About the Role
Make a Real Impact – One Night at a Time
Are you someone who finds purpose in supporting others through life’s challenges? Do you thrive in environments where your presence truly matters?
Join Venture People’s Onward Service, a specialist community-based support service for individuals with complex mental health needs and neurodiversity. We’re looking for a compassionate and resilient Mental Health Support Worker to provide 1-to-1 support during waking night shifts
Job Opportunity
Location: Pevensey
Hours: Waking Night Shifts
Sponsorship: Not Available
Driving Licence: Manual Required
This is a male-only service, covered under the Equality Act 2010, Part 7 Paragraph 26.
Why You’ll Love This Role
- Be part of a team that believes in therapeutic optimism and person-centred care
- Support a client with high-level, complex needs in a meaningful, respectful way
- Help promote independence, social inclusion, and recovery
- No personal care involved – just impactful, focused support
What You’ll Be Doing
- Supporting daily routines and planning (meals, appointments, activities)
- Managing risks and vulnerabilities with professionalism
- Driving the client to evening activities using their vehicle
- Working independently while staying connected to a supportive team
Essential Skills
What We’re Looking For
Essential:
- Manual driving licence
- Resilience and patience
- Excellent communication skills
- Flexibility and initiative
Desirable:
- Experience in community-based mental health support
About Company
Venture-People is an award-winning organisation, formed from our shared ambition to provide high-quality and psychologically informed support.
We provide bespoke, community-based support to individuals with complex needs; including a mental health diagnosis, neurodiversity, or those who may have endured trauma.
The people we support may have spent an extended period in hospital or another setting, therefore we utilise a person-centred approach; empowering individuals to become as independent as possible within their own homes
DE&I
Venture People aims to create and encourage an environment that is committed to promoting equality, diversity, working inclusively and valuing the differences that individuals can bring to the workplace. We uphold these principles in our organisational values and behaviours towards each other, the people we support and our partners. We welcome applications irrespective of age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexuality, or other personal circumstances.
Venture-People comply with Equal Opportunities and Diversity Legislation and accepted Codes of Best Practice.
Benefits
- You will receive full induction training and continued professional development
- Excellent support from experienced management and the wider clinical leadership team
- Access to our EAP program offering telephone support, full counselling services and discounts on a range of shops and services
- A wellbeing day in addition to annual leave, to use however you wish
- 28 days annual leave, increasing with length of service up to 5 additional days
- Staff recognition and rewards.
- Monthly workshops with our Clinical Team as well as access to our library of previous sessions
