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Location: Edinburgh Head Office

Contract Type: Full Time – Permanent

Closing Date: 21 September 2025

Overview:

To work proactively to provide consistent and effective administrative support to Penumbra colleagues as and when required.

 

Integral to this role is to be a first point of contact for callers and visitors to our Head Office, creating an excellent first impression. 

Location: Flexible - Remote/Hybrid Working Possible

Contract Type: Full Time – Fixed Term

Closing Date: 17 September 2025

Overview:

The post-holder will work within a team to deliver trauma-informed, emotional support to applicants to the financial redress scheme for survivors of historical childhood abuse in care in Scotland.

Location: Edinburgh Services

Contract Type: Part Time – Fixed Term

Closing Date: 05 October 2025

Overview:

As a Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner (Peer), you’ll make a difference to people’s lives every day. Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioners work in small collaborative teams to provide people with recovery focused support to enhance their mental wellbeing.

Location: Hope Point

Contract Type: Part Time – Fixed Term

Closing Date: 21 September 2025

Overview:

As a Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner (Peer), you will support people who have experienced trauma and emotional distress following death by suicide of someone close to them. A timely, compassionate response will be central to the support in order to come alongside those bereaved, and provide emotional and practical support to help them navigate this difficult journey.

Location: Edinburgh Services

Contract Type: Full Time – Permanent

Closing Date: 26 September 2025

Overview:

As a Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner (Peer), you’ll make a difference to people’s lives every day. This role has been developed specifically for people who have lived experience of mental health problems. Through sharing learning from their own experience, peer workers will inspire hope and belief that recovery is possible. Within a relationship of mutuality and information sharing, Practitioners will promote self-management and opportunities for improved health and wellbeing. 

Location: South

Contract Type: Full Time – Permanent

Closing Date: 15 September 2025

Overview:

As a Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner, you will assist people who use the service to establish and maintain a meaningful and fulfilling life in the community.  Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioners play a central role in the planning and provision of quality, recovery focused support to people who use the service.

Location: Edinburgh Area

Contract Type: Full Time – Permanent

Closing Date: 08 October 2025

Overview:

As a Mental Health & Wellbeing Worker, you’ll make a difference to people’s lives every day. Mental Health & Wellbeing Workers work in small collaborative teams to provide people with recovery focused support to enhance their mental wellbeing. In line with Penumbra’s values, Mental Health & Wellbeing Workers assist people with various mental health conditions to work towards their individual outcomes and identified goals, as detailed in their personal plan.

Location: Edinburgh Crisis Centre

Contract Type: Full Time – Fixed Term

Closing Date: 26 September 2025

Overview:

Mental Health & Wellbeing Workers work in small collaborative teams to provide people with recovery focused support to enhance their mental wellbeing. In line with Penumbra’s values, Mental Health & Wellbeing Workers assist people who use the service to work towards their individual outcomes and identified goals, as detailed in their personal plan.

Location: Aberdeen Services - Papermill Gardens Supported Living Service

Contract Type: Full Time – Fixed Term

Closing Date: 21 September 2025

Overview:

As a Mental Health & Wellbeing Worker, you’ll make a difference to people’s lives every day. Mental Health & Wellbeing Workers work in small collaborative teams to provide people with recovery focused support to enhance their mental wellbeing. In line with Penumbra’s values, Mental Health & Wellbeing Workers assist people who use the service to work towards their individual outcomes and identified goals, as detailed in their personal plan.

Location: Aberdeen Services - Papermill Gardens Supported Living Service

Contract Type: Full Time – Permanent

Closing Date: 21 September 2025

Overview:

As a Mental Health & Wellbeing Worker, you’ll make a difference to people’s lives every day. Mental Health & Wellbeing Workers work in small collaborative teams to provide people with recovery focused support to enhance their mental wellbeing. In line with Penumbra’s values, Mental Health & Wellbeing Workers assist people who use the service to work towards their individual outcomes and identified goals, as detailed in their personal plan.

Location: Midlothian Services

Contract Type: Full Time – Permanent

Closing Date: 30 September 2025

Overview:

As a Mental Health & Wellbeing Worker, you’ll make a difference to people’s lives every day. Mental Health & Wellbeing Workers work in small collaborative teams to provide people with recovery focused support to enhance their mental wellbeing. In line with Penumbra’s values, Mental Health & Wellbeing Workers assist people who use the service to work towards their individual outcomes and identified goals, as detailed in their personal plan.

Location: South

Contract Type: Part Time – Permanent

Closing Date: 30 September 2025

Overview:

To assist the Operations Manager in the day-to-day delivery of services within your area. This will include supporting and at times taking operational leadership and direction to frontline staff whilst ensuring the compliant and safe delivery of high-quality services. Working in partnership with the management team you will help build a culture that aligns with our values whilst demonstrating a positive leadership approach. As part of the management team, you will support the implementation of the delivery plan for your allocated services and the delivery of the overarching organisational strategy. Integral to this is the development of person-centred and recovery-focused services that support people to achieve their personal outcomes and live a satisfying, hopeful and contributing life.

Location: MacKenzie Building

Contract Type: Full Time – Permanent

Closing Date: 21 September 2025

Overview:

To assist the Operations Manager in the day-to-day delivery of services within your area. This will include supporting and at times taking operational leadership and direction to frontline staff whilst ensuring the compliant and safe delivery of high-quality services. Working in partnership with the management team you will help build a culture that aligns with our values whilst demonstrating a positive leadership approach. As part of the management team, you will support the implementation of the delivery plan for your allocated services and the delivery of the overarching organisational strategy. Integral to this is the development of person-centred and recovery-focused services that support people to achieve their personal outcomes and live a satisfying, hopeful and contributing life.