Job Title: Mental Health Support Assistant
Location: Littlehampton, West Sussex
Job Type: Full-time / Part-time / Flexible shifts available
We are seeking compassionate and reliable Mental Health Support Assistants to join our dedicated team in Littlehampton. You will play a vital role in supporting individuals living with mental health conditions to lead safe, independent, and fulfilling lives.
As a Mental Health Support Assistant, you will provide person-centred care and practical support to service users in supported living or community settings. You’ll work as part of a multidisciplinary team to encourage recovery, independence, and wellbeing.
- Provide day-to-day emotional and practical support to individuals with mental health needs
- Support service users with daily living skills such as cooking, budgeting, and personal care where appropriate
- Encourage engagement in social, educational, and recreational activities
- Maintain accurate records and contribute to care/support plans
- Promote dignity, independence, and recovery-focused approaches
- Work collaboratively with colleagues, families, and healthcare professionals
We are looking for individuals who are:
- Compassionate, patient, and non-judgemental
- Good communicators and active listeners
- Reliable and able to work well both independently and as part of a team
- Flexible to work shifts, including evenings and weekends where required
- A positive attitude towards supporting people with mental health needs
- Willingness to complete relevant training
- Enhanced DBS check (or willingness to undergo one)
- Experience in mental health, social care, or support work
- NVQ/QCF Level 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care (or equivalent)
- Knowledge of recovery-based support approaches
- Full training and ongoing professional development
- Supportive and inclusive working environment
- Opportunities for career progression within health and social care
- Competitive hourly rate (based on experience)
- Flexible working patterns where possible
If you are passionate about supporting people with mental health needs and want to make a real difference in your local community, we would love to hear from you.
Please send your CV and a short covering statement outlining your interest in the role.
- Long-term stable roles available
- Full training and ongoing support
- Weekly pay
- Competitive daily rates (£90–£110)
- Rewarding, life-changing work
- Opportunities across Sussex SEND schools
*Important Notice: To successfully apply for the above
position, you should be eligible to work in the UK or hold a relevant work
visa. Safeguarding, quality and integrity are at the heart of what we do. Pink
Tile is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people
within education. During the application process, you will be required to:
- Provide details for us
to complete reference checks before employment.
- Provide an Enhanced DBS
on the update service or be willing to obtain one (which Pink Tile can
assist with).
Pink Tile Education, their schools and candidates all
share the view of "Best Fit, Every Time" and our role is to ensure
that every candidate we place has a positive impact on the team of their new
employers. Please note the pay is inclusive of the 12.07% PAYE holiday.
We have a policy, as a matter of courtesy, to respond to
all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of
applications, we sometimes cannot reply to individual enquiries. If we have not
contacted you within this specified time, your application may have been
unsuccessful on this specific occasion, but we encourage you to apply for
positions that you may see in the future. Alternatively, please check missed
calls and all your email folders as it may have been that we have tried to
reach you. Thank you.*
