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Administrative & Volunteer Support Assistant
West Sussex Mind
- Salary: £14,742 per annum
- Hours: Part Time - 22.5 hours per week (days to be agreed on appointment)
- Location: Flexibility between our Littlehampton, Worthing and Southwick bases and hybrid working options available
Closing date: 14th April 2026 (9am)
For more information and details on how to apply (or if you just want to chat to someone about the post) please see the full details on:
Peer Youth Mental Health Worker
West Sussex Mind
- Salary: £21,247.20 per annum (FTE £26,559)
- Hours: Part Time - 30 hours per week
- Location: Littlehampton or Worthing main base with some travel to other West Sussex Mind buildings and areas including the Manhood Peninsula
Closing date: 15th April 2026 (9am)
For more information and details on how to apply (or if you just want to chat to someone about the post) please see the full details on:
Take Home & Settle Coordinator
Age UK: West Sussex, Brighton & Hove
- Salary: £12,982 per annum (based £26,204 FTE, with enhanced weekend rate of £14.54)
- Hours: 18 hours per week - includes one weekend in every 4 weeks
- Location: Princess Royal, Haywards Heath, or East Surrey Hospital, Redhill
Closing date: 17th April 2026
For more information, job description, person specification and details on how to apply (or if you just want to chat to someone about the post) please see the full details on:
Resettled Refugee Mental Health Support Worker
West Sussex Mind
- Salary: £29,406 per annum
- Hours: Full Time - 37.5 hours per week
- Fixed term contract - 2 year contract from time of appointment
- Location: Based within our Chichester team, although the role covers West Sussex and travel is required
Closing date: 20th April 2026 (9am)
For more information and details on how to apply (or if you just want to chat to someone about the post) please see the full details on:
Parental Mental Health Worker
West Sussex Mind
- Salary: £14,506.96 per annum
- Hours: Part Time - 18.5 hours per week
- Fixed term contract to end of June 2028
- Location: Worthing base with the expectation for some travel across Arun, Worthing and Adur
Closing date: 23rd April 2026 (9am)
For more information and details on how to apply (or if you just want to chat to someone about the post) please see the full details on:
Substance Use Social Worker
Turning Tides
- Salary: £17,341 (£34,862 FTE)
- Hours: 18.75 hours per week - flexible working arrangement
- Location: Worthing
Closing date: 23rd April 2026
For more information, job description, person specification and details on how to apply (or if you just want to chat to someone about the post) please see the full details on:
Mental Health Recovery Workers
West Sussex Mind
- Salary: £29,991 per annum (full time salary)
- Hours: Between 22.5 to 37.5 hours - dependent on role/location
- Five jobs: 1x fixed term maternity cover contract, the rest are permanent roles
- Location: Littlehampton, Southwick, Worthing or Chichester - dependent on role
Closing date: 27th April 2026 (9am)
For more information and details on how to apply (or if you just want to chat to someone about the post) please see the full details on:
Fundraising Officer
Turning Tides
- Salary: £29,392 per annum
- Hours: 37.5 hours per week (this role has considerable expectation of working at weekends and in the early mornings and evenings)
- Location: Worthing
Closing date: 30th April 2026 (the vacancy will close earlier if a suitable candidate is found earlier)
For more information, job description, person specification and details on how to apply (or if you just want to chat to someone about the post) please see the full details on:
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County Council jobs and teaching vacancies
Use the links below to view job opportunities within neighbouring county councils and unitary authorities, including teaching, social services and caring services:
- West Sussex County Council website - job section
- East Sussex County Council website - jobs section (including teaching jobs)
- Brighton & Hove City Council's website - jobs section (teaching jobs are listed under 'schools' in their job search)
Job vacancies at other neighbouring local councils
Job vacancies may be available in our neighbouring local authorities:
- To the north of Adur & Worthing:
Horsham Council's jobs webpage - To the north-east of Adur & Worthing:
Mid-Sussex District Council's jobs webpage - To the west of Adur & Worthing:
Arun District Council's jobs webpage
- Other councils in West Sussex:
- Other councils in East Sussex:
Map showing councils across East and West Sussex:
(go back to County Council jobs and teaching vacancies)
Job vacancies at local universities and colleges
Local universities:
- University of Sussex (based at Falmer, Brighton)
- University of Sussex - Institute of Development Studies (IDS)
- University of Brighton
- Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) - Universities of Sussex & Brighton
- University of Chichester
Local colleges:
- Lancing College - vacancies
- Greater Brighton Metropolitan College, Worthing (was Northbrook College)
- Worthing College
- Plumpton College
- Chichester College
Interested in volunteering?
We're looking to recruit local residents as volunteer community facilitators to help us create a shared vision and set of priorities for our neighbourhoods in Adur and Worthing. Could that be you?
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