Brighton & Hove Vocational Service

Southdown's Brighton & Hove Vocational Service provides an individually tailored programme working in partnership with the Recovery Teams across Brighton and Hove, to support each person’s recovery journey. It is a free service open to adults using the Recovery Mental Health Teams offering support into employment, education and volunteering.

The service is provided by Southdown Supported Employment in association with the Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and aims to support 150 people per year.

Eligibility

A free service open to adults aged 16 plus, living in Brighton and Hove, who are using the Recovery Mental Health Service and are motivated about exploring their work and /or learning goals.

What does the Vocational Service Offer?

One-to-one support to gain and retain:

• Paid work, part or full time, in real work settings

• Voluntary work

• Education, qualifications and non-accredited courses

We will do this by:

• Exploring your interests, skills, strengths, experiences and goals

• Enabling you to create a journey to work plan

• Providing support through the whole process, from identifying to achieving your goals

• On-going support to empower you to stay in work or education

 Here are some of the practical activities we can offer:

• Support with your job search

• Create or update your CV and write effective applications

• Successful interview techniques

• How and when to disclose mental health to an employer

• Support when starting a job or course

• Access to a better off calculation to see how earnings may affect your benefits entitlement

• Access to the Vocational Fund
  

Where we are based:

East Recovery
East Brighton Community
Mental Health Centre
Brighton General Hospital
Elm Grove
Brighton
BN2 3EW                                             click here to see map directions

Central Recovery
79 Buckingham Road
Brighton
BN1 3RJ                                               click here to see map directions

West Recovery
Mill View Hospital
Nevill Avenue
Hove
BN3 7HZ                                              click here to see map directions

Contact Us:

To contact us please speak to your Care Co-ordinator and ask for a referral to the service:

East Brighton & Hove 01273 621984

Central Brighton & Hove 01273 749500

West Brighton & Hove 01273 242043