Parental Mental Health Worker

Salary: £14,506.96 per annum (FTE £29,406 *pay award pending for April 26 onwards)

Hours: Part Time - 18.5 hours per week

Contract: Fixed term contract to end of June 2028

Location: Worthing base with the expectation for some travel across Arun, Worthing and Adur

Holiday Entitlement: 25 days per year rising to 27 days after 2 years (pro-rata)

West Sussex Mind Values:  Excellence, Equitable, Open, Together, Curious, Unstoppable 

National Mind Excellence Awards 2025: Winner for Equality & Diversity; Highly Commended for Effective Services

Overview:

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Families in Mind team, supporting the mental health and wellbeing of parents and carers of young children focused on the Worthing area.

This is a rewarding community-based role where you will work directly with families, helping them build resilience, improve wellbeing, and access the support they need.

We are looking for a passionate and motivated individual with experience in mental health and family support. You may come from a background such as counselling, teaching, social work or early years, or have gained relevant experience through other professional or lived pathways.

Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with community groups and services supporting families
• Plan and deliver engaging face-to-face and virtual group sessions and courses
• Provide time-limited, recovery-focused 1:1 support (in person, by phone, or video) to develop strategies to manage challenges with accessing group support
• Work collaboratively with multi-agency partners to provide holistic support
• Use digital tools and systems to record, monitor and share information effectively

About You

We are looking for someone who is:

• A confident communicator with strong facilitation and group work skills
• Compassionate, reliable, and committed to supporting families
• Able to work independently while also collaborating effectively with others
• Motivated to learn, develop, and reflect on their practice

Working Pattern

• Groups and meetings are currently held Tuesday to Thursday
• The role is primarily delivered during school hours
• We offer flexibility in working patterns, including occasional weekend work to support community events

Please see the Job Description & Person Specification for further detail.

How to apply:

Please find below an application form, guidance notes and job description.

If you would like to have an informal discussion prior to applying or have any questions after reading the documents, please contact Debbie McConnell on debbie.mcconnell@westsussexmind.org to arrange this.

Closing date: 9am on Thursday 23rd April 2026

Interview date: Thursday 30th April 2026 at our Worthing office (The Gateway 8-10 Durrington Lane, Worthing, BN13 2QG)

If you are unable to make the interview date for any reason, please indicate this on your application form.    

Please email completed applications to people_team@westsussexmind.org   

Please note we are unable to provide sponsorship for this post, you must therefore be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.

This post is subject to a Enhanced DBS check.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time once we receive sufficient applications and encourage all interested applicants to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

No agencies or CVs.

West Sussex Mind is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. Here is a link to our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion statement - West Sussex Mind | Equality, diversity and inclusion statement