Support and Development Worker – Carer Support

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of The Carewell Partnership. Health in Mind is a member of the Carewell Partnership together with VOCAL, Milan, LGBT Health and Wellbeing and the Eric Liddell Centre, offering support to carers across Edinburgh.  

The Carer Support and Development Worker role is to develop and deliver a range of carer support groups to support the mental health and wellbeing of carers, including a safe listening space for carers and to support carers to access peer support. This work will be done in collaboration with carers as active and equal partners in the development of courses and groups. 

You will be offering support to people in a one-to-one setting, offering short-term support to unpaid Carers. You will also be offering group support, including peer spaces, listening spaces and delivering self-management courses to support carers mental health and wellbeing. You will have skills in offering support, as well as managing tasks relating to advertising and promoting the service, managing enquiries and waiting lists, risk assessments and reporting. 

Salary: £26,355, fixed pt. 27 

Hours: 36.25 hours per week (full time) 

Location: Edinburgh, with travel and community work across the city required. 

Contract: Open ended 

Closing Date: 28 October 2024 (9am) 

Interview Date: 11 November 2024