Mental Health Support Worker

Are you passionate about making a real difference in people’s lives?

At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe everyone affected by mental illness deserves a better quality of life. Join us as a Mental Health Support Worker and help people on their recovery journey to regain confidence and independence.

• Provide one-to-one support to individuals affected by mental illness.
• Help service users achieve personal goals and access community resources.
• Deliver care and support plans, including basic personal care where needed.
• Work collaboratively with nurses, managers, and volunteers.
• Promote independence and wellbeing through the recovery model.

Our Devon Supported Housing service offers tailored housing‑related support for people leaving hospital or residential care. We focus on empowering individuals to manage their own recovery and live fulfilling lives.

• Empathy, patience, and a genuine desire to help others.
• Ability to work within professional boundaries and uphold our values.
• Transferable life/work experience – previous mental health or social care experience is a bonus.
• Willingness to learn and adapt in a supportive team environment.

• Be part of a passionate team committed to improving lives.
• Access to training and development opportunities.
• Work for a charity that values Hope, Openness, Expertise, and Understanding.

Apply today and help us lead the way to a better quality of life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.

• Inclusive Culture:
  Join staff networks that champion diversity and inclusion.
• Wellbeing Support:
  Access our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, and the Unmind mental health app.
• Recognition & Rewards:
  Enjoy discounts, cashback offers, and celebrate achievements through our PULSE platform.
• Flexible Working & Generous Leave:
  Starting at 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with options to buy or sell extra days.
• Learning & Development:
  Grow your career with structured onboarding and training opportunities.
• Financial & Family Support:
  Contributory pension scheme, enhanced family leave, and travel benefits like season ticket loans and cycle‑to‑work schemes.
• Referral Bonus:
  Earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.

Diversity is important to us, and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer.

We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.

We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+);

people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.

We have an ambition of becoming a truly anti‑racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider – and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti‑racist statement. We have designed a multi‑year anti‑racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti‑racist organisation.