Mental Health Jobs
As a Senior Practitioner, I take responsibility for my own work and have a responsibility in assisting or supervising others in the team to achieve the overall team/service outcomes. I have a lead role in developing my part of the service/project.
I am responsible for one-to-one support including carrying a case load and developing and reviewing personal support plans; I work autonomously being able to judge when I refer to my Manager and I take a lead role in developing the service.
I work mainly on a one-to-one basis in the community and/or in people’s homes; and I may support group and other activities in the Change Mental Health Resource Centre – although one to one support is my main focus.
I support the Locality, Service and Area Managers, in their strategic role to meet national and funder criteria. I work l closely with partners in the community to identify gaps in the service where they arise and implement solutions in partnership with my line manager.
What I do and what I achieve
· I work closely with the Project Manager, Locality Manager or Area Manager to achieve strategic outcomes
· I compile and review service user development plans ensuring outcomes are being achieved
· I establish supportive relationships with each individual, encouraging individual responsibility and decision-making to maximise choice, control and self-management.
· I ensure that people I support are connected to other Change Mental Health services in the area as appropriate
· I provide advice and guidance to new or less experienced employees in my own area of responsibility
· My focus is ensuring continuity of service within the context of Change Mental Health values and strategic outcomes
· I ensure that careful and ongoing review systems are in place and maintained
· I build positive working relationships with local partners to better support our service users and to promote the work of Change Mental Health
· I develop new services/approaches in response to unmet need
· I collate information and prepare agency reports for line management as required
· I have a lead role to oversee that all Health and Safety responsibilities within practice settings are fulfilled
Who I am
· I am educated to SVQ 3 level or have experience working in mental health
· I work well in a team setting but can also work autonomously
· I have a sound theory base of social care interventions including risk assessment
· My value base is consistent with the aims and objectives of Change Mental Health
· I apply an analytical approach to problems in order to find solutions
· I am competent in planning and reviewing development plans and taking appropriate action if needed
· My I.T skills are of a good standard
· I recognise the importance of providing professional support and supervision to practitioners
· I have a sound knowledge of Health and Social care policy in Scotland and can apply this to my role
· I am keen to develop my knowledge and skills and attend training as required
I may also have
· Experience of delivering a Registered Service and meeting SSSC requirements
General Duties
· Act in accordance with General Data Protection Regulation legislation. Ensure all records, personal, staff and client data are managed in line with Data Management and Information Governance policies
· Comply with legal and regulatory requirements such as provisions set out in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
· As with all employees, workers and volunteers; to encourage people to join Change Mental Health as a member, donor or activist
· To act in accordance with the charity’s Health & Safety and Safeguarding policies and to notify your line manager promptly if there are any concerns
· To participate in regular supervision and appraisal and undertake any relevant training as appropriate to the role
· To support and enable our dedicated teams of volunteers in the delivery of the charity’s aims
· To work in accordance with the charity’s national policies and local operating procedures and those of external regulators or professional bodies
· This job profile and list of duties is not exhaustive and serves only to highlight the main requirements. The line manager may stipulate other reasonable requirements and projects commensurate with the general profile and grade of the post.
For over 50 years, our mission has remained the same: to help and support people affected by mental illness.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is an exciting and engaging job opportunity to join elop’s dedicated and enthusiastic team. You will be supporting us to continue to save lives and improve mental health for LGBTQ+ community members through ensuring the smooth administration of elop's counselling, mental health and other services.
As Services Administrator you will have a key role and direct responsibility for the administration of our counselling and mental health services, training and education services, and general office and organisational administrative duties. This will include:
· responding to enquirers & information requests, and sign-posting callers to relevant staff
· receiving and processing service referrals and training applications
· taking and processing service and training bookings, and administering associated payments
· liaising with staff, volunteers, service users, clients, students, professionals
· maintaining central office and service files, data records, inputting and collating data
· assisting with service promotion
· administration of volunteer and student recruitment
· supporting admin volunteers
· contributing to staffing front of house/ reception
· maintaining administration of central office systems and associated facilities
· minute taking at varied service and team meetings
· contributing to service and training monitoring and evaluation
You will work with the Senior Management Team to ensure and maintain well administered, organised, efficient, and smooth-running services, systems, office and centre environment.
You will be well supported with an in-depth induction, regular line management supervision, and additional reflective practice opportunity as required.
Ordinarily, this is an in-person/ onsite position, but will commence temporarily online via remote homebased working, whilst we relocate to our new location.
ELOP is a holistic lesbian and gay centre that offers a range of social, emotional and support services to LGBT communities, and our core services
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Head of Data and Business Intelligence (Remote)
Salary: £60,000 - £65,000 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Location: Remote, with occasional in-person meetings (travel expenses covered)
Employment Type: Temporary or Fixed Term Contract
Duration: 3-6 months
About the Role:
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Head of Data and Business Intelligence to lead a data-driven transformation for a respected charity. This hands-on, strategic role will involve overseeing data warehouse development, enhancing data integration, and driving the charity’s data strategy forward. This position requires a visionary leader with a strong technical background who can inspire a data-centric culture and enable impactful, data-informed decision-making across the organisation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the Data Team and manage BI development, data engineering, and data analysis functions.
- Develop and execute the charity’s data strategy to support effective decision-making and performance measurement.
- Oversee the design, development, and maintenance of the centralised data warehouse, ensuring data quality and accessibility for analysis and reporting.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to meet their data needs, including the Executive team, SLT, and operational teams, to enhance reporting and impact measurement.
- Spearhead the migration of data warehousing and reporting capabilities to a cloud-based solution, improving data interoperability.
- Establish data governance policies, ensuring compliance with GDPR and other data protection standards.
- Design and implement dashboards, metrics, and KPIs to provide meaningful insights that align with the charity’s objectives.
Required Skills & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience), preferably in a relevant field.
- Proven expertise in data governance, GDPR, and data compliance.
- Extensive experience with BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) and data visualisation.
- Advanced SQL skills and experience with Microsoft SQL Server, T-SQL, and data warehousing.
- Experience with Microsoft Business Intelligence stack (Power BI, SSIS, SSAS, SSRS) and Microsoft Azure.
- Strong understanding of cloud-based data warehousing and integration technologies (SOAP, REST, SOA).
- Demonstrated ability to translate complex data insights for non-technical audiences.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills, with a track record of collaborating with diverse teams and stakeholders.
Key Attributes:
- Strategic thinker with a passion for data, capable of motivating and leading a team to achieve excellence in data solutions.
- Exceptional problem-solving skills, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities effectively.
- Able to work collaboratively with internal teams and external partners, aligning data initiatives with broader organisational goals.
Benefits:
- Flexible, remote working arrangement.
- Opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a charity-driven environment.
- Travel expenses covered for in-person meetings.
- Supportive, collaborative culture with a commitment to personal development and growth.
Application Process:
you’re ready to lead data-driven transformation within a charity environment, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today to take on a rewarding challenge that aligns data with purpose and impact.
Note: All applicants must have a valid driver’s license and be willing to travel as required.
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.
Do you want to support people with mental health issues in a moment of crisis? Are you calm, non-judgemental and able to work effectively with people experiencing distress? If you can embody our values of Hope, Courage, Togetherness, and Responsiveness, and want to help others build resilience and manage their wellbeing, we’d love to hear from you.
Domestic Abuse Caseworker
Reference number: 246
Responsible to: Team Leader Domestic Abuse Service
Working base: Watford/Three Rivers
Working hours: 2.5 hours per week
Rate of pay: £25,000 - £26,000 per annum FTE
About Us
For over 50 years, we have supported the people of Hertfordshire with their mental health. We deliver essential mental health support, providing a diverse range of services from our eight Wellbeing Centres and other locations across the county. Funded locally, our services are available to all residents in Hertfordshire over the age of 18 and we offer separate services for 5-18 year olds.
We help individuals experiencing mental ill health to make choices, find their solutions, build resilience and manage their wellbeing. We offer opportunities for individuals to get support to allow them to recover from or live with mental ill health. Each year, we help 15,000 people experiencing mental ill health.
We are a local Mind, affiliated to national Mind, the leading mental health charity in England and Wales. This means that we are an independent charity responsible for raising our own funds through contracts, grants and fundraising.
About the role
The Domestic Abuse Casework Service is to provide advice, information, and support to survivors of intimate partner or familial violence living in the community. All advice will be based on a thorough understanding and assessment of risk and its management.
Benefits
- Annual leave entitlement of 25 days per year pro rata, rising to a max. of 29 days after 5 years employment (plus 8 days Bank Holidays).
- Birthday leave day.
- Cash plan health cover (after 6 months employment).
- Eligibility for blue light card.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Ongoing training relevant to your role.
Closing date: 29th November 2024
Interview date: Interviews TBC
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
Equal Opportunities
We welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates, irrespective of gender, disability, marital or parental status, racial, ethnic or social origin, colour, religion, belief, or sexual orientation. In addition, during the various stages of recruitment, specific measures can be taken to ensure equal opportunities for candidates with disabilities or special needs.
Hertfordshire Mind Network is committed to the Disability Confident and Mindful Employer charters. We actively recruit staff who have a lived experience of mental ill health. We recognise and value the unique combination of skills, knowledge and perspective that employing people with a lived experience, at all levels across the organisation, brings. We create an environment where the sharing of experiences and vulnerabilities to support others and create positive change is welcomed and work towards breaking down the ‘them’ and ‘us’ culture. The organisation is committed to nurturing peer relationships that allow all staff to thrive.
No agencies please.
About the role
Solent Mind is a partner in the new Primary Level Mental Health Service covering Eastleigh Health comprising of St Andrews, Boyatt Wood Surgeries, Parkside and Archers Practices. This service will enhance the support which GP practices are able to offer their patients with a range of mental health issues through a collaborative and integrative approach.
This service has been developed to enhance the mental health care which the GP’s are able to offer their patients through a collaborative and integrative approach across the three practices and associated services.
Working hours are 22.5 per week, to include a Wednesday and Thursday, 9am to 5pm.
About you
As a Wellbeing Assessor, you will undertake assessments of patients in order to understand their individual needs and identify the most appropriate support for them, working collaboratively with other partners in the Primary Care Mental Health Service and associated organisations.
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 (pro rata for part-time)
- 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 8 December 2024.
Interview date: w/c 16 December 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.
Registered Charity No: 1081116. Registered with Limited Liability in England and Wales No: 4004500.
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You have recent experience within the mental health field (or a related area) and know how the use of IPS (Individual Placement and Support) can help the people we support to find paid employment and have awareness of the Recovery and Personalisation agenda. All you need is the perfect environment to put your skills to great use. Welcome to Waythrough as an Employment Specialist.
We need someone like you to join the team at our Hammersmith & Fulham Employment Service. We support people living with mental health problems to develop a sense of independence, purpose and fulfilment; to develop their social networks and gain the skills they need to return to work or training where this is their goal. But we need your help. Your challenge? We help individuals with mental health problems to find paid employment, or unpaid voluntary work, plus we assist employers and employees to successfully resolve mental health problems in the workplace.
You will support the delivery of our Employment Service which will see you focus on motivating, supporting and providing person-centred advice and guidance to people receiving support to enable them to move into suitable and sustainable work.
As well as a good understanding of people with mental health problems, you have experience of networking/liaising with local employers and the initiative to develop and promote a service. Excellent motivational, presentation and listening skills are essential too, as is a willingness to travel in the local area and occasionally work outside of office hours. Customer focused, well organised and collaborative in approach, you are a great administrator and pride yourself on your word processing skills and ability to keep accurate computer records/use a database. A flexible approach to working to ensure effective service delivery is essential.
This is a full-time role requiring the post holder to work 37.5 hours per week.
We are committed to increasing our diversity and we would welcome applications from those with lived experience.
This is a rolling recruitment process. Candidates will be interviewed as and when they are shortlisted.
Learning and development is important to us, and we are pleased to be able to offer a wide range of apprenticeships. We hire apprentices into specific roles as well as offering apprenticeships to the workforce. Anyone can apply to undertake an apprenticeship relevant to the role as long as they are in a permanent post and have successfully passed probation.
On 1st June 2024, Richmond Fellowship, part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence merged with Humankind to form a single organisation that provides the joined-up mental health, housing and drug and alcohol support we’ve all known has been needed for decades. In October 2024, Humankind was renamed Waythrough to reflect the new organisation.
Our vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value.
Assert is a small team of advocates working as a project within Mental Health Resource charity and as part of the Kent Advocacy partnership. We provide high quality, issue-based advocacy and statutory IMHA services to individuals affected by mental health problems, often detained in medium and low secure units and in acute inpatient settings. We also provide community advocacy in West Kent, Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley.It can be a tough job, but in return you will receive competitive pay, training, benefits and have the support of a strong team. You will have the opportunity to expand on your existing skills and attributes required for the role. Training will be provided if you are not yet qualified as an IMHA.
You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and show confidence and assertiveness when required. You will understand the diverse needs of people affected by mental health problems and how these differ for those detained in inpatient settings from those requiring support in the community. You will need to be resilient, comfortable working within professional boundaries and have the ability to cope with sometimes challenging people and environments. In addition, you will have strong organisational skills and be able to work on your own initiative, as well as within a team.
You will have a natural confident and calm manner and key skills of honesty, trustworthiness, and respect for confidentiality.
You will be passionate about mental health advocacy. Ideally, you will have experience of working as an advocate, and if you are not qualified as an IMHA, you will be expected to undertake training. The IMHA training takes approx. 1 year. *
A willingness to work within a diverse range of environments is essential as is the ability to work with people from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. A current driving licence and access to your own transport is essential.
The role is offered on a full-time basis, however part-time hours will also be considered. You will be office-based in Maidstone with scope for hybrid working where practical. We offer attractive benefits including a competitive salary, flexible working, up to 4% pension contributions, generous annual leave rising to 30 days after 10 years’ service, birthday leave, winter wellbeing leave, employee assistance programme, strong team support and clinical supervision.
An Enhanced DBS check will be required for the role.
For further information please read the job description and person specification. If you would like to have an informal conversation about the role or require further information, please contact Leigh Attwood. To apply, send a covering letter explaining how you meet the criteria in the person specification with copy of your current CV.
Only applications with a covering letter will be considered for shortlisting.
Closing date: Monday 2nd December at 9am
Interview date: Tuesday 10th December in person in Maidstone
Mental Health Resource is committed to equal opportunities and promoting diversity and encourage applications from all sections of the community.
* In line with our organisational policy, if you leave within a certain timeframe, you may be asked to repay the cost of the training
JOB SUMMARY
To provide statutory issue-based advocacy to people detained in acute psychiatric hospitals and forensic hospitals/rehab units across West Kent and community advocacy to people with mental health difficulties in the community in West Kent, ensuring that their views, wishes and needs are taken into account and expressed and heard.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. To provide independent mental health advocacy to eligible patients in accordance with the provisions Mental Health Act 2007 as amended and as detailed in the Code of Practice to the Act
2. To provide independent, issue-based advocacy in the community as appropriate.
3. Ascertain the needs and wishes of clients and act only under instruction of clients.
4. To telephone and meet with clients on the ward or another convenient location to help them prepare for meetings and to attend appointments with them to speak on their behalf if required, take notes and ensure that they understand the proceedings.
5. To help clients understand what is being considered around their care, treatment and support and the impact of any decisions made.
6. For independent mental health advocacy, to explain to people what their options and rights are and to support them to communicate their wishes so that they can participate as fully as possible in the decisions affecting their care.
7. To liaise with, and on occasion to challenge, NHS, care professionals or local authorities as appropriate to ensure that due processes have been followed.
8. To raise any safeguarding issues in line with Mental Health Resource’s policy and procedures.
9. To maintain accurate and timely records of all interactions with clients in accordance with statutory requirements, relevant legislation and in line with the requirements of our funders.
10. To meet monthly targets for chargeable work, by service delivery and accurately recording details of work completed on the database in a timely manner.
11. To provide information, reports and statistics as required.
12. To develop and share good practice and learning with colleagues and contribute to the promotion of a culture of continuous service improvement and support.
13. To deliver awareness raising sessions to staff on wards and training to staff on advocacy and the service available.
14. To build and maintain good working relationships with professionals, attending meetings and promoting the service.
15. To promote the service through the distribution of publicity material, liaison with statutory and voluntary services and where appropriate through the media and presentations to local groups within the agreed charity policies
16. To undertake appropriate training in order to gain an advocacy qualification.
GENERAL
17. To attend and participate in meetings of the project team, charity staff and other bodies as required.
18. Adhere to and keep up-to-date with organisational policies, guidelines and procedures and best practice requirements
19. Represent Mental Health Resource in a knowledgeable and professional manner at all times
20. To participate in charity events, networking events, and any other relevant event as and when required.
21. Maintain appropriate professional boundaries at all times
22. Participate in regular supervision, team meetings and other meetings as required
23. Identify own training and development needs in conjunction with your line manager and participate in training opportunities as directed
24. Undertake any such additional duties as necessary in relation to the role or as requested by the Charity Manager
25. To maintain records of hours worked and to complete accurate expense returns.
26. To carry out any tasks reasonably requested of them by the Line Manager
An enhanced DBS check is required for this role.
ADVOCATE (IMHA and General)
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential Criteria
Assessment process (A = demonstrated through application / I = demonstrated at interview)
- Understanding and knowledge of the needs of people with mental health problems, including those detained under the mental health act (A.I)
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with people from a variety of backgrounds and experiences (A.I)
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, including on the telephone, in person, over video link and through presentations, demonstrating confidence and assertiveness (A.I)
- Emotional resilience and the ability to cope with sometimes challenging people and environments (A.I)
- Experience of identifying and meeting the needs of individual people (A.I)
- Ability to work within professional boundaries (A.I)
- Good organisational and administration skills to manage own workload and appointments (A)
- Ability to work under pressure and to meet targets and deadlines (A.I)
- Good time management and ability to work flexibly and prioritise tasks required (A.I)
- Computer Literacy and a good working knowledge of Outlook and Word (A)
- Ability to work as part of a team and act on own initiative (A.I)
- Personal commitment to equal opportunities (A.I)
- Hold a valid driving license with access to transport in order to visit locations across West Kent (A)
Desirable Criteria
- Previous experience of working as an advocate. (A)
- Experience of working with people with mental health problems either in a professional or voluntary capacity (A)
- Experience of facilitating training (A)
- Experience of working with a database and using Excel spreadsheets (A)
- An understanding of the statutory rights of people detained under the mental health act (A)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About Us:
Enable is a charity dedicated to improving people's wellbeing and strengthening local communities. We work with councils, charities and other local organisations to deliver health, leisure, community services and events that enrich people’s lives and strengthen our local community.
At Enable, we value our employees and our culture, focusing on embracing diversity and fostering an inclusive, flexible and fun environment for employees to perform at their best. On top of a competitive salary and flexible working environment, employees will also receive:
Reports to: Mental Health Client Assessment Coordinator
Based: Wandsworth
Salary: £31.52 per hour
Work Arrangement: Casual
DBS: Enhanced
Role Overview:
This role will offer the opportunity to work as a personal trainer across the Active Wellbeing Programme.
The Active Wellbeing Programme:
The Active Wellbeing programme is a specialist mental health exercise referral programme. This programme is designed to engage and promote health and wellbeing to people diagnosed with a severe mental illness (SMI). The role will be working across the Kingston borough on our Active Wellbeing Kingston BME pilot service the option to work across our Richmond Active Wellbeing programme.
The Health and Wellbeing Team at Enable are a passionate group of health professionals who empower people to make lasting changes to their health and wellbeing and improve their quality of life. We put the person at the centre of everything we do, building innovative initiatives that tackle barriers to improving health. We are experts at reducing health inequalities, real or perceived, and creating lasting changes.
Location
The role will be primarily working across the Wandsworth borough on our Active Wellbeing service with some areas into Richmond being available as follows:
- Battersea
- Tooting
- Balham
- Wandsworth
- Putney
- Roehampton
- Barnes
- Sheen
- Kew
Job Purpose and Dimensions
- The post-holder will be responsible for delivering a 10 week, 1:1 personal training programme to clients with severe mental health illnesses (SMI) which can include: Bipolar, Schizophrenia, Severe Clinical Depression.
- The post-holder will be responsible for attending initial and final assessment meetings either side of the 10 week programme for each client assigned to them as part of the Active Wellbeing programme.
- Ensures that the service is provided to the standards required by the organisation, Government Legislation and governing body rulings.
- Deliver a one hour exercise session each week over a duration of 10 sessions per assigned programme client.
- Actively involved in programme assessments either side of the 10 session programme.
- Deliver an individualised physical activity programme to each client assigned
Main Duties/Responsibilities:
- Design and deliver a weekly physical activity session for each client considering safety and progression with each of the 10 sessions.
- Engage in all client assessments prior to and beyond their 10-week programme
- Active engagement and design of goals and individualised exercise plans for each client
- Monitor clients exercise intensity, type, and ability to ensure clients are exercising safely.
- Monitoring clients mental wellbeing during sessions to ensure safety and communicating any concerns to the line manager.
- Responsible for arranging weekly sessions with clients.
- High level of communication between instructor and client to confirm session times and locations.
- High level of communication between instructor and line manager to report any concerns with a clients mental and physical wellbeing during sessions.
- Provide motivation and encouragement for clients to engage in sessions and stay engaged in their programme.
- Responsible for the setup of equipment for outdoor or online sessions.
- Responsible with checking in and out of sessions with the admin team to ensure safety of both instructor and client.
- Responsible for checking the safety of equipment. If equipment is faulty and needs to be replaced, responsible for communicating this with the Active Wellbeing programme coordinator.
- Responsible for administering first aid in the event of an accident and ensuring that safety requirements are met in all areas.
Skills and Experience:
- Level 3 qualified personal training certification (essential)
- At least 2 years’ experience in a role that involves delivering face-to-face personal training physical activity support
- Experiencing working in a mental health setting and/or long term health conditions (essential)
- Experience working with vulnerable groups (desirable)
- Mental health first aid, suicide prevention or mental health awareness qualification (desirable) or willingness to undertake training (essential)
- Understanding of the principles of confidentiality and how these apply when handling service-user information.
- Understanding of the challenge’s vulnerable adults diagnosed with an SMI face in relation to independent activity and accessing health programmes
- Good ability to use Microsoft Office and Outlook email
- Ability to work with vulnerable adults with a wide range of social, health and wellbeing needs, inspiring trust and confidence, motivating others to reach their potential.
- Excellent organisation, planning and time management skills.
- Able to commute to various service locations across the Kingston borough as required
We currently have a preference for applications from instructors who identify as female, to ensure we can provide this as an option for our service users.
This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of a company that positively impacts the community around them! If you are someone that is motivated by a desire to enrich the lives of others and make a genuine difference, then please Apply Now and follow the prompts.
Enable is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. To find out more on our approach to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit our website.
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About Us:
Enable is a charity dedicated to improving people's wellbeing and strengthening local communities. We work with councils, charities and other local organisations to deliver health, leisure, community services and events that enrich people’s lives and strengthen our local community.
At Enable, we value our employees and our culture, focusing on embracing diversity and fostering an inclusive, flexible and fun environment for employees to perform at their best. On top of a competitive salary and flexible working environment, employees will also receive:
Reports to: Mental Health Client Assessment Coordinator
Based: Kingston
Salary: £31.52 per hour
Work Arrangement: Casual
DBS: Enhanced
Role Overview:
This role will offer the opportunity to work as a personal trainer across the Active Wellbeing Programme.
The Active Wellbeing Programme:
The Active Wellbeing programme is a specialist mental health exercise referral programme. This programme is designed to engage and promote health and wellbeing to people diagnosed with a severe mental illness (SMI). The role will be working across the Kingston borough on our Active Wellbeing Kingston BME pilot service the option to work across our Richmond Active Wellbeing programme.
The Health and Wellbeing Team at Enable are a passionate group of health professionals who empower people to make lasting changes to their health and wellbeing and improve their quality of life. We put the person at the centre of everything we do, building innovative initiatives that tackle barriers to improving health. We are experts at reducing health inequalities, real or perceived, and creating lasting changes.
Job Purpose and Dimensions
- The post-holder will be responsible for delivering a 10 week, 1:1 personal training programme to clients with severe mental health illnesses (SMI) which can include: Bipolar, Schizophrenia, Severe Clinical Depression.
- The post-holder will be responsible for attending initial and final assessment meetings either side of the 10 week programme for each client assigned to them as part of the Active Wellbeing programme.
- Ensures that the service is provided to the standards required by the organisation, Government Legislation and governing body rulings.
- Deliver a one hour exercise session each week over a duration of 10 sessions per assigned programme client.
- Actively involved in programme assessments either side of the 10 session programme.
- Deliver an individualised physical activity programme to each client assigned.
Main Duties/Responsibilities:
- Design and deliver a weekly physical activity session for each client considering safety and progression with each of the 10 sessions.
- Engage in all client assessments prior to and beyond their 10-week programme
- Active engagement and design of goals and individualised exercise plans for each client
- Monitor clients exercise intensity, type, and ability to ensure clients are exercising safely.
- Monitoring clients mental wellbeing during sessions to ensure safety and communicating any concerns to the line manager.
- Responsible for arranging weekly sessions with clients.
- High level of communication between instructor and client to confirm session times and locations.
- High level of communication between instructor and line manager to report any concerns with a clients mental and physical wellbeing during sessions.
- Provide motivation and encouragement for clients to engage in sessions and stay engaged in their programme.
- Responsible for the setup of equipment for outdoor or online sessions.
- Responsible with checking in and out of sessions with the admin team to ensure safety of both instructor and client.
- Responsible for checking the safety of equipment. If equipment is faulty and needs to be replaced, responsible for communicating this with the Active Wellbeing programme coordinator.
- Responsible for administering first aid in the event of an accident and ensuring that safety requirements are met in all areas.
Skills and Experience:
- Level 3 qualified personal training certification (essential)
- At least 2 years’ experience in a role that involves delivering face-to-face personal training physical activity support
- Experiencing working in a mental health setting and/or long term health conditions (essential)
- Experience working with vulnerable groups (desirable)
- Mental health first aid, suicide prevention or mental health awareness qualification (desirable) or willingness to undertake training (essential)
- Understanding of the principles of confidentiality and how these apply when handling service-user information.
- Understanding of the challenge’s vulnerable adults diagnosed with an SMI face in relation to independent activity and accessing health programmes
- Good ability to use Microsoft Office and Outlook email
- Ability to work with vulnerable adults with a wide range of social, health and wellbeing needs, inspiring trust and confidence, motivating others to reach their potential.
- Excellent organisation, planning and time management skills.
- Able to commute to various service locations across the Kingston borough as required
This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of a company that positively impacts the community around them! If you are someone that is motivated by a desire to enrich the lives of others and make a genuine difference, then please Apply Now and follow the prompts.
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Program Director (Labour Market Economics)
Location: Based in London with regular travel to sub-Saharan Africa
Hours: Full time (Office Based, London)
Salary: Negotiable dependent on experience
Our client is an independent foundation that invests in children and young people in developing countries to improve their lives and to maximise demographic dividends for long term economic growth.
They do this by partnering with visionary African governmental leaders to deliver on initiatives that have the potential to positively and dramatically enhance the life outcomes of their people and the trajectories of their countries.
Focusing on and supporting the efforts of their partners to aid success, our client has recently adopted a new strategy with a clear accountability target: Over the next five years, they want to have played an integral role in substantially and tangibly improving 23.5 million lives.
The role
We are seeking a Program Director who can complement the existing team by virtue of his or her experience in labour market economics, value chain transformation, and/or the prioritization of public-sector investment in critical economic sectors.
Program Directors work with their government counterparts to design and support implementation of transformative programs, and many of their government counterparts are prioritizing youth employment.
Program Directors are accountable to the CEO and are responsible for ensuring quality execution of programs; strengthening routine monitoring systems; leading evidence-based decision-making; and driving highly leveraged outcomes. Each Program Director will work on a variety of matters related to human capital development and contribute to programs in different African geographies.
You can expect a dynamic environment and a culture of collaboration, innovation, and drive for highly leveraged outcomes.
Experience
To be successful you will need extensive experience with complex and large-scale program ideation and implementation, related to labour market interventions, value chain transformation, and public-sector investment, ideally in Sub-Saharan African countries.
You will have a good understanding of how governmental departments work (ideally with direct experience working within government) and have had significant interactions at high policy levels within governments, with proven experience in managing complex and politically sensitive relationships with different stakeholders. You will support the ambition of policy champions at national level.
Able to demonstrate methodical program oversight and management, you will need an exemplary work ethic with a drive for achieving concrete results from often complex environments.
Knowledge wise we are looking for strong understanding of labour markets and development economics; excellent data analysis skills; project finance/private sector experience could be advantageous.
This role will suit someone who is used to working at the most senior levels and brings excellent people skills and highly developed communication, presentation, negotiation and influencing skills. Fluency in French and/or widely spoken African languages is desirable
Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check.
CV’s are being assessed and sent to the client on a rolling basis so early application is advised. Please apply directly through our website, sending your CV and a covering letter.
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Mind BLMK works across our communities to support positive mental health and wellbeing. Working closely with a range of partners, we offer a number of activities from our wellbeing centres and local venues to make a difference to the mental health and wellbeing of people in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes, and our aim is to make sure that no-one has to face a mental health problem alone.
Peer Support Service Manager
Ref: 616
Salary: £27,500 per annum
Hours: 37.0 hours per week, Mon - Fri
Contract: Permanent
Working base: HQ, Flitwick
Area covered: Central Bedfordshire, Bedford and Milton Keynes.
Job Purpose
This role is an exciting opportunity to join, manage and support our Peer Support service which offers Peer Support group sessions in Central Bedfordshire, Bedford and Milton Keynes. This is a varied role where the post holder will be responsible for coordinating the day-to-day operations of the service and for the line management of Peer Support Coordinator, Peer Mentor Facilitator, Peer Support Workers and volunteers across BLMK.
The role will also involve the assessment and processing of new referrals and leading and supporting on more complex cases that may require intervention for suitability. The success candidate will work with the Lived Experience Operational Services Manager to ensure that the Peer Support service consistently provides quality support for service users and is managed effectively in line with KPI’s.
Key Responsibilities
- Operate a Peer Support service including peer support groups and mentoring across localities in Central Bedfordshire, Bedford Borough and Milton Keynes and ensure outcomes which supports individuals with mental health and wellbeing needs in line with Mind BLMK’s agreed Peer Support model and requirements as well as contract requirements.
- Carry out assessments on individuals’ suitability for Mind BLMK’s Peer Support service in line with the Access to Service procedure.
- Work with the Lived Experience Operational Services Manager to ensure regular involvement of service users, volunteers and staff on local service delivery, organisational matters and wider mental health strategies.
- Provide cover and support for Peer Support groups and mentor facilitator in line with service needs.
- Spend time regularly in each location, ensuring best practice is in place across all aspects of the service, from assessment & delivery to data input & reporting.
- Work with the Lived Experience Operational Services Manager to support a team who bring their Lived Experience of mental health to their roles, keeping an up to date understanding of working with and managing those with Lived Experience.
- Maintain an effective workforce for the service in line with Mind BLMK’s HR policies, procedures and guidance (recruitment, line management, workload planning, support and development of Peer Support Coordinator, Workers, Mentor Facilitator and volunteers).
- Provide the infrastructure Peer Support Workers need to deliver the support safely and confidently, including identifying and implementing opportunities for upskilling, progression and training.
Entitlements/benefits:
- 25 days (pro rata) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays (pro rata)
- Auto-enrolment NEST pension scheme (employer contributes 3%, employee contributes 5%)
- Optional Health Plan
- Discounts available through Blue Light Card & Tickets for Good
- In-house and external Learning and Development as appropriate for the role.
- Flexible Working On request (in line with Mind BLMK policy on Right to Request Flexible Working)
If you have a passion for working in mental health and possess the required skills, we would love to hear from you.
Closedown: Wednesday 26th November 2024
Interview date: TBC
Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert early if enough suitable applicants apply
Start date: ASAP
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
Mind BLMK has been committed to the Mindful Employer charter and the Disability Confident Employer Scheme since 2008.
Please note: Mind BLMK follows Safer Recruitment practices and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. Therefore all our roles are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
No agencies please.
Job title: Clinical Operations Manager - IRIE Mind
Responsible to: Director of IRIE Mind
Salary: Starting salary is £36,684.61 per year (Full-time equivalent), (S02-SP32a) which equates to £21,521.64 per annum at 22 hours per week.
Hours: 22 hours per week
Contract type: Permanent
Location: The Hub, Homerton Row, Hackney, E9 6ED
Benefits: See supporting documents for information on benefits.
{Please note that this role is only available to candidates of African/ African Caribbean Heritage under the Genuine Occupational Requirement under s9 Equalities Act 2010}
Working alongside the Director, as the Clinical Operations Manager you will assist in the day-to- day running and management of the Wellbeing Centre and its strong team in the delivery of our specialised service. Under the direction of the Director, you will be responsible for the therapeutic management and co-ordination of the Centre at IRIE Mind, including the support, line management and supervision of staff in offering therapeutic interventions, service development and the involvement of Clients in the quality-of-service provision.
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for more information.
DBS clearance at Enhanced (without Barring) is required for this role.
About Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest:
We are a multi-disciplinary provider of specialist mental health services and a part of the Mind Federation.
We promote both recovery from ill health for people with recurrent and enduring mental health difficulties and early intervention for those at risk of developing mental health issues, or who struggle with common mental health conditions.
We currently support around 5,000 people a year through a variety of services focusing on psychological, social, economic and workplace wellbeing, and support minoritised communities.
Our values are:
Working with Mind CHWF means you’ll be part of a dedicated, passionate, and professional workforce who cares about the work they do and make a real difference to the lives of the people in the City of London, Hackney, and Waltham Forest.
Our values are:
Connected: Creating a compassionate and supportive community.
Fair: We strive for equity- no-one's needs should go unmet.
Brave: We walk with people, offering help by doing what works - proven or new
We are committed to actively becoming anti-racist in everything we do. This is a critical priority for Mind CHWF. We embrace diversity and understand that being an inclusive organisation that recognises different perspectives, will enable us to provide excellent services.
We are committed to ensuring all our employees are treated fairly and equitably at work and promoting equity in physical and mental health for all.
Those with lived experience of Mental Health are encouraged to apply.
Value-based Recruitment:
We know that for various reasons, not everybody who can successfully perform in a role, performs their best under traditional interview/selection procedures. We are therefore seeking ways to breakdown further barriers in our recruitment & selection process.
Shorted-listed candidates will be provided with some questions to help them prepare for the interview.
How to apply:
For more information on the vacancy and how to apply, click the ‘Apply’ button - Please note that we are unable to consider incomplete applications.
The closing date is by 3rd December 2024, however, please do not delay applying as this advert may close before the stated deadline if we find a suitable applicant for the role.
We are a disability confident employer. All applicants with a disability, who meet the minimum essential short-listing criteria are guaranteed an interview. If this applies to you, please let us know in your application.
Your privacy and the security of your data is our top priority. Please take a moment to read through our applicant’s privacy notice.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Growing Well is a farm-based mental health charity originating on Low Sizergh Farm near Kendal and recently expanding to a second site at Tebay Services (Northbound), and a third in Egremont, West Cumbria.
The horticultural context is key to our charity as it provides a safe, supportive working environment to nurture mental health recovery. Growing Well works with people on a weekly basis to help rebuild a sense of purpose, to engage in meaningful and fulfilling activity and to build hope for the future.
We are seeking to recruit an experienced Manager for Growing Well's site at Tebay Services (Northbound) in the Eden Valley, on a 12-month maternity cover contract.
The role of the Manager (Tebay) is to:
- Manage the day-to-day operations at Growing Well’s 1.5-acre Tebay site and ensure that at all times our site is safe, productive, excellently maintained and efficiently run. This includes:
- Safe and efficient service delivery
- Effective delivery of annual crop plan and supply chain management
- Financial management of the Tebay enterprise
- Legal and Health and Safety management of the site
- Manage the delivery of therapeutic activity, skills development and support for up to 100 Volunteers (beneficiaries) per week.
- Line manage Tebay staff team (5 direct reports).
- Manage local fundraising and marketing initiatives with support from Growing Well Development Team colleagues.
- Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to create a culture of respect, inclusion and security.
This is a 12-month contract commencing January 2025, but there is some flexibility on start dates for the right person.
Deadline for applications is Friday 29th November with interviews taking place on Monday 2nd December.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Relate Mid & East Surrey, the leading provider of relationship support services across the region, is seeking an Operations and Services Manager who can run operations for an organisation that supports the local community with their relationships.
Healthy relationships between family members, partners, friends and colleagues are paramount to our wellbeing. Relate is here to develop and support relationships particularly by helping families, couples, individuals and young people make their relationships work better through counselling or mediation.
We are a thriving and successful charity with two centres, a charity shop and we operate within three local schools.
As part of the national federation of Relate, we are an independent local charity with a turnover of around £325k and deliver around 5000 hours of high-quality counselling per year. We offer face-to-face services as well as online webcam counselling services. Over the years we have established an exemplary team of supportive and conscientious individuals, made up of 2 clinical supervisors, 20 counsellors, 1 mediator, 9 Receptionists, 3 office staff and management and 4 volunteers.
We’re looking for an Operations and Services Manager who is passionate about supporting effective, high-quality service delivery within a charitable organisation. This is a senior role within our organisation so you will have a strong background in administrative and operational management, with experience in a client-focused environment. Your approach will be hands-on, and you’ll bring a positive attitude to overseeing day-to-day operations and managing a dedicated team of support staff and a small pool of reception volunteers.
We expect candidates to demonstrate an understanding of the kind of services Relate provides and a passion and commitment to our social purpose.
This is a part-time role for 25 hours per week, working across both our Epsom and Reigate centres, and some home working.
Salary £22,857 - £25,000 per annum, depending on skills on experience (based on a full-time salary of £32,000 - £35,000)
This post is subject to a Standard DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) Check.
Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis and the role will be closed when we have successfully recruited.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Specialist Support Worker to join our Mental Health Service in Redbridge.
£29,500.00 per annum, working 40 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.
Want to feel like you're making a difference? You'll feel at home here.
Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.
Specialist Support Workers provide information, social inclusion, and vocational opportunities to support people to recover and stay well; exercise choice and control in their care and lives; and participate on an equal footing in the community. Support is also provided to develop a model of re-enablement towards self-advocacy, self-management and empowerment, incorporating the principles and practice of recovery, co-production and peer support.Specialist Support Workers within Look Ahead are required to have either an extra dimension of experience or a higher qualification level as determined relevant for the particular post.
Well House is a crisis house supported accommodation service that supports individuals for between 14 and 28 days as an alternative to requiring hospital admission for their mental health needs. The service works closely in partnership with a multi-disciplinary team in order to meet individual needs, manage risk and support individuals to achieve positive outcomes. The service operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to ensure members of the local community are able to access critical mental health support at all hours. The service receives referrals primarily from a local hospital emergency department and crisis lines, and may receive these referrals at anytime of day or night.
This role involves shift working including weekends, evenings and bank holidays.
All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.
For a full job description, please visit our website and search REQ005850
What you'll do:
Building supportive, trusting relationships with customers and creating a positive atmosphere
Carrying out holistic assessments of new customers which incorporate relevant statutory referral information
Conducting regular key work sessions that are innovative and engaging in order to achieve Support Plan goals
Create support plans for providing appropriate services based on on-going assessment and reflecting the services and resources available to enable customer to progress in their recovery
Ensuring ongoing assessment and management of risks associated with customers within an attitude of 'positive risk taking
Provide support and access to relevant services to enable customers to continue their recovery and empower customers to self-manage their medication regimes through individual re-enablement programmes and informed decision making
Undertake support work in partnership with external stakeholders to compliment their interventions
Developing productive relationships with partner organisations to improve service outcomes
Demonstrate strong commitment to the functioning of the staff team and to support colleagues in providing a high level of service and safety to customers
Involving customers in the design, development and delivery of the service
Being responsible for the handover of key information between shifts
Provide structured support and guidance to other front line staff in their area of expertise
To lead groups and activities - offering a range of appropriate therapeutic and recovery focused interactions and activities
This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead
About us:
Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 120 services, providing support to around 6000 customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values: We focus on Excellence and innovation. We are Caring and Compassionate. We are Inclusive and Trusted. We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role. We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date. We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.