Community Support Team – Support Worker Touchstone

Doing Good Leeds Partnership; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Bank holidays

Flexible working

Health and wellbeing support

Wellbeing budget

Staff training

24/7 staff helpline

Away days

Job summary

Touchstone invites applications for the Community Support Team Support Worker role in Leeds. The fixed-term post (until 30 June 2028) offers 37 hours per week, with consideration for extension based on service need. Salary starts at £31,173.24 per annum, with TPS 2024 points 18–22.

The CST provides intensive mental health support, working with service users who have complex needs. Applicants should have relevant mental health experience; NVQ3 in Health and Social Care or above is desirable.

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health work in residential, day care, nursing or community settings.
• NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care or above is desirable.

Skills

Mental health experience

Education

NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care or above

Job description

Community Support Team Support Worker

TPS (2024) points* 18-22, starting at £31,173.24 pa

37 hours per week

Fixed term until 30th June 2028 with possibility for 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.

The Community Support Team (CST) is an intensive mental health support service using an assertive outreach approach to work with service users who have complex mental health needs. The Community Support Team (CST) works closely with Community Mental Health Teams throughout Leeds.

Applicants are required to have experience of mental health work, in a residential, day care, nursing or community setting. A relevant qualification is desirable e.g. NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care or above.

CST is a close and supportive team; peer support, group clinical supervision and a buddy will all be provided to help new recruits settle in, and as an ongoing support for your wellbeing.

Information session via TEAMS Wednesday 4th November 2026 at 12pm

CLOSING DATE: Sunday 8th November 2026

Interviews will be held on: Wednesday 18th November 2026

For queries regarding this vacancy, please email: [e-mail]

Benefits

• 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
• Access to HealthHero - Employee Assistance Scheme and Virtual GP service for staff
• Personal wellbeing and training budget.
• Access to 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

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.