Senior Support Worker, Edinburgh
Location: Thrive Early Access Mental Health Service, Ballenden House, Edinburgh
Salary: £29,870 per annum, pro rata
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Closing date: 13th October 2025
How to apply
Apply on our BreatheHR portal by completing the online application with your CV and cover letter by 13th October 2025.
We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
If you consider yourself to have a disability, please complete the relevant section within the application pack to inform us of any arrangements that we may make to the interview process.
We reserve the right to close this advert earlier or later than stated, so please don’t delay your application to avoid any disappointment.
About the role
The Senior Support Workers in the Thrive Early Access Mental Health Service undertake short-term focused work with adults of all ages and from a wide range of backgrounds. They help people to identify what is important to them and the steps they can take to manage their mental health and wellbeing. The workers connect people into community services, clinical treatment options and self-management resources as appropriate.
Along with mental health nurses and other members of the multi-disciplinary teams, the Senior Support Workers staff the Open Access drop-ins that take place within the locality. They work closely with colleagues within health and social care, the wider third sector, and with community organisations across the city, ensuring that the service is accessible to and meets the needs of all sections of the community.
Who are we looking for?
The ideal candidate should be passionate about making a real difference in the lives of people in the city and who can work in close partnership with statutory and voluntary partners using an asset-based approach. The successful candidate will be adept at helping people to identify their personal outcomes, and they will be able to build collaborative working relationships with individuals from varied backgrounds quickly.
We seek someone with direct experience in supporting people with their mental health, including people living with complex issues. Candidates should be able to demonstrate an ability to assist people to develop their own recovery plans, whilst assessing and managing risk appropriately.
You should be able to demonstrate partnership working and bring sound knowledge of the Edinburgh health and social care landscape. You should also be willing to embrace a culture of shared learning and reflection to bring creative solutions to the team.
As this is a senior post with great responsibility, you should have a SVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification and a track record of managing a caseload and meeting administrative deadlines with minimal supervision. This post is subject to membership in the PVG Scheme and appropriate checks.
We are committed to exploring flexible working opportunities which benefit the individual and the charity and are a “Happy to Talk Flexible” employer: The post is for 35 hours per week, and working days will be discussed and agreed with the Locality Manager and can be adjusted for the suitable candidate.
If you are passionate about enabling Change Mental Health to deliver a valuable service to the Scottish community and feel your profile matches this role’s criteria, then we want to hear from you!
Benefits
- Professional development including funded opportunities.
- A generous 37 days’ holiday.
- A 35-hour working week, enhanced sick pay & season ticket loan.
- A great work life balance with flexible and blended working environment.
- 24/7 access to an award-winning Employee Assistance Programme providing free legal, financial and medical advice as well as support with life’s challenges.
- Enhanced sick pay and leave entitlements
- Paid Mental Wellbeing Days
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Blue Light discount card
