Drop-In Support Worker
Location: The Nest’s hub in Peckham and other sites across London as needed
Contract: Sessional until December 2025
Salary: £28,000 (FTE)
Hours: Sessional
Are you passionate about young people and keen to play a pivotal role in our open access service leading on early intervention and prevention to improve the mental wellbeing of children and young people across the London Borough of Southwark?
The Nest is Groundwork London’s mental wellbeing support service for young people aged 0 – 25 and living in the London Borough of Southwark. Since launching as a remote service in May of 2020, The Nest has gone from strength to strength, expanding its core offer of therapeutic support to incorporate a holistic approach to wellbeing. To support the ever-expanding service, we are looking to recruit a sessional worker who can commit to working at least two Saturdays a month. Together with the drop-in team, they will be the first friendly faces to greet service users when they walk through the door and work to immediately put them at ease. You will be responsible for creating a safe space where young people feel able to share what’s on their mind in a comfortable, relaxed, non-judgemental atmosphere.
Please contact us if you are:
- Committed to working to improve young people’s mental health and life-skills
- Passionate about offering mental health and wellbeing support/interventions to young people accessing our drop-in service
- Knowledgeable and understanding of the barriers young people can face when accessing mental health support and employment/education opportunities
- Able to commit to regular fortnightly or weekly Saturday shifts
About Us
Groundwork London works with communities across the capital to transform their lives and the places where they live. We have been at the forefront of social and environmental regeneration in London for over 25 years, and today we have a simple mission: to create better places, improve people’s prospects, and promote greener living and working.
We are passionate about creating a future where every neighbourhood is vibrant and green, every community is strong and able to shape its own destiny, and no one is held back by their background or circumstances.
Apply now!
Download the Job Description, Person Specification and Groundwork London Prospectus below; and complete the application form provided.
Job description and person specification
To apply for this role, please complete the attached application form quoting reference ‘1251/DW’ to londonjobs@groundwork.org.uk
Closing date for applications: 28th April 2025
Interview date: w/c 5th May 2025
For further information and to discuss the role, please contact Barbara Ballabio at barbara.ballabio@groundwork.org.uk
Groundwork London is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of the community.
