Social Interest Group

Employing around 500 colleagues, with over 40 different services around the UK, we deliver mental health services, complex care and support with issues like substance use. We offer community and residential services, some of them are bedded services.

We work collaboratively with hospitals, carers and councils.

We provide thousands of people with support and care in temporary supported accommodation, drop-in centres, prisons, community floating support, criminal justice settings and hospitals awaiting discharge.

Our locations include bases in London, Kent, Sussex (Brighton), Luton, Bedford, Nottinghamshire and Liverpool.

Services provided
Mental health
Substance use
Women services
Criminal justice
Homelessness and complex needs
Personality disorder pathways

Social Interest Group supported living jobs and pay

These rates are based on pay details in advertisements on Nurses.co.uk in 2024. They are presented to present an illustration of Social Interest Group pay and salaries. Please refer to Social Interest Group's job advertisements on this site for specific details.

We have support worker jobs for roles such as recovery workers, mental health recovery, frontline care and support in London and other areas in the south and south east.

We also employ nurses, occupational therapists, psychologists and other qualified healthcare professionals and clinicians.

Social Interest Group support worker jobs & pay

Support worker pay guide
A support worker (mentor) job for Social Interest Group in London in June 2024 will be paid £13.15 per hour.

A support worker (mentor) job for Social Interest Group in London in June 2024 will be paid £25,600 per year for a 37.5 hour week.

A support worker (recovery worker) job for Social Interest Group in Ealing, London in June 2024 will be paid £25,600 per year for a 37.5 hour week.

A night support worker (mentor) job for Social Interest Group in Kensington and Chelsea, London in June 2024 will be paid £25,600 per year for a 37.5 hour week.

A floating support coordinator job for Social Interest Group in Luton in August 2024 will be paid £23,400 per year.

Support worker job summary
For our support worker jobs we are happy to take on people who may not have direct working experience of the role. We do look for applicants to have had either work or lived experience of helping people with complex needs.

Jobs available include ‘Support Mentors’. These provide an opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of those in need. Support Mentors deliver intensive, trauma informed support and interventions to enable people to stay safe and make and sustain positive changes. You’ll be supporting people with complex needs and will be working in partnership with the local authority and street outreach teams.

‘Recovery Workers’ rehabilitate and reintegrate our Residents and Participants back into the community. You’ll be providing pathways, support, and appropriate interventions that will enable successful resettlements. Recovery Workers work closely with mental health services, other partner agencies and carers to improve living skills, increase social inclusion, and help individuals understand and manage their mental health in order to improve their quality of life. You’ll be engaged in personalized support around daily living skills such as budgeting, shopping, cooking, reminders to take medication and developing a structured weekly routine.

Our ‘Housing Support Worker’ jobs provide housing related support to vulnerable adults and those from various and complex backgrounds, to support them with independent living, providing a low-level preventative service, with support to improve their skills, resilience, and pathways to independence. Housing Support Workers are involved in providing effective outreach support to vulnerable adults to assist with tenancy sustainment, independent living, and promoting self-reliance.

Social Interest Group occupational therapist jobs & pay

Occupational therapist pay guide
An occupational therapist job for Social Interest Group in Croydon in August 2024 will be paid £41,000 pro rata for a 22.5 hour week.

Occupational therapist job summary
Our jobs for Occupational Therapists support individuals with specific needs, and provide occupational therapy assessment through a level of contact, support, and supervision to enable and empower our residents to achieve their maximum levels of functional independence and enhance their sense of wellbeing. There are jobs for OTs in bedded residential properties where we deliver psychologically-informed housing and resettlement programmes as part of a step-down service for high and medium support for men and women.

Social Interest Group psychologist jobs & pay

Psychologist pay guide
A lead psychologist job for Social Interest Group in Islington, London in August 2024 will be paid £68,000 for a 37.5 hour week.

A forensic psychologist job for Social Interest Group in Croydon in June 2024 will be paid £65,000 pro rata for a 22.5 hour week.

Psychologist job summary
We hire Forensic Psychologists for jobs often based in our bedded residential properties which specialise in forensic mental health, complex needs and dual diagnosis. Forensic Psychologists support individuals with specific needs, and offer a level of contact, support, and supervision to support our residents to reintegrate within society. They provide psychological assessments and support residents who have multiple and complex needs that need support from our staff teams to meet their personal goals.

Our Lead Psychologists shape, and enhance psychological practices across the organisation by working closely with various teams across SIG to foster the development and support of psychological interventions. Lead Psychologists manage a team of psychologists, clinical leads and nurses to provide comprehensive support and care to individuals of all ages facing a diverse array of psychological challenges in both mental and physical health realms. You will help manage adults within acute and forensic mental health community based services and residential community based accommodation, as well as people residing in their own homes, in the community and prisons. The spectrum of conditions and illnesses includes people with trauma, anxiety, depression, psychosis, personality disorders, eating disorders, addictions, learning disabilities, autism, Korsakoff syndrome, alcohol related brain damage, and challenges related to social isolation, family dynamics, and relationships.

Browse and apply to all of Social Interest Group's jobs here on Nurses.co.uk

Employee benefits

● Private pension scheme
● 25 days annual leave, increasing with the length of service
● Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans
● Medicash includes discount gym memberships, routine optometry care, dental treatments, and physiotherapy treatments
● Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
● Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing
● Life Assurance Scheme
● Cycle-to-work scheme
● Annual Staff Awards

Why you should choose a career with Social Interest Group

We believe good care, support and well-planned services make a difference and improve lives. Our people and values of ambition, empowerment, transparency, and inclusivity drive everything we do. We work to high standards within external and internal regulatory frameworks.

We believe in the people we support, empowering them to take ownership of their recovery plan and how we deliver their support to ensure treatment and care options meet their needs in a flexible and tailored way.

Our vision
A transparent caring world in which people have equity of access to a good home, health care, social support, and employment.

Our employee values
Ambition
Empowerment
Transparency
Inclusivity

SIG aims to create and sustain a workforce that reflects the people we support. We are therefore committed to ensuring that our workforce is diverse and that we embed equality and diversity as a core part of who we are.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
At Social Interest Group, we aim to develop a genuine and meaningful approach to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and to ensure an inclusive workplace is shaped.

We’re committed to creating opportunities and reducing barriers for everyone, especially under-represented groups.

We are committed to providing non-discriminatory processes, whether at a recruitment level, through performance reviews, or promotional and remuneration areas.

SIG fosters a culture where every voice is welcomed, heard and respected and embeds inclusivity throughout our service delivery, programmes and day-to-day activities.

During induction periods, staff undertake mandatory online EDI training and complete cultural competence and unconscious bias awareness training.

Career development

We pride ourselves in creating an open, nurturing and transparent working environment that offers growth.

Our People & Culture team can help you fulfil your career goals and thrive within your chosen role at SIG. Our P&C Team is responsible for building and embedding a positive and inclusive workplace culture that promises to help you fulfil your career goals and thrive within your chosen role at SIG.

Whether you’re an accomplished professional, a promising new talent, or just starting on the career ladder, you’ll find a sense of purpose, a supportive team, new challenges and varied work within your role at SIG.

Our comprehensive Learning and Development Programme offers training opportunities that allow you to advance, improve, and document your professional skills.

We are confident that we pay men and women equally for doing equivalent jobs across our organisation. We continue to take action to address gaps and ensure our policies and practices are fair.