Mental Health & Wellbeing Worker (Peer) - East Lothian

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. Working within our East Lothian Services you can start your day knowing what you do really does make a difference!

The East Lothian Services team support individuals across East Lothian, both in a community setting and individual tenancies.

The service provides proactive support to identify and address an individual’s needs, placing them at the heart of their support. With an emphasis on independence and empowerment, people are helped to move toward self-identified goals. This is at all times, focused on improving self-esteem and addressing issues such loneliness, social exclusion, etc.

As a Mental Health & Wellbeing Worker you will be passionate about working in a person-centred way with adults from a variety of backgrounds, and with a range of challenges. With a strong interest in people and a commitment to helping others, you will strive to make a positive impact on people’s lives and tailor support to enable people to fulfil their best potential.

Please note that this role will involve working shifts (including evenings and weekends). Driving license and access to a car are also essential for this role.

For this role you will need to have an understanding of mental health and recovery, and you will have lived experience of mental health problems and of recovering a meaningful life. Your unique knowledge and understanding gained from managing your own mental health challenges will all be called upon within this post.

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.