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Mental Health Together Navigator

Salary £28,675 rising to £30,386 after 5 years' service
Location Eureka House, Ashford
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This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

The vacancy

You will be one of the first people that those using Mental Health Together will meet, so you will have a strong commitment to ensuring that this first experience is positive, being a strong communicator as well as showing compassion.

This role is part of the newly established Kent & Medway service, Mental Health Together (MHT) for which Porchlight is one of the strategic partners; this is the transformed multi-agency offer, which brings all the services and agencies that support people with varying mental health needs much closer together. This ensures that people get the right care, without having to navigate service boundaries and without repeatedly telling their story.

As part of one team of professionals from across different organisations that make up Mental Health Together, you will value partnership and collaboration, recognising the different skills and understanding that each person brings to the team.

This role is perfect for individuals with significant experience of working within a community mental health and or wellbeing setting, working with individuals with complex mental health needs to help them achieve their goals. As well as understanding how mental health systems work, you will have good insight into local services and support, and how social factors can affect mental health.

The role requires:

  • Significant experience within a community mental health and wellbeing setting.
  • The ability to listen to, and understand people, with complex mental health needs to find out what is important to them, and then make a plan together that they can achieve.
  • Someone who value working as a team to get the best possible outcomes for people, particularly where things have not always worked in the past.
  • Someone who is passionate about improving people’s experience of mental health services.

Porchlight is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk.  

Working pattern: 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday with some flexibility required.

Location type: On-site 

Contract type: Permanent 

Interview date: 13th to 18th August 2026

Our application form and interview process have been designed to assess your transferable skills rather than direct experience. This helps remove barriers for people who may have the right values, abilities, and potential but may not have formal experience in the role they’re applying for. We actively encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. Please have a look at the application guidance and job description at the bottom of the page to give you the best chance of being shortlisted. 

For further information about the role, or to have an informal chat with the recruiting manager, please contact James Child on 07919 390496 or email jameschild@porchlight.org.uk.

For any further information regarding the application process please contact hr@porchlight.org.uk  

The charity

Porchlight is a charity supporting people who are homeless, vulnerable, and isolated. At Porchlight, we are passionate about helping vulnerable people to reach their full potential. We strive for a fairer society where vulnerable people find stability, the most excluded are included, and where homelessness and poverty are things of the past.

Porchlight is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Porchlight is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk.

The benefits

Generous annual leave entitlements

Generous pension scheme

Occupational sick pay

Occupational maternity and support pay

Employee assistance programme

Cycle to work scheme

Access to mental health first aiders

Sponsorship for professional qualifications

Staff loans

Hybrid and flexible working

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