1. Salary: £18,900 to £20,360.54 (£24,975 to 26,905 full-time equivalent) - Solent Mind Band B (plus enhanced for unsocial hours)
2. Hours: 28 hours per week 4 shifts (working evenings on a rota basis 4pm-11.30pm)
3. Location: Eastleigh
4. Interview Date: week commencing Monday 08 June 2026
5. Closing Date: Sunday 31 May 2026 (11.59pm)
(Ref REQ00631)
Role Details:
About the role
As a Peer Support Worker, you will use your skills and experience to work directly with people in mental health crisis, include telephone, face to face and online engagement. This service is a crisis drop in centre open 7 days a week - 365 days a year for those experiencing, or at risk of a crisis and is delivered in partnership between Solent Mind and Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
You will support and encourage participants to identify their own strengths, triggers and life goals and co-produce individualised plans to help achieve them.
Any offer for this role will be subject to a Enhanced Adult Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
About you
You will need to have personal, lived experience of a mental health issue, as well as experience of working with people with mental health needs, excellent communication skills and a strong understanding of the key difficulties and challenges faced by people on their recovery journey.
Please demonstrate in your supporting statement how you meet each criterion from the person specification.
About us
Solent Mind is the largest mental health charity in Hampshire. It is part of a network of 125 local Minds in England and Wales, which are independent charities affiliated to Mind.Solent Mind has its own board of trustees and raises its own funds to deliver its services, support and training tailored to the needs of people living in Hampshire, Southampton, Portsmouth, and the Isle of Wight. Solent Mind has a gold award for Workplace Wellbeing Index 2022/2023 and has signed up to be a Mindful Employer.
For further details on this role please email:
6. Amy Butterworth at abutterworth@solentmind.org.uk
7. Solent Mind Talent Acquisition team careers@solentmind.org.uk or 023 8201 1718
Job description person specification
NOTE TO APPLICANTS - You will be asked about gaps in your employment at interview and you will need to provide proof of your right to work in the UK before you start your employment.
Unfortunately, we cannot sponsor this role as we do not hold a sponsorship licence. Any offer for this role will be subject to a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and receiving your references.
We welcome people from all the communities we work in to apply for a role within Solent Mind, especially those with experience of mental health problems. Offers are made based on merit.
Please submit your application as early as possible, as we may close this advert before the advertised closing date.
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