Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner (Peer) – Aberdeenshire Outreach

Location:  Aberdeenshire (Office base in Ellon)

Salary: £26,227 per annum (£13.45 p/h equivalent)

Full Time (37.5hrs) – 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. Working within our Aberdeenshire Outreach Housing Support service you can start your day knowing what you do really does make a difference!

Aberdeenshire Outreach Housing Support Service provides housing support for up to 315 individuals aged 21and over that are homeless or deemed at risk of becoming homeless across the Geographic area of Aberdeenshire.  Support can be provided in person or by digital means, whichever is best suited to engage the supported person.  

We work alongside supported people using a person-centred strengths-based approach to enable them to gain the knowledge, skills, and above all the confidence to sustain their tenancies and become embedded in their local communities.   All the while ensuring that each person has the information and guidance to make informed choices and be supported to take positive risks to achieve the best possible outcomes.

Individuals that are referred to our service are deemed to have capacity but may have led a chaotic lifestyle and face challenges that can make navigating sustaining a home difficult such as substance use or experiencing a decline in their own mental health.

Please note this role will be based in the Fraserburgh & Peterhead areas.

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.