Mental Health Support Worker (Part time)
Portsmouth City of Sanctuary (PCoS) is an award-winning grassroots humanitarian charity supporting asylum seekers, refugees and displaced people in Portsmouth and the surrounding areas.
PCoS provides our essential service delivery to 1500+ refugees, asylum seekers, displaced people and dependents, annually. We receive referrals from across the Portsmouth area and help support sanctuary seekers within our Refugee Hub and other community locations.
We are recruiting a part-time Mental Health Support Worker to join our busy service. This role supports the charity’s delivery of the supporting clients suffering mental health trauma, made possible by South East Strategic Partnership for Migration (SESPM).
We are seeking someone who can project manage the PCoS Asylum Therapeutic Support (PATS) project. The post holder will make referrals to Mental Health Clinical Pathways and confidently liaise with services and stakeholders providing rehabilitation activities. The post holder will use a PCoS Mental Health Toolkit and process and have responsibility for keeping to budget, in addition to tracking and reporting project outcomes to the funder on a regular basis.
PCoS aims to build a culture of welcome, inclusion and support for anyone seeking sanctuary. We are committed to championing the welfare of vulnerable adults and children.
Make a real difference to people’s lives by joining our enthusiastic and dedicated PCoS team. We are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in all our practices including recruitment. If you have specific accessibility requirements to support you in applying or attending an interview, please let us know. We encourage applications from candidates who may be underrepresented, including people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities, and the LGBTQI+ community.
PCoS particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of seeking asylum, refugee status or migration.
This post requires a DBS check and references.
| Salary | £7,766.00 per annum |
| Hours of work | 10.5 hours per week |
| Benefits | Annual leave of 28 days per annum inclusive of bank holidays (pro rata). |
| Contract | Fixed term 12-month contract months (subject to passing a six-month probationary period). |
| Location | This role is primarily office and community based due to the nature of client-facing casework. The postholder will be expected to work from the PCoS Refugee Hub (Monday 10am– 1pm) and Host office (Tuesday am) with remaining hours worked flexibly. The post holder may need to attend appointments, outreach locations, and partner services (PO1 and PO5). |
If you’d like to apply, please email a CV and cover letter to malcolm@portsmouth.cityofsanctuary.org.uk, Subject: Job application – Mental Health Support Worker – FAO the Board of Trustees.
Closing date for applications: 30 April 2026
Interviews: Tuesday 5 May 2026
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