Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner- Angus Justice Wellbeing Service
Location: Angus
Salary: £24,784 - £25,944 per annum (£12.71 - £13.30 p/h equivalent)
37.5 Hours p/w – Permanent
If you are looking for a rewarding career and to work within an epic team that will help you grow and thrive, then you have come to the right place. Working within our Justice Wellbeing Service in Angus you can start your day knowing what you do really does make a difference!
This is your opportunity to join us in an exciting post which will cover the whole of Angus and is a collaboration between Penumbra and Community Justice Services. Focus will be on working towards improved mental health and wellbeing, and assisting the people that we work with to lead a meaningful and fulfilling life in the community.
The Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner will provide support to people who have encounters with the Justice System, working in partnership with people who have complex and co-existing needs relating to mental health and wellbeing (including poverty, domestic abuse, care experience, homelessness and complex social barriers) who wish to progress in recovery. This post will work closely with Community Justice and a range of partnership services and the wider Penumbra Services based in Angus.
Demonstrating a commitment to values-based practice and as part of a wider locality team, you will support the successful implementation and delivery of a high-quality service that makes a positive difference to people.
As a mental health charity, we really value the wellbeing of our staff. That’s why we want you to know that you’ll be joining a friendly team, who will give you a supportive environment to help you thrive in your role, including all the training you need to feel confident and equipped.
We can offer you a tonne of employee benefits, and we can promise you’ll be inspired by some pretty amazing humans every single day. We will support you on your own career path; developing new skills, accessing formal and informal learning experiences and providing opportunities to put your continual progress into practice.
For more information, including full job description and application/interview guidance, please download our recruitment pack.
We cannot consider CV’s – all applications should go through the application process on our website. Only applications completed through our website will be considered. If you are unable to complete an online application, please contact us at recruitment@penumbra.org.uk and we can arrange for a paper copy to be sent out to you.
Please note that unfortunately we cannot offer visa sponsorship. We can only accept applications from applicants who currently have the legal right to work in the UK, or applicants who have already have an application in progress to obtain the legal right to work in the UK.
Updates and responses to applications will come from our recruitment system. These emails may go into your spam inbox so please check frequently for any updates on your application. To avoid this happening please add “Penumbra Careers” – recruitment@penumbra.org.uk to your contact list. You can also check the status of your application by logging into the careers portal. If you have not had any update on your application, please contact us at recruitment@penumbra.org.uk.
Penumbra is committed to supporting candidates with disabilities, neurodiverse candidates, and candidates with mental health conditions throughout the recruitment process. We will make any reasonable adjustments required to ensure a fair and inclusive process for all. If you think you require reasonable adjustments, please don’t hesitate to contact us at recruitment@penumbra.org.uk.


