Head of Service (Southampton & Portsmouth)

About the role

The Head of Community Services will play a key role in achieving the Solent Mind’s goals. The post holder will work alongside our community and statutory partners throughout Southampton and Portsmouth, seeking at every stage to integrate services, join up pathways of support and remove barriers to access. Equally, we need to ensure our dedicated teams can continually adapt and deliver the highest quality provision. We know that changes in our health and social care systems will squeeze resources, so evidencing our impact at every stage is important, and the post holder will monitor and track KPIs and our budgets to maximise value and outcomes.

These aspirations require an experienced leader, capable of managing a mixed portfolio of services and developing our passionate staff teams. In particular you are likely to have experience of delivering peer support services, a vital part of Solent Mind’s portfolio of services. Your skills in relationship building will allow you to foster links with partner organisations, represent Solent Mind in stakeholder meetings, and engage our communities in a meaningful way. You will analyse our impact and identify opportunities for development, gaps in provision and develop innovative and appropriate ways to meet local needs.

About you

These aspirations require an experienced leader, capable of managing a mixed portfolio of services and developing our passionate staff teams. In particular you are likely to have experience of delivering peer support services, a vital part of Solent Mind’s portfolio of services. Your skills in relationship building will allow you to foster links with partner organisations, represent Solent Mind in stakeholder meetings, and engage our communities in a meaningful way. You will analyse our impact and identify opportunities for development, gaps in provision and develop innovative and appropriate ways to meet local needs.

About us

We're Solent Mind! We’re part of a network of over 100 Local Minds who tailor trusted mental health services to our communities. We set our own strategies and partnerships and rely on the support of our brilliant local fundraisers.

We collaborate with Mind to make sure their pioneering campaigns, information and research make a difference in Hampshire. Together, we make better mental health possible both locally and nationally.

Benefits 

Our Gold Award for Workplace Wellbeing Index 2022/2023 and being a Mindful Employer reflects our commitment to our lively, friendly teams. We empower our people to have a voice, discover new opportunities and develop their careers. In addition to knowing you’re making a difference, you’ll also enjoy excellent benefits, including:

• Flexible working to promote a healthy work/life balance
• 25 days’ annual leave rising incrementally to 30 days' per year 
• Pension plan
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Season ticket and cycle-to-work scheme

If you’re ready to join the fight for mental health, visit our website to find out more and apply.  

Closing date: Sunday 27 October 2024.

Interview date: Friday 8 November 2024.

Posts may be subject to a relevant DBS check.

Solent Mind welcomes applications from all the communities in which we work. Appointments are made on merit.

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