Who we are?
We are currently recruiting for an Community Outreach Bank Worker, committed to providing a high standard of support to all who access our charities services.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an organisation that has been championing people and their mental health across the local community since 2012.
For many people across the Somerset area, we have provided a vital lifeline by encouraging mental health recovery and well-being through our workshops and
activities.
We pride ourselves on our values led and collaborative working culture, where everyone’s contributions make a real difference to the lives of our clients.
We are looking for someone who is compassionate and passionate about building fair, safe and inclusive opportunities for our local community. If this sounds like you, and you are ready to help shape a world where people are free to be themselves and feel proud of who they are, then we would love to hear from you.
What will you do and what we are looking for?
The Community Outreach Bank Support Worker will deliver support to meet the needs of individual clients within the local community, in line with their support plan and
consistent with the policies, ethos and objectives of Heads Up Somerset.
What we offer?
Location of work: Wells and Mendip area
Salary: £13.12 per hour
Working hours: 15 hours a week to be worked by one bank worker or shared with
several bank workers.
To apply to our available positions, you will need to complete an application form and an equality, diversity and inclusion monitoring form. Please contact Stephanie at
stephanie@headsupsomerset.org.uk to request an application form.
If you are invited to an interview, you will be requested to complete a declaration of criminal background and to bring a photo ID. Our interviews give a chance to explore your application in more detail, particularly about your experience, transferrable skills, motivation and alignment with the organisation’s goals and values.
If you think that you have what it takes to fulfil this role but aren’t sure you meet every point on the person specifications, please still get in touch. We would love to have a chat and see if you could help us to achieve great things for Heads Up Somerset.
Closing Date: 30/06/2026
Please note that should we receive enough high-quality candidates to invite to interview, it’s likely we may close for applications early.
Heads Up Somerset is committed to follow safer recruitment guidelines and all candidates will have to demonstrate full employment history, give 2 good
references and be DBS checked. In line with the requirements of the Asylum & Immigration Act 1996, all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the
UK. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from candidates as part of the recruitment process.