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We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities.  We believe we can best serve our community when our team has varied skills, experiences and backgrounds.  We value experience that comes from having lived with mental health issues and that of being a user of mental health services.

Everyone benefits from;

  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays per year, increasing by 1 day per full year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days) [pro rata].
  • Contributory pension
  • Bonus 1 day of annual leave per year over the festive period [pro rata]
  • Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which includes free counselling sessions and access to a wellbeing app.
  • Training and personal development opportunities
  • Paid time off for medical appointments
  • Staff away days and socials

We are a London Living Wage employer.

Senior Support Worker (Emotional Wellbeing Service)

Salary: £30,000 per year
Hours: 37.5 per week
Contract: Permanent, subject to funding

About Us: Richmond Borough Mind has been delivering mental health support to people and their carers in the local community for over 65 years, and we are seeking an experienced Senior Support Worker to join our Emotional Wellbeing Service.

The Role: The Emotional Wellbeing Service (EWS) provides support to those experiencing and recovering from mental ill health. The Senior Support Worker plays a key role in delivering high-quality, strengths-based emotional wellbeing and prevention services for adults across Richmond. The role supports individuals to build resilience, improve wellbeing, reduce crisis and achieve personal outcomes through strengths-based assessment, personalised support planning, risk management and trauma-informed practice.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide structured 1:1 and group-based emotional wellbeing support in line with strengths-based and recovery-focused principles.
  • Complete trauma-informed, strengths-based assessments and co-produce personalised support plans within specified timescales.
  • Deliver flexible support in the community venues, homes, online and by phone to maximise accessibility.
  • Use evidence-based tools (e.g. solution-focussed scaling, WEMWEBS) to support and measure progress.
  • Support clients of the service to build coping strategies, independence, social connection and community participation.
  • Provide support to individuals experiencing distress, escalation or early crisis, using de-escalation and trauma-informed approaches.

About You: The successful candidate will have experience of delivering 1:1 support in the community and within people’s homes as well as delivering group-based intervention. The successful person will also have experience of working with a range of mental health conditions across the spectrum of recovery and be able to support those with complex needs such as (but not limited to) substance use, complex trauma, housing and debt issues, relationship challenges, social isolation and financial issues.

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Please detail in your cover letter how you meet the job description for the role:

Senior Support Worker Emotional Wellbeing Service job description

Deadline: 18th June 2026, 1pm

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Please contact our recruitment team with any questions: recruitment@rbmind.org