Health And Wellbeing Worker Jobs

CREST is looking for a dynamic and creative individual to work with existing, and new, members of our mental health projects to design and produce a programme of activities, workshops and training opportunities, across the borough.  The aim of the programmes being delivered in different venues across the borough is to ensure access is in line with the Borough's "15 minute Neighbourhood" plan and is not a barrier to community engagement.Every effort will be sought to recruit faciitators, with a lived experience of mental illness, either personally or as a carer, and support them to deliver the programme. All the work will have a strong focus on helping to prevent members needing increased access to overstretched primary and secondary care services by adopting a strong person-centred approach.

This new position offers a great opportunity to develop a much needed community service across the borough as well as find innovative activities/workshops that meet the mental, physical and social needs of residents who often are  stigmatised and discriminated against because of their mental health condition.

Possessing excellent communication and organisational skills are essential - along with an ability to create and build new diverse programmes as identified by the projects members.

Join Our Team as a Project Coordinator and Make a Difference!

Are you passionate about building vibrant communities and supporting people to thrive? We're looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Project Coordinator to lead the way in delivering and developing our flagship Community Wellbeing Service (CWS).

At CWS, members can access a Community Shop, a welcoming Community Café and Kitchen, and holistic support through advice casework and workshops. Our mission? To go beyond food aid by providing wraparound support that empowers individuals and transforms lives.

About the Role

As the Project Coordinator, you'll be at the heart of this dynamic and growing service. You'll oversee day-to-day operations, ensuring everything runs smoothly and aligns with our high standards and organisational values. With the exciting expansion of our service from 2 days to 5 days a week, you’ll have the opportunity to help shape its future and make a real impact in the community.

What We’re Looking For

• Multitasking Master: You thrive in busy, fast-paced environments and can juggle multiple priorities with ease.
• Community-Focused: You're passionate about working with people from all walks of life, especially those facing complex challenges.
• Frontline Experience: You've worked in customer-facing roles and understand the importance of creating a warm, inclusive atmosphere.
• Problem-Solver: You're resourceful, adaptable, and always ready to roll up your sleeves to tackle challenges.
• Collaborator: Building relationships is second nature to you, and you’re committed to fostering a sense of belonging for all.

While experience working in food aid projects is a plus, your passion for community building and a commitment to making a difference are what matter most.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a transformative project that’s growing and evolving to meet the needs of our community. Find out more about this project through our Impact report and Toolkit on our website!
• Work in a supportive organisation with lots of opportunity for professional development and training. 
• Play a leading role in shaping a service that delivers meaningful, lasting impact for our community.

If you’re ready to bring your energy, creativity, and dedication to a role where no two days are the same, we’d love to hear from you!

ID: 1383 - Social Prescribing Children, Young People and Families Lead

Service: Hackney Social Prescribing Service

Location: Hackney, London

Hours: 37 hours per week (full-time) 

Salary: £36,138 - £39,627 FTE per annum (Inclusive of the Inner London Weighting)

Contract type:  Temporary (Until 31st March 2026) 

Are you a self-motivated, innovative team player, who is solution focused and passionate about making a difference? Do you have an excellent track record of retaining and delivering excellent operational services? If so, we want to hear from you. 

Make a Difference to City & Hackney residents’ health and wellbeing.

This is a very exciting time to be involved with Social Prescribing.  It has been identified as a key component of NHS England’s Universal Personalised Care objective contained within their Long Term Plan, as well as London’s Health Inequalities Strategy for healthy communities published by The Mayor’s Office in 2018.  Both strategies recognise the influence of social, emotional, economic and cultural factors on health and well-being and the importance of community connections to improving health and wellbeing, self-care and self-management of long term conditions.

Family Action is proud to be the provider of the existing local Social Prescribing Service commissioned by City & Hackney CCG delivering since 2014, which recently won “Best Larger Project” at the inaugural Social Prescribing Awards 2019.   We are now delighted to be expanding the provision through additional funding provided by City & Hackney Primary Care Networks/Neighbourhoods. 

Family Action are forward looking and ambitious, with a commitment to continuous improvement.  We are a people focused, can-do organisation that strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect. If you share these values and behaviours and have the necessary skills then we look forward to hearing from you. 

We are particularly keen to recruit candidates who reflect the diverse communities within City & Hackney. We welcome applications from candidates who are bilingual.

You will work as part of a Primary Care Network Multi-Disciplinary Healthcare Team, providing 1:1 personalised support to Children and young people,ndividuals, and  families utilising a holistic and strength-based approach, to help identify the wider issues that impact on their health and wellbeing and work together to co-produce a wellbeing plan to address these needs. You will have excellent holistic assessment skills, as well as interpersonal and communication skills that enable you to build trusting relationships which support individuals feel empowered with their wellbeing. 

You will forge strong links with local VCSE organisations, community and neighbourhood networks, building on what is already available, to create a menu of community groups and assets to connect individuals to as part of their wellbeing plan.

You must be a good listener and have experience of working positively with individuals facing complex, social and emotional challenges that impacts on their wellbeing.  Being creative as well as having a solution focussed attitude to removing barriers to health and wellbeing is essential. 

You will also have strong leadership qualities , experience of supervising staff and  report writing to support strategic and organisational requirements .

If you can relate to these and have the necessary skills and attitude, we can offer you: 

• A competitive salary, leave entitlement and pension scheme

• Career development opportunities

• A full induction and ongoing quality training 

• The opportunity to become part of Family Action initiatives

• Flexible working hours

• Managed work-loads with regular supportive and reflective supervision

We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQIA+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an interview.

What will we offer you?

We’ll offer you a generous pension scheme and leave entitlements, eye care vouchers, a cycle to work scheme and other great benefits. All roles in Family Action are open to a discussion about possible flexible working options, subject to business needs, and all new starters will have the right to make a flexible working request from day one of employment. We have an excellent wellbeing offer and we will invest in your professional development with on-going quality training and career development opportunities. You’ll join an established, supportive and high-performing service and have the opportunity to thrive in an innovative organisation that values your opinion, encourages learning and has the needs of children and families at its core. 

We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect. If you share these values and behaviours and have the necessary skills then we look forward to hearing from you.

Closing date: Monday 27th January 2025 at 11.59pm 

Interview date: TBC

Appointments are subject to Family Action receiving an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service, which we consider acceptable. 

ID: 1383

Age UK Mid Mersey are offering a great opportunity to join our professional, innovative and dedicated team to help launch a new lottery funded Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (MCST) programme in Mid Mersey’s four boroughs: Halton, Knowsley, St Helens and Warrington.

Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (MCST) is a weekly group programme for people living with mild to moderate dementia or cognitive impairment. 

Group members take part in meaningful and stimulating activities, proven to help maintain memory and mental functioning. The groups provide a fun, supportive environment where people can build new friendships. 

Activities include: 

• discussions 
• word games 
• quizzes 
• physical activities 
• creative and musical activities. 

Cognitive Stimulation is the only non-drug treatment recommended to improve cognition, independence and well-being by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). 

Alongside the MCST group sessions the programme will also provide advice, information and facilitated peer support for the carers of groups members. 

The MCST Team Leader will lead a small team of MCST group facilitators, Carer Support workers and volunteers.

The Team Leader will plan programmes, provide support and supervision to staff, and ensure compliance with relevant guidelines and standards. They will be responsible for undertaking initial assessment visits with clients in their own homes to ensure the MCST programme is appropriate for them.

Travel across Mid-Mersey is expected so the post holder must have access to their own vehicle and a full clean driving licence. 

Full training in MCST will be provided alongside management training and mentoring.

Full job details are contained within the supporting Job Description and Person Specification.

Actual Salary for 21hrs £16,200 per annum (£26,700 FTE)

Application Process: 

To apply, please visit our website to complete an Age UK Mid Mersey Employee Application form, detailing how your skills and experience meet the criteria within the Job Description and Person Specification (please do not hesitate to contact us if you have specific requirements and need support to apply in an alternative format). 

To support our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion our hiring managers use anonymous shortlisting. Therefore, your personal details will be excluded prior to shortlisting. 

Age UK Mid Mersey is committed to safeguarding and follows Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding those we work with. We therefore ask that you supply your full work history with explanations for any gaps in the application form, and if offered the post, we will require two employment references including your current or most recent employer. 

The post is also subject to an Enhanced DBS Certificate. 

Closing Date: 23:59 on Sunday 26th January 2025

Interview Dates: Interviews will be held w/c 3rd February 2025

Peer support is an essential part of South East London Mind and we have Lived Experience Support Workers (LESWs) based in the Southwark Primary Care Mental Health Teams (PCMHT), assisting in a community mental health model in Southwark with a focus on integrated care. Working alongside and complementing the mental health care provided by South London and Maudsley NHS colleagues in the Multi-Disciplinary Teams, LESWs offer a strengths-based holistic approach with empathy and understanding, providing their clients with more pathways to recovery and accessing the right interventions and support based on their individual needs. They also support clients to develop and maintain independence in their local community, promoting resilience, building life skills, and a strengthened ability to cope with challenges and play a more active role in the management and sustainability of their wellbeing.

We are currently recruiting for a LESW position within the North PCMHT based at the Chaucer Resource Centre, 13 Ann Moss Way, London, SE16 2TH, with regular travel to community venues and home visits. This role involves connecting with service users based on shared experiences of mental health challenges, therefore lived experience of mental health challenges is an essential requirement for this role. Please only submit an application if this applies to you.

Experience of supporting and/or managing a vulnerable client cohort caseload within a clinical environment is also an essential requirement for this role.

Closing date: Wednesday 22nd January
Likely interview date: Monday 27th January

Successful applicants will be expected to undergo an Enhanced Level Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

About Us

SEL Mind supports people with mental health problems and dementia in the boroughs of Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark. We are proud of our diverse workforce and know that our organisation is made stronger by the variety of backgrounds, experience, and ideas within it. We promote a culture of inclusion and representation, and are working hard to build a workforce that even better reflects the communities we support.

SEL Mind is somewhere that you can be your authentic self without fear of discrimination on the grounds of ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, neurodivergence, gender, age, lived experience of mental health problems or anything else that’s part of who you are.

Read more about staff benefits and why staff love working here on our website.

We are looking to recruit a Mental Health Project Worker who will be based at our Cornerstone Day Centre, a community centre for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. The project worker will actively promote and support the aims and objectives of the Cornerstone Health Hub and the Cornerstone Homeless Mental Health Project.

The Mental Health Project Worker will help to develop the service as a psychologically and trauma informed service, focusing on achieving mental health outcomes establishing positive, effective links and referral pathways with mental health services. You will work in the drop-in identifying people in need of mental health interventions, recognising when mental health is deteriorating, or urgent treatment is needed and will take appropriate action.

You will have a strength-based approach and experience of working in a community mental health setting with people who have complex needs and will contribute positively to the multi-disciplinary team.

Additionally, you must be a mental health nurse or have an equivalent professional mental health qualification along with excellent communication skills, good IT and administration skills with knowledge of effective mental health interventions and referral pathways.

The hours of the role are flexible but to be worked with the core working hours, 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday.

If this sounds like the next step you are looking for and you would like to work in a service passionate about supporting people to improve their mental health, then we would love to hear from you! 

About Richmond Borough Mind and the Service:

Richmond Borough Mind (RB Mind) is a mental health charity dedicated to supporting the wellbeing of the local community. Our Peer Support Service in partnership with the NHS South West London and St George’s Trust provides emotional support, guidance, and community connections for unpaid carers supporting loved ones with mental health challenges.

This role is part of the Community Mental Health Transformation Programme (CMHTP), an initiative designed to improve support for those with severe and enduring mental health conditions by integrating care across the NHS, community services, and the voluntary sector.

Role Purpose:

The Carers Senior Peer Support Worker will coordinate and deliver peer support services for unpaid carers across Richmond. This includes leading a small team, providing direct support, facilitating peer groups, and collaborating with local partners to ensure carers receive holistic, high-quality support.

Drawing on their own lived experience as a carer or supporting mental health recovery, the post-holder will offer guidance, share best practices, and ensure carers feel empowered and supported in their wellbeing journey.

Key Responsibilities:

Service Leadership and Coordination:

 •  Lead the Carers Peer Support Service, ensuring effective day-to-day operations.

 •  Manage and supervise Peer Support Workers, providing regular guidance and reflective practice.

 •  Oversee referrals, allocating cases appropriately and taking on complex cases where extended support is required.

 •  Ensure the service meets key performance indicators and reporting requirements.

 •  Develop creative, evidence-based approaches to supporting carers and improving wellbeing.

Carer Support and Delivery:

 •  Provide direct one-to-one and group support for unpaid carers.

 •  Deliver emotional support, information, and guidance, encouraging carer wellbeing and self-advocacy.

 •  Promote access to carer assessments and opportunities for breaks from caring.

 •  Facilitate peer support groups and training sessions co-produced with carers.

 •  Identify risks, safeguarding concerns, and manage them effectively in line with policy.

Collaboration and Partnership Working:

 •  Build partnerships with local NHS, community, and voluntary organisations.

 •  Work closely with South West London & St George’s NHS Trust (SWLSTG) to improve carer inclusion in service delivery.

 •  Support the implementation of the Triangle of Care approach to strengthen collaboration between carers, professionals, and service users.

 •  Represent the service in multi-agency meetings, ensuring appropriate referrals and advocacy for carers’ needs.

Person Specification:

Essential:

 •  Lived experience as an unpaid carer or experience supporting individuals with mental health challenges.

 •  Experience providing direct emotional support and facilitating groups for vulnerable adults.

 •  Supervisory or team leadership experience.

 •  Knowledge of mental health issues, carer rights, and safeguarding practices.

 •  Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to engage with diverse communities.

 •  Ability to work independently, manage a caseload, and meet service delivery targets.

 •  Proficiency in IT systems, including email, Microsoft Office, and case management databases.

Desirable:

 •  Experience working with families or carers in complex situations.

 •  Familiarity with the Triangle of Care framework.

 •  Knowledge of public and voluntary sector services in Richmond.

Benefits of Working with RB Mind:

 •  Annual Leave: 25 days plus bank holidays (pro rata), increasing with service

 •  Pension: Contributory pension scheme

 •  Wellbeing Support: Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including free counselling sessions

 •  Professional Development: Training and career growth opportunities

 •  Additional: Supportive team culture, optional paid on-call shifts, staff away days, and socials

How to Apply:

If you’re passionate about supporting carers and making a difference in your community, we’d love to hear from you. Please submit your CV and a cover letter explaining how your skills and experience align with the role.

Do you believe everyone should have a place to call home and the chance to lead a fulfilling life? Do you have the commitment, enthusiasm and resilience needed, to work with some of the most vulnerable people in our communities? If the answer is yes, this could be the role for you.

About the role:

SHP (Single Homeless Project) is one of London’s leading homelessness prevention charities and a dynamic and growing organisation changing 10,000 lives every year across London - from supporting people in crisis, to helping them take the final steps towards independence and employment.

We are seeking an experienced and a highly motivated staff member for our Complex Needs Accommodation Service. This Project is a 15 bed mixed gender supported accommodation based in Islington. The role will require you to work alongside the Regional Services Manager, to provide a high level of support to these clients.

You will be in a specialist role designed to work with people with complex support needs relating to: mental ill health, physical health & substance use needs. You will also play a key part in reducing the risk of re-offending, liaising with external professionals, preventing homelessness and promoting the independence and social inclusion of these clients.

The working rota for this post is Monday-Friday (no weekend shifts) and a mixture of earlies (8am - 3.30pm) & lates (3pm - 10.30pm.) We strongly welcome applications from local residents of Islington.

About you:

• Previous experience of working with people with complex support needs.
• Ability to manage a caseload and deliver positive outcomes utilising your knowledge of the health, social care and criminal justice sector.   
• A flexible, innovative and creative approach to working with a sometimes hard to engage and challenging client group, is also required.

About us:

Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity. Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life.

We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. From supporting people in crisis to helping people take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 10,000 lives every year across all 32 boroughs.

We offer you more than a job; we offer you a chance to be part of a compassionate, driven team that's committed to making a real difference in people's lives. You'll have the opportunity to lead, co-create, and inspire change while enjoying a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.

Join us in creating a brighter, more hopeful future for individuals in need. 

Important info:

Closing date: Wednesday 22nd January at midnight

Interview date: Tuesday 28th January in Kings Cross

This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed (by SHP) for the successful applicant.

JOB TITLE: Community Mental Health Key Worker

INTRODUCTION

An exciting opportunity to work with the Islington Core community mental health multidisciplinary/multiagency team, which integrates services across Health, Social Care and the Voluntary & Community Sector.

The North London NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and social care services, across five Boroughs. The Keyworker role will be based within the Islington Core Teams. The Core Team’s vision is to provide integrated and person-centred care and to work together in partnership with primary care, the Voluntary & Community Sector (VCS), social care, communities, service users, their carers and families to support and improve mental and physical health for the whole population through a combination of prevention, supporting people to stay well and responsiveness to changes in need.

The service provides five keyworkers to work across the localities in Islington. Three keyworkers are employed by Age UK Islington and two keyworkers by MIND Islington. 

Age UK Islington and Islington MIND are both independent charities, Age UK Islington provides a range of one-to-one personalised support and Islington MIND offer a range of structured and open access mental health interventions including our peer led bespoke projects.

This role will be employed by Age UK Islington - For more information you can visit Age UK Islington website.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

We are looking for a key worker who can:

· Work in a structured way using support plans with clear goal focussed objectives.

· Improve service user experience and outcomes.

· Ensure people with mental health issues have improved access to mental health support.

· Provide care and support that is holistic and person-centred, truly orientated towards the promotion and maximisation of individuals’ health, wellbeing and independence.

· Reduce health inequalities often faced by people with mental health issues.

· Integrate the community service approach across secondary mental health services, the VCS, primary care, social care, community assets as well as other physical healthcare provision.

KEY SKILLS:

You will be able to build effective relationships with people affected by mental health issues, be flexible in the method of support, ensure that a personalised approach is maintained. Be able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, develop partnerships with key organisations and play a key role to community mental health services.

ABOUT YOU:

You will have previous experience of working in similar role or related setting and in working in a person-centred way.

You will have responsibility for managing a caseload, triaging referrals, case management, connecting people to specialist services or community services to promote independent healthy living.

The role involves working with people who will be experiencing complex issues so you will need good listening and communication skills.

You will have excellent IT and organisational skills, be able to adapt to changing demands and priorities, be solution focussed, decisive whilst remaining service focussed.  For more information see the full job description and person specification.

TO APPLY:

Please complete the attached application form, stating how you meet the requirements for this position by addressing the Person Specification

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check with Adult and Child Barring.

Age UK Islington and Islington Mind recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

About Bank Workers Charity

We’re the benevolent society supporting UK bank employees and their families. Each year we help thousands of people encountering financial, health, housing and wellbeing challenges with independent advice and guidance, case management, referrals to expert partners and grant giving.

About the Role

Our Client Advisers are the first point of contact for clients.  They provide advice and guidance, case management, grant processing and support the client journey through our services. 

About You

Our ideal candidate has experience supporting people who may be vulnerable, in distress or in crisis, with practical long-term solutions in areas such as welfare, budgeting, housing, debt and mental wellbeing, ideally gained within the charity sector.

You’ll be empathic and understand the complexities of client need. You’ll be able to work calmly and productively under pressure, keeping to deadlines, and demonstrating good decision-making skills, with a willingness to learn.

What We Offer

We’ve put a lot of energy into being a great place to work. We’re proud of our supportive culture and commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. There are plenty of learning opportunities, and as a wellbeing charity we aim to be a leader in wellbeing support for our people.

Our benefits include:

· 28 days holiday, plus statutory bank holidays

· 8% employer contribution to Bank Workers Charity’s pension scheme and up to 3% matched with employee contributions

· A wide range of employer funded wellbeing experiences through Heka

· Flexible benefit provision (including medicash plan, cycle to work, payroll giving and electric car scheme)

· Group Life Cover (three times annual salary)

· Weekly wellbeing half hour

· Employee Assistance Programme

To apply, please review the attached applicant pack, which includes the job description and person specification, and then send a completed application form, which includes a supporting statement, outlining how your experience meets the criteria set out in the person specification. 
 

Closing Date: 9.00am, Monday 20 January 2025.

Bank Workers Charity is committed to supporting diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities. 

About Mindworks /Surrey Wellbeing Partnership

Mindworks is Surrey’s Children and Young people’s Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Service made up of an alliance of organisations working together in partnership.

It includes Surrey & Borders Partnership (SABP) NHS as the lead provider, national charities including Barnardos, National Autistic Society, and local charities who are represented by the ‘Surrey Wellbeing Partnership’. 

There is a range of support, depending on young people’s needs, and the service is underpinned by the THRIVE framework for system change, ensuring shared decision making and need is at the centre.

Job overview

Mindworks is increasingly making user voice and participation more central to everything we do, and a formal strategy is due to be launched in Winter 2024, to build upon the previous work to date and to continue our journey.

To support the exciting launch of this strategy, we are seeking to grow our team responsible for leading its implementation. This role is Mindworks facing, but the role is hosted by Surrey Wellbeing Partnership Charity.

Key responsibilities

-Support the Mindworks User Voice lead with the implementation of the newly launched strategy and action plan, alongside colleagues, young people and families.

-Undertake user voice/feedback insight analysis and recommendations to influence change.

-Provide assistance to our ongoing transformation by providing support to facilitate spaces for children, young people and parents and carers to influence service development decisions, alongside transformation leads.

-Lead on creating content for participation related updates for various internal and external platforms, including feedback loops children, young people and parents and carers.

-Provide support to plan and deliver opportunities for learning and developing participation practice for staff, with Mindworks User Voice lead.

-Connect with the wider Surrey voice and participation landscape to support our evolving joined up approach.

Shortlisting Criteria

There is a job description to consider but the below is what needs to be demonstrated in your application form:

· Level 4 Qualification or above in youth work, education, health or social care or related field (Essential).

· Degree level of equivalent (Desirable).

· Experience in creating inclusive and meaningful spaces for the participation of young people and/or families.

· A good understanding of participation, its principles and a strong belief in the value of working in this way.

· Experience working with young people and their families, ideally those who have experienced mental health challenges.

· Ability to work, and values in working, collaboratively.

· Skills in influencing and driving service changes.

· Strong and flexible communication skills.

Location

Based at home with some occasional travel in the Surrey area for workshops, meetings and participation activities.

Rewards/benefits

· Annual leave 25 days per year April-March for a full-time employee, based on 7 hour day.  Plus public holidays. This is pro rata for part time employees.

· Competitive employee pension scheme – 5% employer contributions.

· Opportunities for CPD.

· Remote working model.

· Supportive and flexible working policy.

· SWP’s benefits are currently being reviewed and further strengthened.

Role:

0.8 wte (Full time is 35 hours).1 year fixed term contract with potential for extension.

Salary £24,226 FTE (pro rata £8,840)

Hours Part-time 18 hours per week

Contract Fixed Term Contract to 31/10/2025

Reporting to Children and Young People Project Lead

Direct Reports None

Location Sevenoaks Wellbeing Centre with the ability to travel across West Kent areas of Sevenoaks, Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells.

About West Kent Mind

West Kent Mind enriches lives through better mental health by offering support to get well, stay well and thrive. We are an ambitious, award-winning organisation and an enthusiastic member of the Mind federation. We value collaboration, partnership, creativity and growth.

This role will be involved in the delivery of an early intervention, facilitated self-help service, for Children and Young People, within several primary care settings across West Kent. 

Job Description

About the role

This is an exciting time to join us as we launch our Early Intervention Service for Children and Young people across West Kent. The successful candidate will be working with Children and Young people aged 11 to 18 delivering a range of prevention and early intervention activities within primary care.

The activities will consist of providing one to one mental health awareness sessions offering facilitated self-help provision to individuals.  Based at West Kent Mind’s offices in Sevenoaks but will be working primarily in Tunbridge Wells to start with and as the programme develops, expanding into Sevenoaks and Tonbridge at a later stage.

Key Objectives include but are not limited to:

· To deliver supported and guided self-help to children and young people (CYP) through our Early Intervention Service to improve overall mental wellbeing.

· The promotion of wellbeing, early intervention, and community engagement as core principles guiding the organisation’s activities.

· Support the use and maintenance of office and team related information recording systems (Beacon CRM) to monitor client journeys and service impact.

· Network with other agencies to establish effective and mutually beneficial partnerships and pathways.

Person specification

Who You Are

All previous experience may be paid or voluntary, full, or part-time, in the UK or overseas.

1. You have worked in an office, GP-based setting, school, or other environments supporting Children and Young People.

2. Ideally, you have at least six months’ experience working with Children and Young People or in a mental health setting.

3. You have experience in monitoring and evaluation, delivering services, and achieving outcomes and objectives.

4. You are an excellent team player, capable of working effectively as part of a diverse and dispersed team.

5. You have strong project management skills, consistently delivering results against targets, objectives, and deadlines.

6. You excel at building and managing relationships and facilitating workshops for young people.

7. You possess a sound understanding of the CAMHS framework, common mental health problems e.g. stress anxiety, depression and potential issues that Children/Young Persons may face

8. You possess a working knowledge of NICE guidelines for treating mental health issues in Children and Young people.

9. You are knowledgeable about child and adult safeguarding.

What You Will Offer Us

1. The ability to manage your own caseload, delivering effective and timely services under pressure.

2. Expertise in conducting risk assessments, mental health assessments, and client reviews.

3. The capacity to deliver facilitated self-help interventions within a structured, time-limited framework.

4. A commitment to reaching individual and team targets and meeting KPIs.

5. Skills to record and measure outcomes through our CRM system (we use Beacon CRM), and assist with clear, insightful reports.

6. Ability to work at regular agreed times, and flexibility to adapt hours to needs of the service.

7. A proactive approach to working in partnership with agencies to deliver high-quality services.

8. The ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team.

9. Access to your own vehicle for travel required by the role.

 Key Responsibilities

• Effectively deliver a facilitated self-help service and drop-in provision across West Kent.
• Manage a caseload of clients (Children and Young People), ensuring effective client contact and communication.
• Collaborate with the CYP Project Lead to oversee the client caseload.
• Meet Service Level Agreement requirements, including data collection and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) like attendance and recovery rates.
• Address client issues without bias.
• Support Children and Young People in decision-making and refer them to appropriate sources of help as appropriate and needed.
• Provide up to seven facilitated self-help sessions per client.
• Manage waiting lists for service settings.
• Handle feedback, issues, or complaints with guidance from the CYP Project Lead.
• Ensure accurate completion of client paperwork and outcome monitoring forms for service evaluation and reporting to funders.
• Develop the role to meet evolving service specifications.
• Promote the service and engage children, young people, and trusted adults, while advocating general wellbeing.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with staff and partners to encourage referrals and maintain referral pathways.
• Travel to venues, schools, and community locations across West Kent, with occasional lone working.
• Work within a framework that values diversity and promotes equal opportunities.
• Uphold and implement West Kent Mind’s policies.
• Participate in supervision, appraisals, and training as required.
• Carry out duties under the direction of the CYP Service Lead.
• Undertake other responsibilities appropriate to the role, as directed by the Service Manager or Senior Management Team.

Adopting our fundraising culture

West Kent Mind operates and encourages a fundraising culture, this means that our staff, volunteers and trustees are all fundraising advocates and contribute to an organisational fundraising ethos. We expect all colleagues to play their part in generating income, this could be anything from being pro-active working with colleagues to secure funding for your area of work, to writing a heartfelt thank you note to a donor or putting together a testimonial from a beneficiary to demonstrate funding impact for a grant application. Securing income is vital to our survival and we expect everyone to embrace our ethos. We don’t expect you to be a fundraising expert, but we do expect you to fully adopt our fundraising culture with energy and passion.

Benefits

We’re a charity and we’re here to make a positive difference to lives and communities. You’ll work with a passionate, knowledgeable and dedicated team with a big heart.

Holidays

It’s important to take time off. We give you 23 days a year, increasing by one day per year of service up to 30 days, plus bank holidays.

To refresh and recuperate before the start of a new year, we also give you an extra three days holiday between Christmas and New Year.

For part-timers this is all calculated pro-rata.

Learning

We’re committed to supporting our staff with learning and professional development, so we offer opportunities for coaching, training and mentoring. Everyone, regardless of role, is offered free Mental Health First Aid training.

Pension

If eligible you’ll be auto enrolled into our pension scheme, and our contribution is based on 3% of your salary.

Employee Assistance Programme

Everyone can access our Employee Assistance Programme. It’s confidential and includes 24/7 telephone advice, counselling and a suite of online tools to help you stay happy and healthy.

Application process

Please send a current CV of your recent experience and a statement evidencing how you meet each of the requirements within the person specification (no more than 2 sides of A4).

Send this to jobs @ westkentmind. org. uk no later than Tuesday 22 January 2025 5pm, including the job title in the email subject. Due to the volume of applications, we may not acknowledge your application; thank you for your understanding.

We invite you to complete an Equality & Diversity monitoring form on our website. This information is detached from your personal data and is processed anonymously.

We aim to hold interviews on 27 and 28 January 2025 and we will let shortlisted candidates know no later than 24 January 2025 if they are invited to interview.

As part of our recruitment process, some of the questions for candidates will be sent in advance of interview to allow candidates to consider their answers.

Please note: to apply for this role, you must be able to provide evidence that you have the right to live and work in the UK without restrictions. This evidence must allow you to carry out the role which you are applying for without visa sponsorship. West Kent Mind, unfortunately, are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Highway House is a charity that has been providing all year round shelter and support services to the homeless for the past 15 years. Our work with the homeless has evolved an adapted from 2009 to date to offer the support most needed at any given time. Highway House received the Faith Recognition Award for providing specialist services by Her Majesty’s Lieutenant at the Royal College of Medicine in November 2017. We have received the best shelter of the year award 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 by the London Prestige Awards.

Summary of role

This post is responsible for ensuring that guests who attend Highway House are in the first instance made welcome. The primary role will be to engage those guests that attend the day centre and guests that are resident in the shelter’s accommodation in developing a pathway of support for them and help them move to the maximum independence they are capable of.  Providing baseline and continuing monitoring of their progress will be required, as will working closely with the project manager.

Job Description

· Be responsible for receiving guests 2 days a week at the day centre

· Initial recording of guests details in database system

· Work with guests to identify their needs

· Research and engage appropriate support for guests

· Develop links with health and welfare agencies to benefit guests

· Support the physical and mental wellbeing of guests

· Visit guests placed in the shelter’s accommodation 1 day a week  (4 hours) to do support work with guests.

· Supervise and inspect state of property and run room checks on weekly visit to the shelter’s accommodation.

• Ensure effective collection of monitoring information, consultation and feedback
• Report regularly to the project manager as and when required board of trustees upon the progress of the project against stated outcomes
• Agree with Manager any actions regarding outcomes
• Ensure all safeguarding issues are dealt with effectively as detailed within our policy

· Work with, support, and build the understanding of volunteers

· Training volunteers in support work

· Agree and maintain work plans with Project Manager

· Work with project Manager to engage partners and develop new opportunities

· Contribute to review of activities so they are based upon need

· Ensure the information is processed in database system to provide monitoring and evaluation reports

· Any other duties deemed necessary

Lead Worker - Supported Accommodation, VAS (Vulnerable Adults Service) 

Location: Birmingham 

Hours: 37.5 hours per week 

Salary: £23,400 per annum 

We are the leading provider of mental health services in Birmingham and the West Midlands. Our Vision is “Better Mental Health for All” and our values of Respect, Partnerships, Recovery, Wellbeing and Prevention are at the heart of what we deliver. Birmingham Mind has a well-earned reputation for excelling in quality delivery and plays a key role in supporting and influencing the wider mental health system across the city. 

The Vulnerable Adults service (VAS) consists of two branches - Lead Worker and Supported Accommodation. These sister services work in close partnership to provide consistent, flexible support across Birmingham 365 days a year from 9AM-9PM. 

Birmingham Mind believes in empowering citizens to have a voice in the delivery of their support and to be active in their communities and in the organisation. We have client involvement at every level of decision-making. 

We have an opportunity for an approachable and communicative individual to work with clients in a holistic person-centred way to build independence, community networks and improve quality of life. 

 You’ll work with people experiencing a variety of mental health conditions, including individuals with dual diagnosis, complex needs and challenging behaviour and will ensure that they feel supported, as the embark on their journey to improve their wellbeing and build interdependence.  

It takes a village to help us grow, so you’ll be there to ensure that they engage in their community and build social networks. You’ll encourage them to constantly improve their physical and mental wellbeing, by attending relevant appointments and ensure access to health services. It’s more than that too, it’s also about helping them with finances, reducing debt and understanding the importance of budgeting, as well as finding new skills through employment or education.  

You’ll work closely with each individual, reviewing personalised support plans and maintaining relevant assessment documentation, identifying any new barriers or changes in their circumstances that may have an impact on the achievement of their goals. 

With experience of working in the mental health field, you’ll demonstrate a good understanding of the obstacles that can be faced and how to overcome them to reach certain goals. You’ll be able to empathise with the daily struggles that people face and will have a commitment to user involvement and empowerment. As an ambassador for Birmingham Mind, you’ll share our values and ethos, as you deliver each support plan and remain focused on the end result. 

This is a challenging yet rewarding role; one where you can be confident that you are making a difference in someone’s life and positively impacting individual growth. 

Benefits include an attractive defined contribution pension scheme, Paycare which offers employees affordable cover for a range of healthcare treatments, an Employee Assistance Programme which includes free counselling and a comprehensive training programme. 

Our people are key to the success of the organisation and we are recognised as both a Mindful Employer as well as achieving Gold standard success in Investors in People. We welcome applications from people who have experienced mental health difficulties. 

The closing date for applications is Monday 26 January 2025 

Interviews will be held on Thursday 6 February 2025