Mental Health and Wellbeing Worker (Part Time) - Park Cottage (Midlothian Services)

Location: Newtongrange, Midlothian

Salary: £21,536 - £22,296 per annum pro rata (£11.04 - £11.43 p/h equivalent)

Permanent – Part Time – 15 hours p/w

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 the Park Cottage team within our Midlothian Services you can start your day knowing what you do really does make a difference!

Our Park Cottage service is based in Newtongrange, Midlothian. It is a community based mental health rehabilitation service for eight people with complex mental health needs. We offer 24-hour tailored and person-centred support, supported living and community rehabilitation. Support can be practical and emotional to help individuals lead an ordinary and fulfilling life in the community. The time, length and areas of activity covered are different for everyone, but structured support can include help with budgeting, life skills, confidence building and social inclusion for approximately 12 months.

The team at Park Cottage are flexible and responsive, offering the mode of support that the supported person feels most comfortable with. Penumbra will assist people using this service, to establish and maintain a meaningful and fulfilling life in their community.

As a Mental Health and Wellbeing Worker at Park Cottage you will work alongside the Community Mental Health Team as part of the Wayfinder Model, working collaboratively to support each individual and their needs.

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 and full job description, please download our recruitment pack.

Get in touch

If you’d like an informal chat about this role and working for Penumbra Mental Health, please contact: Adam Novara (Service Manager) at adam.novara@penumbra.org.uk

For more on our who we are visit: penumbra.org.uk

For more opportunities across our teams visit: penumbra.org.uk/careers