Neighbourhood Lead
| Posting date: | 05 June 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £34,800 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £1000 plus Essential Car User Allowance per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 June 2026 |
| Location: | Hastings, East Sussex |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Southdown |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 0623 |
Summary
Job Role: Neighbourhood Lead (Mental Health Services)
Location: Rother and Hastings
Salary: £34,800 plus £1000 Essential Car User Allowance per annum
Hours: 37 per week
Perks and Benefits:
Health cost cash-back scheme: access to our health insurance scheme which covers dental, optical, physical therapies and other medical treatments with the option to add greater levels of cover.
Retail discount hub: Exclusive discounts, cashback & vouchers from major retail outlets.
Interest-free loans: assistance with larger costs that arise such as tenancy deposits, season travel tickets or buying a car
Group life insurance 2 x salary: Non-contributory life insurance cover for our group pension scheme members
Cycle scheme: Substantial savings on your new bike purchase
Blue Light card: access to discount services for the social care sector with savings across thousands of online shops, restaurants, and high-street vendors
Access to a credit union (Money Co-Op): A not for profit credit union available to help you save, borrow and feel more confident with your money
Free advice and counselling service: confidential emotional support and practical guidance from our independent telephone service.
Access to the Easit Network: discounts and incentives on train, bus and car journeys such as 15% off eligible daily and season rail tickets.
25 days paid holiday plus bank holidays.
What you’ll be doing:
As a Neighbourhood Lead, you’ll play a key role in shaping and leading a welcoming, person-centred environment across our Mental Health Hubs and pop-up sites. You’ll build strong partnerships with UOK, local providers and community organisations, ensuring our offer reflects the needs of residents. You will be an ambassador for Southdown, and its core offer as well as developing / creating a connected, responsive and accessible wellbeing system with partners in the neighbourhood.
You’ll also lead on maintaining a psychologically informed, inclusive space and guide volunteers in delivering high quality support.
Experience:
Experience in co-production, community engagement ‑ or resident participation
Strong relationship management and communication skills
Ability to work collaboratively with external partners and internal teams
Understanding of neurodiversity and inclusive practice
Knowledge of safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion
An understanding of how common mental health problems affect people’s lives and how community wellbeing services can respond to these needs
What you need for the role:
Excellent community development skills, building a shared vision / ownership of community, building collaboration through effective partnerships
Excellent Relational Management skills with the ability to build trust, confidence, integrity and influence.
Be able to be curious and challenge to connect services and identify risk.
Be able to listen and develop client feedback processes
Excellent management skills, be an advocate of the new model of delivery of service, lead volunteers, be a team player.
Have excellent analytical skills
An Enhanced DBS check, paid for by Southdown
A full driving licence is essential along with access to your own vehicle or a vehicle insured for you for business use.
How to apply:
Click Apply Now and complete our simple one‑page application form.
Application closing date: 19 June 2026
Interview Date: 25 and 26 June 2026
Please note: If we receive a high volume of applications, the vacancy may close earlier. We encourage early applications.
Location: Rother and Hastings
Salary: £34,800 plus £1000 Essential Car User Allowance per annum
Hours: 37 per week
Perks and Benefits:
Health cost cash-back scheme: access to our health insurance scheme which covers dental, optical, physical therapies and other medical treatments with the option to add greater levels of cover.
Retail discount hub: Exclusive discounts, cashback & vouchers from major retail outlets.
Interest-free loans: assistance with larger costs that arise such as tenancy deposits, season travel tickets or buying a car
Group life insurance 2 x salary: Non-contributory life insurance cover for our group pension scheme members
Cycle scheme: Substantial savings on your new bike purchase
Blue Light card: access to discount services for the social care sector with savings across thousands of online shops, restaurants, and high-street vendors
Access to a credit union (Money Co-Op): A not for profit credit union available to help you save, borrow and feel more confident with your money
Free advice and counselling service: confidential emotional support and practical guidance from our independent telephone service.
Access to the Easit Network: discounts and incentives on train, bus and car journeys such as 15% off eligible daily and season rail tickets.
25 days paid holiday plus bank holidays.
What you’ll be doing:
As a Neighbourhood Lead, you’ll play a key role in shaping and leading a welcoming, person-centred environment across our Mental Health Hubs and pop-up sites. You’ll build strong partnerships with UOK, local providers and community organisations, ensuring our offer reflects the needs of residents. You will be an ambassador for Southdown, and its core offer as well as developing / creating a connected, responsive and accessible wellbeing system with partners in the neighbourhood.
You’ll also lead on maintaining a psychologically informed, inclusive space and guide volunteers in delivering high quality support.
Experience:
Experience in co-production, community engagement ‑ or resident participation
Strong relationship management and communication skills
Ability to work collaboratively with external partners and internal teams
Understanding of neurodiversity and inclusive practice
Knowledge of safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion
An understanding of how common mental health problems affect people’s lives and how community wellbeing services can respond to these needs
What you need for the role:
Excellent community development skills, building a shared vision / ownership of community, building collaboration through effective partnerships
Excellent Relational Management skills with the ability to build trust, confidence, integrity and influence.
Be able to be curious and challenge to connect services and identify risk.
Be able to listen and develop client feedback processes
Excellent management skills, be an advocate of the new model of delivery of service, lead volunteers, be a team player.
Have excellent analytical skills
An Enhanced DBS check, paid for by Southdown
A full driving licence is essential along with access to your own vehicle or a vehicle insured for you for business use.
How to apply:
Click Apply Now and complete our simple one‑page application form.
Application closing date: 19 June 2026
Interview Date: 25 and 26 June 2026
Please note: If we receive a high volume of applications, the vacancy may close earlier. We encourage early applications.