Mental Health Outreach Worker - Wakefield Community Enablement Team
| Posting date: | 23 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £30,864.59 per year, pro rata |
| Additional salary information: | Touchstone Pay Structure (2024) Scale Points 18-22 starting at £30,864.59 pa |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 February 2026 |
| Location: | Wakefield, West Yorkshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Touchstone |
| Job type: | Temporary |
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Summary
37 hours per week
This role is fixed term up to 31 March 2027, with the possibility of an extension.
Touchstone is a multi-award-winning mental health and wellbeing charity operating in communities across Yorkshire. Touchstone understands that we can only deliver excellence to the people we serve if the people we recruit are happy, empowered, supported to reach their potential and trusted to lead.
We are seeking experienced, self-motivated individuals to join our team. The Community Enablement Team provides 1-1 support in the Wakefield district (5 towns) delivering person centred and recovery focused outcomes in line with individual goals and objectives .
You will be supporting individuals in their own home and local communities who have mental health needs. You will manage your own case load with a focus on promoting improved health and wellbeing, reduce isolation, maximise strengths & independence which is sustainable.
Information session: Wednesday 11 February 2026, at 12:00pm, via Microsoft Teams
To attend please email recruitment@touchstonesupport.org.uk
Closing date: Sunday 15 February 2026
Interviews: Wednesday 04 March 2026
Contact Details: Jill Gaffrey at jillg@touchstonesupport.org.uk
As an employee of Touchstone you will benefit from the following:
• Working for a diverse and inclusive organisation e.g. 36% *BME staff, 25% *LGBTQ+ staff, 16% *staff with a disability. Staff and peer support networks (*as above and many more)
• 28 days annual leave (rising to 31 after 2 years) + 8 bank holidays (pro-rata)
• Flexible working opportunities
• Personal wellbeing budget. Access to counselling and 24/7 confidential staff helpline.
• Health and wellbeing activities and fun staff team away days
• Inclusive maternity and parental policies and pay
• Additional day of leave as a celebration day or health and wellbeing
• Learning and personal development opportunities
Touchstone is an equal opportunities organisation, an equal rights employer and applications are welcome from all sections of the community, particularly, BME and LGB and Trans communities and/or people with disabilities who are under-represented within Touchstone. All applicants who disclose a disability and meet the essential criteria will be interviewed. Additional information can be obtained from our equal opportunities policy. Please note that we do not hold a sponsor licence and we do not intend to offer sponsorship for this particular role. You should therefore ensure that you have/will have the right to work in the UK to be able to undertake this role, if appointed, you will be required to provide relevant right to work documents at the point of an offer being made to you. Applications can be obtained by visiting www.touchstonesupport.org.uk or by e-mailing recruitment@touchstonesupport.org.uk. Please note that feedback is not provided to applicants who have not been shortlisted. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
This role is fixed term up to 31 March 2027, with the possibility of an extension.
Touchstone is a multi-award-winning mental health and wellbeing charity operating in communities across Yorkshire. Touchstone understands that we can only deliver excellence to the people we serve if the people we recruit are happy, empowered, supported to reach their potential and trusted to lead.
We are seeking experienced, self-motivated individuals to join our team. The Community Enablement Team provides 1-1 support in the Wakefield district (5 towns) delivering person centred and recovery focused outcomes in line with individual goals and objectives .
You will be supporting individuals in their own home and local communities who have mental health needs. You will manage your own case load with a focus on promoting improved health and wellbeing, reduce isolation, maximise strengths & independence which is sustainable.
Information session: Wednesday 11 February 2026, at 12:00pm, via Microsoft Teams
To attend please email recruitment@touchstonesupport.org.uk
Closing date: Sunday 15 February 2026
Interviews: Wednesday 04 March 2026
Contact Details: Jill Gaffrey at jillg@touchstonesupport.org.uk
As an employee of Touchstone you will benefit from the following:
• Working for a diverse and inclusive organisation e.g. 36% *BME staff, 25% *LGBTQ+ staff, 16% *staff with a disability. Staff and peer support networks (*as above and many more)
• 28 days annual leave (rising to 31 after 2 years) + 8 bank holidays (pro-rata)
• Flexible working opportunities
• Personal wellbeing budget. Access to counselling and 24/7 confidential staff helpline.
• Health and wellbeing activities and fun staff team away days
• Inclusive maternity and parental policies and pay
• Additional day of leave as a celebration day or health and wellbeing
• Learning and personal development opportunities
Touchstone is an equal opportunities organisation, an equal rights employer and applications are welcome from all sections of the community, particularly, BME and LGB and Trans communities and/or people with disabilities who are under-represented within Touchstone. All applicants who disclose a disability and meet the essential criteria will be interviewed. Additional information can be obtained from our equal opportunities policy. Please note that we do not hold a sponsor licence and we do not intend to offer sponsorship for this particular role. You should therefore ensure that you have/will have the right to work in the UK to be able to undertake this role, if appointed, you will be required to provide relevant right to work documents at the point of an offer being made to you. Applications can be obtained by visiting www.touchstonesupport.org.uk or by e-mailing recruitment@touchstonesupport.org.uk. Please note that feedback is not provided to applicants who have not been shortlisted. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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