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Many of our Spear trainees have faced significant barriers to finding work, including family breakdown, growing up in care, disability or mental health difficulties, having been involved in crime, or really struggling at school. We believe that being out of work can lead to isolation and proliferate these challenges, meaningful work is key in helping young people find a sense of purpose and community. We're proud that the coaching and community that the Spear Programme provides makes such a difference that 75% of those who take part find work, and are still in work a year later.

We are looking for coaches to work as part of Spear centres that are run in partnership with churches around the country, delivering the Spear Programme to 16-24 year olds, equipping and empowering them to overcome the barriers they face and turn their lives around. 

Not only will you be part of bringing about powerful change in people's lives, but throughout this paid, dynamic, one-year opportunity, you'll be supported and challenged. We'll invest in you, developing expert coaching and leadership skills to set you on a great career path.

Download our Graduate Prospectus for more information.

What will you do?

• Coach 16-24 year olds, bringing about powerful change in their lives 
• Build great relationships with relevant professionals 
• Form part of an intentional church community 

What will you gain?

• Christian Leadership Skills 

• Social Impact Experience

• Excellent coaching capability 

• Management skills and career progression 

Working requirements, salary & benefits

• Salary between £22,000 and £24,000 dependant on location and experience, plus pension scheme
• Full-time, Monday to Friday, 9.30am - 5.30pm. 28 days annual leave (including Christmas gift days)
• One year fixed term contract; we aim to support all Graduate coaches to progress to other roles with us after this initial year, with development towards management level within 3 years. 
• Occasional evening working required (for events such as termly Spear Celebration evenings)
• For most centres there is a requirement to become part of the partner church congregation, and you will be expected to participate in church team events as well as wider Resurgo team events, including weekly staff prayer meetings and annual staff conferences in summer and winter (one residential)
• A DBS check will be requested in the event of a job offer

We have various Spear Centre locations which are listed below. We have variable start dates so please indicate when you are looking to start. 

London

- Bethnal Green

- Camden

- Clapham Junction

- Hammersmith

- Islington

- Kennington

- North Kensington

Regional

- Brighton

- Bournemouth

Other Centres with part time roles

We also partner with churches in the following cities - these centres handle their own applications, and the roles are slightly different, being part time and mostly permanent, at a slightly more senior level. If you are interested in these, please contact our recruitment team for more information.

- Ipswich

We are delighted to be recruiting IAG qualified Careers Adviser to deliver information, advice and guidance across Kent, Medway and East Sussex, supporting individuals to maximise their potential.

CXK is an award-winning charity that empowers young people and adults to build the skills and confidence they need to move into sustainable education, employment or training.  The National Careers Service provides careers information advice and guidance to help people make decisions about learning, training and work.

Passion, innovation, and integrity are at the heart of our culture. Therefore, we’re dedicated to bringing together highly skilled people who are passionate about making a difference. In return, we offer a flexible, professional, and friendly working environment in which our staff are truly valued and invested in.

As a Careers Adviser you will be responsible for providing Careers Information, Advice and Guidance to adults on a range of opportunities including learning, career paths and employment. Primarily this role will involve working in the community but may also be required to deliver sessions virtually.

This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate individual with a genuine desire to make a difference and who wants to join an organisation that improves the lives of more than 260,000+ individuals every year.

In return for your skills and experience, you’ll receive the following benefits:

• An annual salary of £26,398 to £31,554 (pro rata)
• 30-33 days holiday, plus bank holidays pro rata
• Defined contribution pension scheme (matched by CXK up to 10% depending on length of service)
• Death in service life assurance policy (3 x annual salary)
• Flexible working
• Generous sick leave benefits
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Comprehensive training and development programmes
• Mental health first aiders
• Cycle to work scheme
• Tech scheme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Interest free parking permit loans
• Employee Assistance programme (AXA)

Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 2nd September 2024. Interviews will take place on 11th September 2024 in Hastings, East Sussex.

**Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.  Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as soon as possible**

The interim Head of Grants & Impact is responsible for effectively managing our grant management process and strengthening partnerships, with a focus on the impact our funding achieves.

The role would suit someone with strong leadership qualities who will be excited and willing to contribute to our wider leadership team and can build strong relationships across our health sector and academic partners, with compelling written communication skills and extensive experience of impact evaluation and grants governance.

In line with the charity’s core behaviours, we value diverse backgrounds and contributions.

About RBH Charity:

Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals Charity is dedicated to improving the lives of people with serious heart and lung disease. Each year we grant around £6m to fund projects at our partner hospitals, including current initiatives such as:

• Equipping Royal Brompton Hospital with a high specification genetic sequencer to screen and plan treatment for patients and their families
• Creating a new consultant fellowship in imaging related to structural heart disease
• Providing core funding for the rb&hArts programme combining improvements to the hospital environment with therapeutic activities such as Singing for Breathing
• Supporting three fellowships annually to support allied health professionals in pursuing research projects
• Funding the Road to Recovery programme to provide mental health support for patients with long Covid
• Committing £100,000 to a Patients’ Fund each year, to support around 40 micro-projects from palliative care ‘comfort boxes’ to better seating and new televisions on wards

Our funding comes from the fundraising efforts of thousands of supporters as well as income generated by our investments in property and equity markets.

We have a small, committed and skilled team (29 in 2024/25), with expertise across fundraising, marketing, HR, property management, grant-making and financial management.

We are committed to – and hold ourselves and each other to account for – the following core behaviours:

· Setting ourselves challenging goals, in order to achieve more for the charity’s beneficiaries

· Working as one team, sharing information and ideas, and valuing our diverse range of backgrounds and contributions

· Solving problems, using our resources, our networks and our creativity to provide a better service

· Creating opportunities to learn, and supporting each other to grow

· Enjoying our work, celebrating our successes and finding time to have fun as a team

Senior Family Support Team Leader

28 hours per week

 £38,372 per annum, pro-rata (including London weighting)

Westminster / Kensington & Chelsea

Fixed term to end March 2026

This is a highly rewarding role for a Senior Team Leader to manage and coordinate the Outreach and Befriending service, which include volunteer face-to-face befriending support in the home and community, and peer phone/virtual support sessions. The outreach service will target families from the DWP two-year list and New Birth lists as well as managing supervision of complex family caseloads in partnership with Children’s Centres/Family HUBS, midwifery, health teams and mental health services. The postholder will also support and manage other projects as required by Westminster/ Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea.

We are looking for someone who has project management experience including monitoring progress against objectives, managing budget as well as experience of managing staff and volunteers. Excellent I.T skills and the ability to plan, prioritise and deliver in tight timescales are essential.

You are required to have experience of writing reports to a high standard, as well as experience of working with a diverse range of people, including those experiencing deprivation.  Experience of safeguarding and commitment to equal opportunities and diversity are essential.

The salary for 28 hours per week is £30,697.75 per annum.

Please visit our website to obtain the job description, full person specification, and the link to apply using our online system.

Please ensure that you cover all criteria on the person specification as this will be used for shortlisting purposes.

Closing Date: Sunday, 1st September 2024

Interview Date:  Monday 16th or Tuesday 17th September 2024

Emotional Health & Wellbeing Practitioner- Leeds TIME Permanent position but with a provisional end date for funding of 31st March 20227

Salary: £29,855.00 per annum/pro rata

There are a number of positions available.

Hours available are flexible from full time (37 hours a week) to part time. Please indicate on your application if you are interested in full or part time hours.

Benefits: 28 days holiday per year (plus Bank holidays), Family-friendly policies, Cycle to work scheme, Pension- employee contributions of up to 8%, Death in service benefit, Discounted health scheme, Free confidential counselling service

Time for young people is our new emotional wellbeing support space for young people who live and study in Leeds. Time for young people empowers young people to take time for themselves.

Leeds TIME opening hours supports the needs of the communities in which we work, and therefore there are elements of unsociable hours - this may include evenings, weekends, and bank holidays. These will always be agreed in advance and will be flexible as possible.

Do you want to support a team who work with children, young people with emotional, behavioural and mental health difficulties?

The post holder will support Children, Young People, and Young Adults in our Emotional Health & Wellbeing services based in Leeds by offering low intensity support under a brief intervention framework.

It is planned to offer drop in sessions where young people can drop in and meet trained staff one to one. Young people can come along and talk through what they are struggling with. The service holds no waiting lists and therefore the ability to build relationships quickly, identify risks, and process further support is vital.

Alongside our drop-in support, we will also offer young people more structured one-to-one sessions if appropriate.

We are looking for a Well Being Practitioner that:

-Has a genuine passion and working knowledge of young people and mental health.

-Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with CYP and families

-Experience of working in settings with young people who have emotional, behavioural and/or mental health concerns.

-Has a background or worked in Health Care, Education, Youth Work or Social work

-Able to provide direct low level therapeutic support that is person centred.

-Able to deliver improved wellbeing for children &young people presenting in crisis.

-A good working knowledge of Mental and Emotional Health Issues that young people face today, including interventions on how to support young people in overcoming these challenges.

Due to the fast paced environment and use of computers for clinical record keeping, you will need to have a good level of IT skills.

For an application pack please visit the web site http://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/about-us/work-us or telephone The Children's Society Recruitment team on 020 7841 4400

The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.

The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer. 

Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more. 

All people within diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply, and particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. 

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with.  As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.  We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services. 

Therefore, candidates applying for work in our Youth Impact Domain will be required to complete an “Employment history_template” document prior to interview.    

  This vacancy closes at midnight on 7th September 2024. If after 14 days we have received enough applications we reserve the right to close the vacancy from 23rd August onwards.

Interview date to be confirmed.

Do you have an interest in leading operations, developing a quality service and supporting our clients?

We are seeking a Service Manager for the South Camden Mental Health Accommodation service. The South Camden Mental Health Accommodation Service comprises 59 units of accommodation across 6 sites in Camden. The service operates a core and cluster model with 3 core sites providing more intensive support with staff on site 24/7 and 3 semi-independent sites offering visiting support in the week to clients.

As Service Manager, you would be responsible for a staff team including two Deputy Managers, Complex Needs Workers and Support Workers and a Cleaner.

 Your responsibilities would include:

• To have overall responsibility for the safe day-to-day running and development of the service.
• To ensure high quality person-centred support for people accessing the service to support their recovery.
• To build and develop a high-functioning staff team
• To build on key external partnerships and opportunities for clients, including around wellbeing, employment training and education, and move-on.

You would report into the Regional Head for Camden and be part of a large, supportive management team within the borough.

About you

We are looking for motivated people who may have experience of working in the social care, health or housing sector, or you may have skills developed elsewhere that could be transferable to working within the charity sector.  

• Experience of managing service delivery team(s) including across dispersed sites with remote management skills
• Excellent communication skills, and the ability to build strong effective working relationships.
• The ability to manage multiple service priorities effectively.
• The ability to operate in a fast paced environment and be passionate about the overall aims and objectives of the service.

Above all we are looking for passionate people who are committed to the overall aims and objectives of the service. St Mungo's are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and we encourage applications from all under-represented groups.

How to apply

To find out more and apply please go to the St Mungo’s careers page on our website. 

To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the ‘document available’ tab at the top of the advert page on our website.

Closing date: 10am on 27 August 2024

Interviews and assessments : Tuesday 10 September 2024 

We are looking for self-employed, qualified and registered therapists to provide time-limited therapy sessions to adults in Gaddum’s NHS Talking Therapies, for anxiety and depression, service (formerly known as IAPT). In addition to a core qualification in counselling, you will ideally hold a qualification to deliver a NICE approved therapy, such as: Person-Centred Experiential Counselling for Depression (CfD), Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR), Interpersonal Pyschotherapy (IPT) or High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (HiCBT) and have experience providing therapy to adults with common mental health difficulties, like anxiety or depression.

Successful applicants must be willing to commit to between 4 and 12 client sessions per week between 9am and 5pm (some evening sessions may be available dependent on availability of safeguarding support cover) Monday to Friday delivering face-to-face, telephone and/or online therapy sessions which may be held at any GP, community venue across the area of Manchester and/or from home.

You must also be willing to take part in regular case management supervision and attend online, internal and external training courses as/when necessary.

Whilst your main role will be delivering therapy sessions, you may also be required to carry out occasional initial assessments with clients, such as when you have appointment cancellations.

Benefits:
• Provision of equipment (laptop and soft phone system access).
• Flexible hours to suit your schedule.
• Access to peer support from a team of experienced therapists.
• Joining an established provider of high-quality therapy services with a track record of success.
• Access to administrative, managerial and DSL support.
• Work from home option.
• Access to CPD (relating to NHS talking therapies for anxiety and depression)

Key responsibilities:
• Provide time-limited individual therapy sessions (typically 8-12 sessions) in person and remotely.
• Adhere to NHS Talking Therapies service guidelines, including completing all requirements relating to data collection within the service.
• Undertake initial assessments for new referrals in order to determine the appropriate interventions to meet their needs, and signposting to other services where necessary.
• Make effective use of outcome measures in therapy sessions to monitor and promote wellbeing for clients and contribute to the achievement of overall service recovery targets.
• Attend management one-to-one meetings and some team meetings.
• Record accurate, appropriate, and timely notes using an electronic case management system working within the service policies and procedures.
• Work closely with the administration team who will support with the management of your clinical diary, allocations, and discharges.
• Provide information necessary to monitor and evaluate Gaddum’s therapy services, such as case studies or reporting data.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and procedures in relation to talking therapies, Mental Health, and Primary Care Services.
• Ensure the maintenance of excellent standards of practice, observing BACP ethical framework and/or other guidance, and keeping up to date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the Department of Health (e.g. The NHS Talking Therapies Manual and NICE Clinical guidelines).
• Provide a timely response to safeguarding and risk issues that arise, in line with Gaddum’s safeguarding procedures.
• Work to Gaddum’s policies and procedures, specifically Health, Safety, and Risk Management, Safeguarding, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion, Confidentiality, and Information Governance.
• Adhere to specific venue procedures where you may be based.
• Demonstrate an understanding of and a commitment to anti-discriminatory and anti-oppressive practice.
• Other duties on behalf of Gaddum as agreed.

Organisational Responsibilities
• To actively engage in ongoing personal and professional development, making full use of supervision, appraisal, and learning opportunities.
• To act at all times to promote equality and diversity ensuring inclusive and integrated services.
• To seek advice, support, and guidance as required
• To maintain a general understanding of the work of the whole organisation and attend team meetings/events where possible.
• To adopt a flexible approach to working patterns to suit the needs of the role and responsibilities as required.

Contractor Agreement
Gaddum will specify the amount and frequency of services required from sessional workers but this will be flexibly and mutually agreed. You will be paid £35 per session which usually includes any administrative tasks (case recording) unless otherwise agreed. Any additional work undertaken, including attending management supervision, team meetings or agreed relevant training will be paid at the hourly rate.
Sessional workers will invoice Gaddum monthly for their services.

A full induction will be provided as well as ongoing support from the Service Manager, administrator and Designated Safeguarding Leads.

Sessional workers are wholly responsible for their own Income Tax and National Insurance payments and will not be entitled to sickness or holiday pay or eligible for Gaddum’s pension scheme.

Sessional workers are not reimbursed for travel expenses or external clinical supervision relating to undertaking these services for Gaddum.

Professional Requirements
• Therapy qualification(s) stating when and where completed training, minimum must be a level 4 Diploma in counselling or NHS Talking Therapies, for anxiety and depression qualification.
• Registered with a relevant professional body.
• Ideally qualified to deliver National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) approved NHS Talking Therapies evidence-based psychological therapies, such as:
 - Person-Centred Experiential Counselling for Depression (CfD)
 - Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR)
 - Interpersonal therapy (IPT)
 - High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (HICBT)
 - Evidence that you are treated as self-employed by HM Revenue & Customs

An enhanced DBS clearance (you must be registered on the DBS update service).
• A valid certificate of Professional Liability Insurance.

How to apply
Please submit your CV and cover letter to our HR team. Please see website for more details.

For further information on the role, please contact our Adult Therapy Services Manager, Heather Carss. Please see website for contact details.

Internally your job title will be Recovery Worker.

You’re caring, flexible and creative, thrive under pressure, know how to connect with people at all levels and really enjoy helping others to live as independently as possible. You’d also like to be part of an organisation that counts on the professionalism, insight, expertise and passion of its staff to inspire individual recovery for the people they work with. Welcome to Queen Street as a Recovery Worker.

Queen Street is a mental health, supported housing and community based service, working to a recovery model. We provide a range of support services for people with mental ill health to access in their local community, including outreach support, peer support and supported housing. We have been operating in the area for a number of years and offer a staffed service to our residents aged 18 and upwards.

We know that recovery can look and feel very different to each and every one of us. But we also know that if we provide the right support, at the right time, we can inspire recovery nationwide and that recovery is possible for everyone. That’s where you come in. Responsible for helping and inspiring the people who use our services to maintain their tenancy and independence in the community, we’ll rely on you to work with them to come up with a personal support plan that will see them achieve their goals and aspirations. Whether it’s developing their domestic and finance management skills or accessing work, leisure, or educational opportunities, one thing’s for sure ‐ you will have every chance to shine.

No relevant experience is required as full training will be provided, although candidates with an understanding of mental health issues and/or lived experience would be welcomed. More important is your caring and compassionate nature and empathy and enthusiasm for helping others. Whatever your background, you’ll need to be happy to work both independently and within a team and willing to be part of a weekly rota system and available for on call duties.

In return for your skills and enthusiasm, this role comes with some really great benefits and excellent training and development opportunities.

Due to the nature of the role a driving licence and access to a car is recommended.

This is a permanent part-time role requiring the post holder to work 30 hours per week.

We are committed to increasing our diversity and welcome applications from those with Lived Experience.

This is a rolling recruitment process. Candidates will be interviewed as and when they are shortlisted.

To apply, please send a CV and covering letter via our website explaining why you feel you are right for the role.

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 will be renamed to reflect the new organisation.

Internally your job title will be Recovery Worker

You’re caring, flexible and creative, thrive under pressure, know how to connect with people at all levels and really enjoy helping others to live as independently as possible. You’d also like to be part of an organisation that counts on the professionalism, insight, expertise and passion of its staff to inspire individual recovery for the people they work with. Welcome to Richmond Fellowship’s Lincolnshire Crisis Service as a Recovery Worker.

Lincolnshire Crisis Service have two houses in the county, one in Boston and another in Lincoln, we provide a range of support for people with mental ill health and both work to a recovery model. We have been operating in the area for a number of years and offer a staffed service to our residents aged 18 and upwards. This role does require you to work varied hours as the service is 24/7 and may include some sleep in shifts, these are paid in addition.

We know that recovery can look and feel very different to each and every one of us. But we also know that if we provide the right support, at the right time, we can inspire recovery nationwide and that recovery is possible for everyone. That’s where you come in. Responsible for helping and inspiring the people who use our services, we’ll rely on you to work with them to come up with a personal support plan that will see them achieve their goals and aspirations. Whether it’s developing their domestic and finance management skills or accessing work, leisure or educational opportunities, one thing’s for sure – you will have every chance to shine.

Candidates with an understanding of mental health issues would be welcomed and full training will be provided. More important is your caring and compassionate nature and empathy and enthusiasm for helping others. Whatever your background, you’ll need to be happy to work both independently and within a team and willing to be part of a weekly rota system and available for on call duties.

In return for your skills and enthusiasm, this role comes with some really great benefits and excellent training and development opportunities.

We have two permanent roles: one full-time role requiring the post holder to work 37.5 hours per week and one part-time role requiring the post holder to work 22.5 hours a week; both positions with a requirement to work a variety of shifts, day, evening, sleep in cover and weekends. The service is open 365 days a year, 24 hours a day.

We are committed to increasing our diversity and we would welcome applications from those with lived experience and/or who are from a BAME background.

This is a rolling recruitment process. Candidates will be interviewed as and when they are shortlisted.

To apply, please send a CV and covering letter explaining why you feel you are right for the role.

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 will be renamed to reflect the new organisation.

You have an excellent understanding of mental health issues, substantial experience of working in a social care environment and the ability to lead a team by example. You’d also like to be part of an organisation that counts on the professionalism, insight, expertise and passion of its staff to inspire individual recovery for the people they work with. Welcome to Richmond Fellowship as a Team Manager.

The Old Moat Garden Centre and Café is a social enterprise service which helps people living with mental ill health regain important life skills and build confidence in a safe, friendly environment. Every purchase made in the garden centre and café funds our wellbeing programme and we also run several fundraising events that have become popular locally. We’re at the heart of the community and offer a unique working environment for someone who wants to enable individuals to lead independent lives. 

As Team Manager, you will be responsible for the management of the wellbeing service. As well as ensuring the very best delivery and offering direct support to Service Users, you’ll be responsible for promoting the service and managing all referrals. This challenging front line role comes with responsibility for line managing and providing supervision to our team of Horticultural trainers and casual staff.

To succeed, you’ll need a proven relevant background that includes experience of managing a caseload of individuals with complex needs. More important however, is your ability to lead, supervise and motivate staff and delegate work appropriately and managing conflicting demands and priorities in a timely manner.

In return for your skills and enthusiasm, this role comes with some really great benefits and excellent training and development opportunities.

This is a permanent part-time role requiring the post holder to work 30 hours per week.

We are committed to increasing our diversity and welcome applications from those with Lived Experience.

This is a rolling recruitment process. Candidates will be interviewed as and when they are shortlisted.

To apply, please send a CV and covering letter explaining why you feel you are right for the role.

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 will be renamed to reflect the new organisation.

Are you calm, non-judgemental and able to work effectively with people experiencing distress?

Can you demonstrate our values of Hope, Courage, Together and Responsive and want to be part of our mission to create opportunities for individuals to make choices, find their own solutions, build resilience and manage their whole life and wellbeing?

If the answer to all of these is yes, we want to hear from you.

Job title: Flourish Community Outreach Worker
Reference: 208
Hours: 30 hours per week
Salary: £25,000 - £26,000 per annum, pro rata
Based: Flexible across our 7 Hertfordshire wellbeing centres

We have a vacancy for a Flourish (Refugee and Asylum Seekers) Community Outreach Worker to join our team, supporting refugees and asylum seekers in the community with multiple needs who have mental health as a primary need, through providing advice, information and holistic support.

About the Service

‘Flourish’ is a highly flexible and responsive outreach service developed to meet the needs of refugees and asylum seekers in Hertfordshire. The aim of the service will be to support refugees and asylum seekers in the community with multiple needs who have mental health support as a primary need.

Purpose of Post

• To provide advice, information, onward referral and holistic support to clients with mental ill health.
• Support to build social networks and reduce isolation whilst settling into the Hertfordshire community this includes building a sustainable and empowering peer support network and building confidence and self-esteem.
• To ensure that the safety and wellbeing of the client is monitored and reviewed regularly.
• To remain a source of independent support for all clients.
• Embed a person centred and solution focused approach in all aspects of the role.
• To work in a trauma informed way including awareness of the 6 principles of trauma informed practice, putting the clients emotional and practical needs at the forefront of this work.

Key Responsibilities:

• Working closely with all key delivery partners across the system to ensure the service is responsive, inclusive and easy to access.
• To take allocated referrals from any agencies including the Community Navigators, Borough and District Councils, Herts Help, Housing Providers, Herts Welcomes Refugees, the Refugee Council and self-referrals including walk in contacts at any of the Mind wellbeing centres across the county.
• Hold a caseload of clients, supporting for approx. 10 weeks
• To create a safe space for the individual to be able to explore their feelings and improve their understanding around their mental health.
• To complete a holistic needs assessment.
• Ensure all person centred risk assessments and support plans are completed.
• Proactively recognise the indicators of deteriorating mental health and facilitate appropriate action, whilst liaising with relevant agencies.
• Support clients to build their emotional resilience, promoting self-management through building an understanding of their own triggers/coping strategies.
• To provide safeguarding intervention support. This will include responding to problems, which pose an immediate risk.
• To work alongside translators when required to provide a robust package of support for clients.
• To accompany clients to initial visits and appointments as necessary in order to ensure the sustained use of existing support services in the Borough.
• To provide advocacy services to clients experiencing mental ill health.
• To assist clients to access appropriate mental health services, housing/tenancy services and other services according to assessed needs.
• To establish effective pathways across a variety of agencies to maximise and provide effective partnership working, working with other third sector and VCSE organisations to provide signposting and continuity of care.

We offer:

• Annual leave entitlement of 25 days per year pro rata, rising in increments to a max. of 29 days after 5 years employment (plus 8 days Bank Holidays)
• An additional day of leave each year for your birthday following completion of probation period.
• Ongoing training relevant to your role.
• An Employee Assistance Programme.
• Health cover (after 6 months employment) – compensation payment for Optical, Dental, Chiropody and Therapy Treatments.

Being able to drive and having access to your own vehicle is essential for this role.

Closing date for receipt of applications is Wednesday 7th August 2024
Applications are being reviewed on an ongoing basis and we reserve the right to close the post once we have reached maximum applications or filled the role.

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.

We are delighted to have been accredited as a Living Wage Employer.

No agencies please.

Do you want to support people with mental health issues in a moment of crisis? Are you calm, non-judgmental and able to work effectively with people experiencing distress?

Can you demonstrate our values of Hope, Courage, Together, and Responsive and want to be part of our mission to create opportunities for individuals to make choices, find their own solutions, build resilience and manage their whole life and wellbeing?

If the answer to all of these is yes, we want to hear from you.

Crisis House Support Worker
Reference: 227
Responsible to: Crisis House Coordinator
Based: Hemel Hempstead Crisis House
Salary: £23,500 - £25,000 per annum (pro rata for part time hours)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time (37.5 hours) and part time positions (30 or 22.5 hours)
Working Patterns: Shifts available covering 7 days, Shift Patterns: Early – 7am-3pm Late – 2pm-10pm and Night 9pm-8am

About the Service

The Crisis Centre and rest of Nightlight Services (Café’s, Helpline, Daylight provision) is proud to provide urgent support, crisis intervention and emotional support to people experiencing a mental health crisis in Hertfordshire as an alternative to statutory pathways. We provide support to adults across Hertfordshire 7 days a week, 365 days a year through our helpline, crisis cafes and 24/7 Crisis Centre. We aim to provide a safe space for people in crisis to talk and feel supported, be listened to without judgement, access relevant support with problem solving and facilitate access to external services when necessary.

As a member of our diverse team, you will work closely with service users in crisis by using a person-centred approach to ensure that each individual is supported with dignity and respect. By honouring the individual experience of each service user, we are able to respect their autonomy as well as encourage and facilitate positive steps towards management of crisis and recovery.

About the Role

The Crisis House Support Worker will be a key member of staff supporting the delivery of the Nightlight Mental health Crisis Service.

Alongside other members of the Crisis Centre team, providing effective operational leadership delivering the Nightlight Mental Health Crisis Centre Service. Taking part in a rota which covers 24/7 hour service, 365 days a year. Drawing upon your own lived and/or professional experience (where applicable,) in order to provide a mix of face-to-face, therapeutic and holistic support for those accessing the overnight bed based provisions and supporting the operations of the Nightlight Crisis Helpline during its hours of delivery. Working closely with other staff as part of a team in supporting the development of quality Crisis Support and instilling Hertfordshire Mind Network’s values throughout the provision.

Whilst experience is advantageous, the most important thing to us and the people we support is having the right values, skills and commitment to delivering high quality, person centred mental health crisis support.

Key Responsibilities

• To provide emotional support and work towards developing, flexible and realistic crisis/person-centred plans with Service Users.
• To work within agreed guidelines with and for Service Users, whilst being guided and supported by Senior Staff (as well as the Leadership team) in regards to documents/plans such as: Assessments of Need, Risk, Crisis support plans and Review forms.
• To draw upon one’s own lived experience as appropriate (If applicable), as to promote the delivery of person centred support.
• To provide immediate and appropriate advice and information to clients as to support with crisis prevention.
• To liaise with Nightlight management and external services such as: police, ambulance service, Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team, Single Point of Access, Safeguarding Out of Hours Service, Mental Health Liaison Teams, Adult Community Mental health Services, etc. as needed in terms of accepting referrals and proactively recognising the indicators of deteriorating mental health and facilitating appropriate support.
• Complete appropriate signposting/onward referrals to both internal and external services in accordance with identified needs and risks.
• Ensuring record keeping is maintained to the required standards at all times and contributing to service monitoring requirements.
• Arranging transport for service users to facilitate access to services as needed.
• Assisting with house keeping/cleaning tasks as necessary and reporting any maintenance problems in line with policy and Health and Safety standards.
• Support clients with activities of daily living as required.

We offer:

• Annual leave entitlement of 25 days per year pro rata, rising in increments to a max. of 29 days after 5 years employment (plus 8 days Bank Holidays)
• An additional day of leave each year for your birthday following completion of probation period.
• Ongoing training relevant to your role.
• An Employee Assistance Programme.
• Health cover (after 6 months employment) – compensation payment for Optical, Dental, Chiropody and Therapy Treatments.

Closing date for receipt of applications is 31st August 2024
Interviews to be held on a rolling basis.
Please note: We reserve the right to close the advertisement once sufficient applications are received so would encourage early applications.

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.

We are delighted to have been accredited as a Living Wage Employer.

No agencies please.

We are looking to recruit HOPELINE247 Advisers to provide individually tailored suicide prevention advice and guidance to young people and those who are concerned for them via our national multi-channel helpline HOPELINE247 and deliver suicide prevention training online and in community settings across the UK.

What you will do:

Work as part of a team providing suicide prevention support to a range of clients via multichannel communication        platforms.

Work on a 7-day shift system including evening and weekends

Use professional judgement to assess the needs of the service users who present with risk to life and manage and report any matters related to safeguarding. 

Maintain accurate records and input data monitoring into the data base system.

Participate in clinical supervision and reflective practise. 

Provide training, mentoring and coaching to new recruits.

To be successful in this role you will have:

· a degree or professional qualification in Health or Social Care, Community Work or a related discipline

· previous experience of working in an advisory capacity in suicide prevention or mental health

· a proven record of working directly with vulnerable young people

· experience of providing advice and guidance via multiple communication channels

· the ability to empathise, support and build rapport with suicidal people and those who care about them, remaining non-         judgemental and adhering to the remit of the service

Salary: NLAC Scale SCP 24-28 (Starting salary of £27,520 per annum based on working 30 hours per week progressing incrementally to £30,540 per annum)

Hours:  30 hours per week over 4 days as part of a team that work 7.5 hour shifts between 07:30am and 22:30.

Location: Warrington

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: You will receive 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time workers), hybrid and flexible working arrangements, an attractive pension scheme, Simply Health membership and enhanced sick pay. Please visit our website for more details.

Closing date: Midnight – 1st September 2024

We reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier if we receive sufficient applications so, please submit your application as soon as possible.

PAPYRUS is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in employment and its recruitment policies are designed to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender re-assignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

PAPYRUS is committed to safeguarding all children, young people and adults at risk that interact with the organisation. The organisation recognises its responsibility to safeguard the welfare of these vulnerable groups by a commitment to procedures to protect them. The charity expects all staff and volunteers to fully support and promote these commitments.

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.

Job title: Recovery Worker
Post no: 608
Working base: Luton
Hours: 21 hours per week, 4 days per week
Working pattern: 10.00 - 15.00 Mo, Tu, Fri and 10.00 - 16.00 Wed
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £23,088 per annum FTE (£13,104 per annum Actual)

Could you support individuals to gain and maintain mental wellbeing through social and structured wellbeing interventions?

About the Role

This role offers the opportunity to join our service team at Luton. Based at our Wellbeing Centre in Dumfries Street we offer activities and groups throughout the day enabling service users to manage their mental health and move through their recovery journeys. In addition to facilitating a range of groups the role will involve assessing individual’s suitability for the service and signposting to local services and community support where necessary, as well as performing 1-1 meetings with clients periodically in order to assess and create action plans.

The role includes the opportunity to support events in the community to raise awareness of our services and build links with local organisations, as well as supporting volunteer and student placements.

Service Delivery

• Deliver a service and ensure outcomes which support individuals with mental health and wellbeing needs in Luton, in line with Mind BLMK’s agreed recovery model as well as contract requirements and Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s).
• Carry out assessments on individuals’ suitability for Mind BLMK’s services in line with the Access to Service procedure and processes and the needs, priorities and support required by the individual.
• Facilitate onsite activity, drop-in and topic based group sessions. This may include planning of topics that support wellbeing, facilitating informal drop in and discussions, planning and organising activity based sessions including guest speakers and signposting and information sharing about other local services and resources.
• Encourage and support client engagement with Mind BLMK through Guarantor Membership and other opportunities available through Influence and Participation.
• Contribute to maintaining an effective volunteer workforce for the service in line with Mind BLMK’s HR policies, procedures and guidance (workload planning and support).
• Carry out Cash Handling, Health and Safety and Data Collection responsibilities as directed by the Team Leader in line with Mind BLMK’s policies, procedures, requirements and guidance.

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: 5pm on 20th August 2024
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.