Mental Health Outreach Worker Community Enablement Team

Tasks

We are seeking experienced, self-motivated individuals to join our team. The Community Enablement Team provides 1-1 support in the Wakefield district (5 towns) delivering person centred and recovery focused outcomes in line with individual goals and objectives.

You will be supporting individuals in their own home and local communities who have mental health needs. You will manage your own case load with a focus on promoting improved health and wellbeing, reduce isolation, maximise strengths & independence which is sustainable.

We aim to support individuals with multiple and complex mental health needs, reduce the risk of offending, reduce hospital admission to secure wards and homelessness. Promoting better health and wellbeing, increase independence, reduce reliance on services and maximise independence which is sustainable.

As an employee of Touchstone you will benefit from the following:

• 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
• Personal wellbeing budget. Access to counselling and 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
• Learning and personal development opportunities

Closing date:
Sunday 15 February 2026

Interviews:
Wednesday 04 March 2026

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.

Please note that feedback is not provided to applicants who have not been shortlisted. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.