to individual recovery goals.
• Use your lived or professional experience to build trusting, empathetic relationships.
• Support individuals in developing life skills, managing routines, and engaging with their communities.
• Work closely with health and social care professionals to ensure coordinated, holistic care.
• Ensure that support is delivered in line with Penumbra’s values of Compassion, Courage, Curiosity, and Collaboration.

You will be part of a supportive and values-driven organisation that invests in its people. Full training, regular supervision, and opportunities for professional development are provided.

As a mental health charity, we really value the wellbeing of our staff. That’s why we want you to know that you’ll be joining a friendly team, who will give you a supportive environment to help you thrive in your role, including all the training you need to feel confident and equipped.

We can offer you a tonne of employee benefits, and we can promise you’ll be inspired by some pretty amazing humans every single day. We will support you on your own career path; developing new skills, accessing formal and informal learning experiences and providing opportunities to put your continual progress into practice.

For more information, including full job description and application/interview guidance, please download our recruitment pack. The link to view or download is near the bottom of the advert on our website. If you are having issues with viewing this or downloading this please contact recruitment@penumbra.org.uk.

When you go through the application process you will be asked to upload a CV. All applicants must also complete the screening questions on our portal. If you do not complete the screening questions your application may not be considered.
Please note that unfortunately we cannot offer visa sponsorship. We can only accept applications from applicants who currently have the legal right to work in the UK, or applicants who have already have an application in progress to obtain the legal right to work in the UK.
Updates and responses to applications will come from our recruitment system. These emails may go into your spam inbox so please check frequently for any updates on your application.

Penumbra is committed to supporting candidates with disabilities, neurodiverse candidates, and candidates with mental health conditions throughout the recruitment process. We will make any reasonable adjustments required to ensure a fair and inclusive process for all. If you think you require reasonable adjustments, please don’t hesitate to contact us at recruitment@penumbra.org.uk.