Health in Mind

With your mental health at heart.

We have an exciting opportunity for someone with lived or living experience in problematic drug and/or alcohol use and mental health difficulties to join our Midlothian Community Mental Health and Wellbeing team.

This post is commissioned by the Corra Foundation on behalf of the Scottish Government.

We are recruiting a Peer Support Worker to the deliver drop-in, one to one and group support to residents within hostel accommodation in Midlothian in partnership with the Midlothian Substance Use Team. You will have lived experience in either mental health, problematic drug or alcohol use and experience of delivering one to one and group support for people recovering from substance use and mental health difficulties. The successful applicant will use their own lived experience to engage with those facing substance use issues and mental health difficulties and as part of a team look to promote positive recovery pathways through 1:1 and groupwork, delivering an active Peer Support Service offering social, emotional and practical support.

Successful applicants will provide time-managed, outcome focused and strength-based one to one support, and deliver drop-ins and structured groups for residents of homeless accommodation/hostels in Midlothian who experience substance use, justice and mental health difficulties. The role will also require regular outreach work in community. You will work in a person centered and strength-based way appropriately using your lived experience to support others.

Experience of delivering one to one and group support is essential.

The successful applicant will work as part of the Recovery & Justice Support Team and the wider Midlothian Health in Mind Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Services team, and support the promotion of all Health in Mind services.

With your mental health at heart

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join our Midlothian Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Team. This post is funded by Midlothian Health and Social Care Partnership.

We have an exciting leadership opportunity to join the Scottish Borders Community Mental Health and Wellbeing MAP Team as a Team Leader. Within this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the day-to-day delivery of our Scottish Borders mental health one-to-one, group and peer support services.

You should have experience in; leading and managing services, supporting people with their mental health and wellbeing, working as part of a team, meeting funding targets, data analysis and reporting.

If you have experience in these areas and are passionate about supporting people to fulfil their potential, we’d love to hear from you!

We are seeking a new member of staff to join our team delivering community mental health and wellbeing services within Edinburgh.

The Support and Development Worker will be an integral part of the team providing mental health support across the four localities of Edinburgh, delivering courses, workshops and groups.

In this exciting role, you will be responsible for delivering self-management courses such as; Managing Anxiety, Managing Stress, Emotional Regulation, the Wellbeing Toolkit, Decider Skills and Keep Yourself Well. You will also have the opportunity to be involved in the development of new courses and workshops, to ensure we are providing effective, flexible and relevant mental health and wellbeing support to people in Edinburgh.

You will use creative and innovative approaches to reach out to communities and stakeholders, to collaborate, promote and advertise services. You will work closely with the Thrive Welcome Teams and other third sector organisations.

If you have experience in providing group support, supporting people with their mental health and wellbeing, and are passionate about enabling people to fulfil their potential, we’d love to hear from you!

We look for a range of experience, skills and knowledge. You can find out more about us and the team in the role profile. If you feel a connection with our approach and values, we’d love to hear from you, even if you don’t have all the required experience, skills and knowledge. We can help you develop those in this role.