Are you amazingly organised and feeling ready for your next challenge? Do you have a critical eye for detail and accuracy and love managing systems and processes? Do you understand the mental health challenges that can be experienced by parents, prospective parents and their families? Do you want to join a growing charity and a […]
Being out in the fresh air, surrounded by nature and moving your body is proven to support our wellbeing. We’re inviting you to Walk with Light in green spaces across Sheffield to give yourself some time to support your own wellbeing, introduce your babies to outdoor spaces and meet with other parents to be […]
Light is thrilled to have received £2,000 from the Westfield Health Giving Back Committee for our brand-new wellbeing walks project, Walk with Light. This grant from Westfield Health means that the walks are now guaranteed to go ahead as the project is now fully funded. Light Peer Support (Light) provides a range of […]
Light is thrilled to have received a £1,000 grant from Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park’s ‘Legacy Fund’ through the South Yorkshire Community Foundation for our brand-new wellbeing walks project. Light Peer Support (Light) provides a range of support services to improve the mental health of new parents and parents to be who are struggling […]
20 hours per week (part time) Salary range (£11,908 – £12,948) Fixed term to 31 March 2025, but could be extended subject to further funding Are you a parent? Do you understand the emotional and mental health challenges during pregnancy or after the birth of a baby? Have you personally experienced mental health and […]
37.5 hours per week (full time) Salary range (£25,077 – £27,514) Fixed term to 31 March 2025, but could be extended subject to further funding Have you experienced and recovered from emotional and mental health challenges during pregnancy or after the birth of a baby? Are you experienced in supporting others facing emotional and […]
Light Peer Support are delighted to be awarded National Lottery Community Fund Since Light was established in 2010, the number of people we’ve helped has grown from year to year. We started by offering one peer support group a week and now we run multiple weekly volunteer-led peer support groups, one-to-one sessions, counselling and […]
Light is thrilled to announce a £10,000 grant from the People’s Postcode Lottery. The People’s Postcode Lottery grant will support costs associated with Light Peer Support’s perinatal mental health illness services including group peer support, one to one sessions, and our online services. Light’s CEO, Helen Miles, said: “We are delighted to receive this […]
Thank you to everyone who supported team Light at the Sheffield 10k Our fabulous team of runners have completed the Sheffield 10k and raised over £600 , every penny of which will go towards helping more families affected by perinatal mental health. Thanks to everyone who cheered us on as we ran the hills […]
Our very own CEO, Helen Miles and Peer Support Worker Frankie Gibbons plus Kelly Hobbs and Hannah McCormack from the specialist perinatal mental health team from Sheffield Health and Social Care have been training hard over the last few months to complete the Sheffield 10k on Sunday 24th September. The funds the team raise will […]