PEER SPECIALIST (Crisis Support)
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Position Overview & Specifications
REQ00232
PEER SPECIALIST (Crisis Support)
Service: Peer Support (The Lighthouse)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 30 hours per week (4 shifts) predominantly on a rota basis (shifts 4pm – Midnight)
(Evening, Weekend and Bank Holiday Working Essential). 3 shifts would be considered
Salary: £28,618 to £30,280 pro rata per annum (unsocial hours enhancements included)
Location: Southampton
Closing Date: Sun 14 May 2023
Interview Date: W/C Mon 22 May 2023
Do you want to use your skills and expertise to really make a difference and help support people with mental health problems? If so, this could be a great role for you.
About the role
The Lighthouse offers support to people experiencing or at risk of a crisis, delivered in partnership between Solent Mind and Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust. Following a successful pilot, this innovative service is expanding, and we are recruiting for additional members to join our team to help support even more people in our region. The Lighthouse offers face to face support at our Southampton centres alongside a remote service using text and telephone, through an integrated team of peer and nursing staff.
Any offer for this role is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.
About you
As part of The Lighthouse team, you will play a vital part in supporting people experiencing or at risk of a mental health crisis, in partnership with mental health nursing colleagues from Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust. This post will involve 4pm - 12 Midnight shifts on a rota basis which will include weekends and bank holidays. Unsocial hours enhancements have been applied in line with the NHS enhancement rates for all hours worked on weekends/bank holidays and after 8pm weekdays.
You will need to have personal, lived experience of a mental health issue, as well as the compassion and confidence to calmly and effectively support people who are distressed and/or in crisis, in person and by telephone and text.
About us
Solent Mind is a mental health charity providing a range of high quality services to improve people’s mental wellbeing and to promote choice and rights to everyone who needs our support. Last year we supported 55,000 people with their mental health needs and we employ 340 staff. Our services operate in various locations throughout the Hampshire area. We are part of the Mind Federation. Solent Mind has a Gold award for Investors In People and has signed up to Mindful Employer.
We welcome applications from all of the communities in which we work. We also positively encourage applications from people with mental health problems to apply for a role within Solent Mind. Appointments are made on merit.
We reserve the right to end any vacancies prior to the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. Therefore, please submit your application as early as possible.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 30 per week
Salary: £28,618.00-£30,280.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Wellness programme
Schedule:
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: REQ00232
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Grantmaking & Charitable Foundations
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for PEER SPECIALIST (Crisis Support) roles across Solent Mind's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Grantmaking & Charitable Foundations.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £28,618 - £30,280 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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