Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner (Hub Based)

LLOYD'S REGISTER INTERNATIONAL; Stranraer; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development funding

37 days holiday

35-hour working week

Flexible blended working

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work

Blue Light discount card

Job summary

Lloyd's Register International is seeking a Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner (Hub Based) in Stranraer. You will work across 1:1 and group settings to promote mental health and wellbeing, helping clients identify goals and create practical plans.

Role requires experience in person-centred, trauma-informed care with good workload management, and the ability to work weekday hours with occasional evening or weekend shifts. Training and flexible working are supported.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering group activities and one-to-one support.
• Approach based on person-centred, trauma-informed care.
• Desirable SVQ Level 2 and SSSC registration, or willingness to work towards them.
• Flexibility to work across weekdays 9am–5pm, with occasional evenings/weekends.

Responsibilities

• Provide 1:1 support and group activities to service users.
• Engage with the community and support goal setting for wellbeing.
• Help individuals develop personal plans and practical coping strategies.

Skills

Group activities experience

One-to-one support

Trauma-informed approach

Person-centred

Education

SVQ Level 2 in Social Services and Healthcare (Adults)

Job description

Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner (Hub Based), Stranraer

Post: Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner (Hub Based)Location: Stranraer

Salary:£24,521.15 pro rataHours:24.5 hours per weekContract:PermanentClosing date: Midday, 18th September 2026

We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

If you consider yourself to have a disability, please complete the relevant section within the application pack to inform us of any arrangements that we may make to the interview process.

We reserve the right to close this advert earlier or later than stated, so please don’t delay your application to avoid any disappointment.

Our Dumfries and Galloway resource centres are based in Dumfries, Annan, Castle Douglas, Newton Stewart and Stranraer. We arelooking for a

Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner to join our community-based services in Stranraer (hub-based).

About the role

As a Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner, you’ll work directly with people through a mix of 1:1 support, group activities and community engagement, helping individuals identify achievable goals, develop personal plans and build practical strategies to support their mental health and wellbeing.

About you

You’ll have experience supporting people through group activities and one-to-one support, building positive relationships and working in a person-centred, trauma-informed way. You’ll be confident managing your own workload, working collaboratively as part of a team and making safe, informed decisions. An SVQ Level 2 in Social Services and Healthcare (Adults) and SSSC registration are desirable, or you’ll be willing to work towards them.

We are committed to exploring flexible working opportunities which benefit the individual and the charity and are a “Happy to Talk Flexible” employer. The role is typically worked acrossweekdays between 9am and 5pm, with occasional evening or weekend working depending on service needs.

If you are passionate about enabling Change Mental Health to deliver a valuable service to the Scottish community and feel your profile matches this role’s criteria, then we want to hear from you!

Benefits

• Professional development including funded opportunities.
• A generous 37 days’ holiday.
• A 35-hour working week, enhanced sick pay & season ticket loan.
• A great work life balance with flexible and blended working environment.
• 24/7 access to an award-winning Employee Assistance Programme providing free legal, financial and medical advice as well as support with life’s challenges.
• Enhanced sick pay and leave entitlements
• Paid Mental Wellbeing Days
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Blue Light discount card