Psychology Jobs

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.

Crisis Recovery Worker
Post no: 627
Salary: £24,088 per annum (£7,975.08 actual)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 12.25 hours per week, 5:00pm to 23:00pm 2 days per week (across 7 day rota)
Location: Milton Keynes

Could you support individuals to deescalate crisis and improve mental health and wellbeing, through focussed 1:1s and structured crisis interventions?

About our Crisis Cafés

Our Crisis Cafes offer a safe, welcoming and non-judgmental environment outside of normal working hours for those who feel in mental distress or crisis.

About the Role

The role will involve assessing needs and offering one to one support to service users to enable them to begin the process of improving their mental health and wellbeing and to providing clarity on services and pathways available in the area. The role will be part of a larger Crisis Café team made up of Crisis Recovery Workers, Crisis Peer Support Workers, Team Leaders and volunteers.

Service Delivery

• Deliver crisis focussed 1:1s and ensure outcomes which supports individuals experiencing a mental health crisis in Houghton Regis & Central Bedfordshire, in line with Mind BLMK’s agreed crisis service and requirements as well as contract requirements.
• Assessing need and suitability for the service in line with the access to services process, and undertaking 1:1s.
• 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 Wednesday 22 January 2025
Interviews: 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.

An exciting opportunity to combine your love of food, gardening, and working with young people to make a meaningful impact at Jamie’s Farm.  This full-time role involves managing the kitchen and garden and leading hands-on activities supporting the young people to creating delicious, nutritious meals.  At the heart of the farm, the kitchen and garden are creative spaces where young people learn valuable skills, teamwork, and celebrate diverse tastes and cultures.

What is Jamie’s Farm?  Jamie’s Farm is a charity that supports young people by combining therapeutic work, farming, and purposeful activities to help them thrive. Through residential visits to our working farms, we provide a nurturing environment where young people can reflect, build confidence, and develop the resilience they need to overcome personal challenges. 

At an exciting time of growth for our charity, we are recruiting several delivery roles to support the opening of our 7th farm, set in beautiful woodlands and parkland adjacent to our existing Bath Farm.  This role may be based at either farm, as part of our new hub model.

Known within the organisation as ‘Food & Garden Specialist’ 

More about the role:  As Food & Garden Specialist, you will lead cooking and gardening sessions that inspire young people to connect with the food they eat and the natural world around them. With the support of the young people, you will nurture a productive kitchen garden, contributing to meal preparation with fresh, seasonal ingredients. Your role also includes creating weekly meal plans, coordinating volunteers, and ensuring high standards of food hygiene and safety. You will work collaboratively with your team to deliver life-changing experiences for young people, fostering confidence, resilience, and a sense of belonging. 

About you:  You are an enthusiastic and experienced professional with a passion for cooking, gardening, and working with young people. You have extensive cooking experience and enjoy sharing this skill with others. Your practical gardening knowledge and enthusiasm for growing food make you an ideal candidate to lead sessions in the kitchen garden.  Organised and creative, you excel in meal planning, budgeting, and inspiring others with fresh ideas. You thrive in a collaborative team environment but are also confident working independently. Open-minded and empathetic, you are committed to Jamie’s Farm’s mission and values and passionate about making a positive impact in a beautiful, dynamic farm setting. 

Please see the full job description, desired experience, and employee benefits by exploring our recruitment pack below. Don’t meet every single requirement? We’d still love to hear from you – your unique skills and experience could be just what we’re looking for. 

How to Apply: Please apply via the Jamie’s Farm website by clicking on the “Apply” button below. Read through the full recruitment pack and return both a completed application and equal opportunities form to the email address provided. We look forward to hearing from you! 

Undergraduate Programme Leader

Location: Waverley Abbey, Waverley Abbey House, Waverley Lane, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 8EP
Salary: £16,000 pro-rata (0.4 - £40,000 FTE)
Hours: 14.5 hours a week
Job Type: Part time
Contract Type: Permanent

Due to 100% growth in our higher education intake in September 2024, we’re in an exciting phase of growth so are delighted to be recruiting for an Undergraduate Programme Leader to join us. 

Role Description:

The Programme Leader:

• is a senior career-grade teaching position. Post-holders will demonstrate academic leadership and innovation in learning, teaching and programme development.
• is crucial in supporting the management and strategic planning processes of the Faculty and the Institute. 
• will maintain oversight of the recruitment, progression and outcomes of students. 
• will be instrumental in driving positive student outcomes and NSS/TEF key performance indicators. 
• will line-manage a programme team (comprising permanent lecturing staff and sessional tutors) to ensure the quality of provision and student outcomes.
• teaching on all undergraduate and postgraduate programmes will also be undertaken when required. This may include teaching during weekdays, weekends and evenings.
• Please note the The Programme Leader role equates to 0.3 FTE and Senior Lecturer at 0.5 FTE

Principle Accountabilities:

• To provide academic leadership in the design, recruitment, delivery and monitoring of high-quality programmes. 
• To contribute to the continuing development of Faculty One by engaging in activities that will promote and enhance its standing in the field of psychotherapy and counselling. 
• To support the management and registry activities of the Faculty and Institute, undertaking a key role within Faculty or Institute working groups and committees, as required.

This role holds a Genuine Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010 to be a practising Christian who assents to Waverley Abbey’s Statement of Faith.

For further information on key responsibilities and person specification please see the Job pack. 

If you’d like to apply, please provide your CV, and a cover letter that directly addresses the requirements of the job description, including why you are interested in the role.

Applications will close 1 May 2025; we reserve the right to close applications early.

Please note, an appointment will be subject to:  

• Evidence of Right to Work in the UK 
• Satisfactory references 
• A satisfactory Enhanced DBS disclosure 
• Meeting the Occupational Requirement criteria 
• Satisfactory completion of a probationary period 

Sound interesting? Apply now!

We are at a critical moment in world history; a moment of profound spiritual, economic and social crisis in the UK and across the world – with opportunity for a radical, spiritual renewal. In the last half of 2022, CWR and 24-7 Prayer came together to create a new vision at Waverley Abbey for such a time of this.

The 112-acre Waverley Abbey Estate, located about an hour from London, Heathrow and Gatwick Airports, has been a place of prayer since 688 AD and was the site of England’s first Cistercian Abbey.

CWR was founded by Selwyn Hughes with a simple vision of helping people to spend Every Day with Jesus – to pray and study the Bible every day. In 1985, CWR opened the Waverley Abbey Estate to establish a place of prayer, retreat and a Christian College to train and equip young leaders. 24-7 Prayer is an international, interdenominational movement of prayer, mission and justice. 24-7 Prayer exists to revive the Church and rewire the culture. Its resources help millions of people and its members from all over the world have been praying non-stop since 1999. 

With its remarkable history of thirteen centuries of prayer, its strategic location on the Prime Meridian, and its 30,000 sq. ft of accommodation, the partnership of CWR and 24-7 Prayer at Waverley Abbey represents a unique opportunity to establish a mission centre and a hub for spiritual and social transformation in the UK and globally. 

We are creating a new Abbey for a new generation. One that will champion encounter with God, through education, engagement and enterprise — for spiritual and cultural renewal for this generation and generations to come.

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Do you want to support people with mental health issues? Are you calm, non-judgemental and able to work effectively with people experiencing distress?

Can you demonstrate our values of Hope, Together, Courage 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.

Community Outreach Worker
Reference: 254
Salary: £25,000 - £26,000 per annum per annum incl. Outer London Weighting (OLW)
In addition, this role will have a yearly staff retention bonus of up to £2106 (This payment is allocated at the discretion of HMN).
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm)
Contract: 1 year
Reports to: Complex Needs Housing Team Leader
Working base: Flexible to one of our seven Wellbeing Centres across Hertfordshire, dependent on location.

About the Service

This is a pilot working as a Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) with housing teams and Drug and Alcohol Services across District and Borough councils. These teams will be working with individuals who are presenting as homeless and have a number of Complex Needs.

Purpose of Post

Providing advice, information, onward referral and holistic support to clients who are experiencing mental ill health or need support with their mental wellbeing. These will be clients who are presenting to District and Borough councils as homeless and need intervention and support with their mental health and remain a source of independent support for all clients. Ensure that the safety and wellbeing of the client is monitored and reviewed regularly and that a person centred recovery orientated and trauma informed approach is embedded approach in all aspects of the roles.

Service Objectives

• To improve the mental wellbeing of people experiencing mental ill health.
• To increase early access to help for people experiencing mental ill health in, by providing a clear and effective pathway to services provided by Herts Mind Network and other third sector and statutory providers.
• To contribute to an improvement in individual mental wellbeing.
• To remain a source of independent support for all clients.
• To reduce the use of police, ASB, tenancy enforcement, housing needs and environmental health services by clients whose primary need is related to mental ill health.
• To reduce the use of crisis services by people experiencing mental ill health without positive outcomes for the individual.
• To provide an assertive outreach approach for clients who are in crisis and/ or those that may have complex or multiple needs.
• To work collaboratively within an MDT consisting of CGL, District and Borough councils, housing teams and other professionals.

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.
• Eligibility for blue light card.
• 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 Monday 17th February at 5pm.
Interviews will be held on a rolling basis.
Please note: 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 early as possible.

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.

Lancashire Mind is recruiting for a Children and Young People’s School Lead. In this exciting and challenging role, you will mobilise, lead and develop projects in educational settings across Lancashire.

Job title: CYP Schools Lead

Hours: 35 hours (Full-Time)

Contract: Fixed term until 31 December 2025, with the high likelihood of extension

Salary: £31,556

Responsible to: Head of CYP Services

Location: Contractual base is Chorley. Meetings with schools will take place across Lancashire: Blackpool, Central and West Lancashire, North Lancashire and East Lancashire.

We are seeking a confident and motivated individual to lead our Children and Young People's School team. We are looking for someone with experience in cultivating positive relationships within schools, and with a strong understanding of the mental health challenges faced by schools.  

You will lead our school delivery programme; liaise with schools to understand their needs and agree delivery, overs and assess performance, complete all necessary reporting, manage the relationship with the funder, and demonstrate the impact of our CYP services on children and young people. You will manage a small team, offering leadership and support in their roles while handling all necessary HR processes.

Building strong relationships with other CYP service providers across Lancashire will be key. You will collaborate closely with fellow CYP Leads at Lancashire Mind, the wider CYP team and colleagues to ensure we deliver an integrated service that effectively meets the needs of children and young people across Lancashire. You will have experience working with schools and colleges and will have excellent communication skills with the ability to build positive relationships.

This is an exciting time for Lancashire Mind as our children and young people’s services are growing, enabling us to reach and support more young people. We want people who believe in our vision of a Lancashire where everyone can have the best mental health and wellbeing possible. 

Lancashire Mind has a dedicated workplace wellbeing programme to ensure staff are supported with their own wellbeing which includes an Employee Assistance Programme, a half-day wellbeing day and wellbeing activities throughout the year.

We also offer a workplace pension scheme, paid emergency time off to care for dependents, regular supervision, and a commitment to supporting learning and development opportunities. We have also recently enhanced our annual leave offer with basic annual leave of 25 days, plus 3 days closure between Christmas and new year, long service leave, the option to buy or sell annual leave and a half-day wellbeing day for all staff.

Above all, we are a friendly and supportive place to work; ‘Great staff team, positive and supportive culture’ (Lancashire Mind wellbeing survey, March 2024)

Please note: This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Deadline for applications: 12pm on 11th February 2025

Interviews will be held on Thursday 27th February 2025

Registered Charity Number 1081427

Registered Company Number 3888655

Lancashire Mind

We are recruiting a Senior Counsellor to join the Children and Young People’s (CYP) Community Counselling service.

Do you want to support children and young people (CYP) with mental health concerns? Are you calm, non-judgemental and able to work effectively with people experiencing distress?

Can you demonstrate our values of Hope, Together, Courage and Responsive and want to be part of our vision to ensure everyone in Hertfordshire will feel supported with their mental health?

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

Job title: Senior Counsellor (CYP)
Reference Number: 257
Salary scale: £30,500 per annum, pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Reports to: Service Manager – CYP Community Counselling
Based: One of our 7 countywide wellbeing centres, to be agreed.
Work Pattern: Between 2 - 3 days per week (Hours and days to be agreed within the range of a 7 day week and service operational hours of 7:30am-10:00pm)

About the Project

The Children and Young People’s (CYP) Community Counselling service is a new Herts Mind Network service, whose aim is to provide accessible, timely and high quality countywide counselling to local children and young people. Our CYP Community Counselling Service will deliver a blend of face-to-face, online, 1:1 and group counselling to enable young people to obtain impactful therapeutic support for the mental health difficulties they are facing, in a way that suits them.

The objectives of the CYP Community Counselling Service are:

• To support the emotional wellbeing of children and young people experiencing mental health issues in Hertfordshire.
• To provide high quality counselling, both face-to-face and online that is tailored to the child or young person and incorporates all facets of their life.
• To promote early intervention and prevention through an accessible and flexible counselling service that champions the strengths and self-resilience of children and young people.
• To work actively, inclusively and collaboratively with local children, young people and their families.
• To be a key partner of the Hertfordshire CYP MHS system, offering and increasing access to community-based help regarding mental health and emotional wellbeing.

About the Role

This CYP Senior Counsellor post is integral to the delivery of this new community-based clinical service, overseeing the day-to-day management and delivery of the service to ensure it operates smoothly, responsively and empathically. The postholder will work clinically within the service, delivering group and 1:1 counselling, whilst also holding responsibility for managing the wider CYP Community Counselling Service workforce. They will conduct both initial contacts and counselling assessments with all CYPF referred to the service, providing a caring and supportive experience from the offset of the CYPF’s journey through the service. The postholder will use their initiative to manage service demand and work with the Service Manager to report on the service’s performance, impact and evaluation. They will proactively develop the service with CYPF at the centre of their decision making, seeking their contribution consistently.

The successful candidate will have A Level 4 qualification diploma or above in counselling, psychotherapy or arts/play therapy AND current registered/accredited/full/qualified membership of one of the following relevant professional bodies (BACP, UKCP, HCPC, BAAT etc.) and a minimum of 2-3 years experience working in a therapeutic or counselling capacity with children, young people and/or families.

We offer:

• Annual leave entitlement of 25 days per year pro rata, rising in increments to a max. of 29 days pro rata 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: Thursday 20th February at midnight
Interviews will take place on: Friday 28th February
Please note: We may close this advert early if we have sufficient applications.
Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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.

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: Mental Health Recovery Worker
Post no: 625
Working base: Bedfordshire (Biggleswade & Bedford)
Hours: 12.25 hours per week, 2 days per week
Working pattern: 5:00pm – 11:00pm (Friday in Biggleswade and Sunday in Bedford)
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £24,088 per annum FTE (£7,975.08 per annum Actual)

Could you support individuals to deescalate crisis, provide preventative sessions and improve mental health and wellbeing with service users in our communities, through focussed 1:1s and structured crisis interventions.

About the Role

This role offers an exciting opportunity to join our Bedford and Biggleswade Recovery Lounge services for adults which aims to improve people’s mental wellbeing, raise aspirations and enhance confidence. This role involves supporting a community safe space and delivering 1:1s when required and you will need to assess individuals’ suitability for the service and signpost where necessary.

About the Recovery Lounge Service

Mind BLMK Recovery Lounges (formally known as Crisis Café) are open each evening in Bedfordshire and Luton please see the timetable below for the days its near you. Anyone from Bedfordshire and Luton is welcome at any location. The service operates from 5pm-11pm 365 days of the year and can support you to get well, stay well.

The Recovery Lounge provides individuals with:

• A supportive and safe environment where they can decompress, take some quiet time, speak, and connect with others
• A one-to-one session with a trained mental health worker
• Support to identify positive mental health coping strategies, including goal and safety plans
• Advice and guidance about other support services available in their area (and nationally).

Service Delivery

• Deliver preventative focussed 1:1s when required, supporting a community focused safe space and ensure outcomes which supports individuals experiencing a mental health challenge including crisis in Central Bedfordshire & Bedfordshire, in line with Mind BLMK’s agreed service and requirements as well as contract requirements.
• Assessing need and suitability for the service in line with the access to services process and undertaking 1:1s.
• 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 31st January 2025 
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.

Rainbow Mind North (a service provide by Mind in Salford) is looking for associate therapists to join our team.

Job Title: Sessional Therapist
Hours: Up to 4 client hours per week.
Salary: £65 per therapy session (50 minute session and administrative tasks).
Contract: Part time, Sessional Therapist – Engaged on a self-employed basis.
Location: Based at Rainbow Mind northern hub – Mind in Salford, The Angel Centre, Salford. Hybrid working is appropriate for this role.

About the Employer

Rainbow Mind North (A service delivered by Mind in Salford) is an LGBTQIA+ led service delivering community mental health interventions across Salford. Rainbow Mind provides a range of innovative services for LGBTQIA+ people from Rainbow Mind southern (London) and northern(Salford) hubs. Rainbow Mind has collaborations and engagement with a diverse range of local and national LGBTQIA+ organisations that support cultural, gender, sexuality, and relationship diversity relevant services.

Purpose of the role:

We have recently been awarded a large grant from the Lottery community fund and we are expanding our one to one LGBTQIA+ service provision. This is a really exciting time to get involved.

We are creating a bespoke model of therapy for the LGBTQIA+ community and working with a local university to evaluate its impact. The basis of the model is humanistic with added tools and concepts aimed specifically at the LGBTQIA+ community. Full training will be provided to each therapist as an adjunct to their own modality.

We welcome therapists from a diverse range of backgrounds, including from across the spectrum of LGBTQIA+ sexual identities and gender expressions.

Closing date: Tuesday 11th February.
Interviews will be held on: Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th of February.

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.

Rainbow Mind has a strong commitment to achieving equity of opportunity and expects all employees to implement and promote its policy in their own work.

We understand that working for an LGBT organisation could impact on your identity, community and/or culture. If you would like to discuss this or any aspect of the role further, this will be possible.

Mind in Salford is committed to achieving equal opportunities in employment and the service we provide, and welcome applications from people with lived experience of mental health issues. We encourage applications from everyone, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership and pregnancy and maternity.

We work with children and adults who may be at risk of abuse and therefore everyone is subject to a DBS check (level of check is dependent on the nature of the role) and receipt of two satisfactory references.

No agencies please.

St Sidwell’s Community Centre

We are a community centre in the heart of Exeter giving a warm welcome regardless of background, ability or circumstance. We offer a wide programme of activities, events and services for the local community.

At the heart of St Sid’s is our volunteering and work-experience programme, which provides opportunities across all areas of our work. We run a community café, a bakery and a cookery school; we grow vegetables and look after one of the few large green spaces in the city centre; we offer affordable meeting rooms and venue hire; free English for Speakers of Other Languages classes; and provide a wide range of additional support to the local community.

St Sidwell’s is open to all, but we specialise in working with people facing barriers to participation including people experiencing long-term unemployment; people with disabilities; people with convictions; people experiencing mental health problems; people with English as an additional language; refugees and asylum seekers; people experiencing addiction; and those who are homeless or vulnerably housed.

Background

Over the past few years there has been increasing demand for volunteer placements within the organisation alongside a growing need for a wide range of support within the community. We want to build and develop our offer to meet the needs of the community in a financially sustainable way. Thanks to support from The National Lottery Community Fund – we are now able to hire a person to a new role to help grow and reshape our volunteering and support programmes, helping to better meet the needs of our community and making our work more resilient for the future.

Role description

Key responsibilities

The purpose of this role is to lead the development of our Volunteer and Support programmes to:

- Provide a greater number of meaningful volunteering opportunities within the Community Centre

- Increase and enhance our support and training for all volunteers

- Ensure there is a clear, consistent and sustainable support offer for the local community

- Design and establish new Support Volunteer roles, to help provide increased support for the community, as well as increased volunteer opportunities

Volunteer Programme Development

- Set up volunteer working groups and committees to ensure the voice of a wide range of volunteers and potential volunteers is always integral to project development

- Lead the design and development of new volunteer roles within the organisation, in particular a range of roles focused on supporting others (Support Volunteers)

- Work with volunteers and staff across the organisation to identify training needs, design and embed appropriate training and induction for volunteers

- Support design and delivery of new volunteer pathways, including structured and/or accredited training enabling volunteers to develop in the ways they want to e.g. moving onto employment or education, supporting others or learning new skills

- Ensure volunteers are recognised and achievements are celebrated

- Ensure a consistently inclusive and compassionate approach to volunteers

Community Support Development

- Conduct a strategic assessment of ongoing support needs of centre users

- Creation of clear framework for support offered within the community centre by staff and volunteers

- As above, development of new Support Volunteer roles providing support to others including: peer mentors sharing lived experience; skills-based support e.g. IT; wellbeing and 1:1 listening support

- Facilitate other organisations providing support from within the Community Centre

- Development and implementation of partnership-based volunteer roles

Overarching project and organisational development

- Work collaboratively and proactively with key partners and stakeholders to improve volunteering and community support across organisations

- Develop new partnerships to improve outcomes for our beneficiaries and improve access to services

- Embed a framework for trauma-informed and compassion focussed ways of working within the organisation

- Develop a monitoring and evaluation framework, support project staff to collect monitoring data and evaluate the programme for continuous improvement

- Report to funders

- Work with the Centre Manager on developing a sustainable funding model for the programme and contribute to funding applications as required

- Contribute to organisational strategic development and innovation

Safeguarding

- Safeguarding Lead for the organisation

Staff management and relationships

- Manage the Volunteer Coordinator and Mental Health, Support and Wellbeing Lead. Potential to add management of Gardening Lead in Programme Year 2.

- Identify staff training and support needs

- Work collaboratively with team members from across the organisation to ensure effective project development and implementation

- Responsible to Centre Manager

Additional duties

- Attend team meetings and participate in community centre events

- Participate in training as required for the role and by the organisation

- Promotion of environmental sustainability throughout the project

- Any other duties as required by St Sidwell’s Centre

Person specification

Essential

· Minimum two years’ experience working with volunteers

· Experience working with people experiencing barriers to participation (see background description above)

· Strong understanding of community mental health needs and challenges and the support services available locally and nationally

· Understanding of trauma and compassion-informed approaches

· Experience designing and facilitating training

· Strong written and verbal communication skills and confidence communicating with people from a wide range of backgrounds and with people who have English as an additional language

· Project management experience, including budget management

· Ability to work effectively within a team

· Ability to effectively manage time and workload

· Experience implementing a monitoring and evaluation framework and keeping accurate records

· Experience reporting to funders

· Understanding of and commitment to confidentiality and data protection

· Strong IT skills including Word and Excel

· Strong commitment to our organisational values particularly equality, diversity and inclusion

· Willingness to undertake additional formal training and self-directed learning

Desirable

· Personal experience as a volunteer

· Experience working in the field of mental health and wellbeing support

· Evidence of training, CPD or qualifications relevant to the role

· Experience of providing supervision / 1:1 support to colleagues

· Experience writing successful funding bids

· Experience developing a monitoring and evaluation framework

· Experience developing income generation activities within a charity or social enterprise setting

· Skills in conflict resolution, de-escalation and non-violent communication

· An interest in and understanding of social justice and community development

Contract and employment terms

· £31,560-£33,392 (pro rata) depending on experience

· 22.5 hours / week (0.6FTE)

· 33 days holiday per year (including bank holidays) pro rata, with additional day added for every year of service (to a maximum of 5 additional days)

· Lunch in our community café on working days

· Statutory pension contributions

· Contract will be on a 3-year fixed term basis, with possibility to make the role permanent subject to project development and funding

· Role is subject to an enhanced DBS check

This role is funded by The National Lottery Community Fund.

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.

Community Connectors (Mental Health Resilience Worker)
Post no: 622
Working base: Leighton Buzzard or Dunstable (2 available locations)
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £24,720 per annum
Hours: 37.0 hours per week, Monday to Friday

About the Role

Community Connectors work as part of an integrated, blended mental health offer to support people with emotional, social and practical needs to access a range of local, non-medical and non-clinical services, to improve confidence, social inclusion and independence.

This role will involve working as part of a multi-disciplinary team with statutory, third sector and NHS colleagues to support clients who are suffering from moderate to severe mental health difficulties. You will need to have experience working with those suffering with mental health illness as well as being able to demonstrate in depth knowledge of the services, support networks and local resources that may assist in improved outcomes for those dealing with complex and enduring mental health issues. The ability to be adaptable, work independently and the resilience to work in some challenging environments are key attributes for this role.

Service Delivery

• Assess suitability for community connection support as part of a blended team approach and support individuals to access the service by utilising in depth knowledge of local voluntary and community services and networks in your respective area
• To work with individuals to coproduce a plan to address their mental health and wellbeing goals. Am enable people to achieve these goals through facilitating access and connecting with appropriate resources
• Enable people to access community resources which may include accompanying them.
• Offer support, guidance and help where possible to people to gain confidence, overcome initial fears and seek solutions to any barriers inhibiting attendance.
• Take a holistic approach, based on the individuals’ priorities and wider determinants of health that impact on their health and wellbeing, such as debt, poor housing, being unemployed, loneliness and caring responsibilities.
• To work as part of an integrated team to ensure the best outcomes for each person accessing the service.
• Identify and build good working relationships with the community groups, relevant services and activities for partnership work and signposting as well as keep updated information about them.
• Competently work as part of a blended team, under direction from Mind BLMK and ELFT, working with independence and in an agile way to support people with complex mental health challenges.

Entitlements/benefits:

• 25 days (pro rata) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays (pro rata)
• Auto-enrolment NEST pension scheme (employer contributes 3%, employee contributes 5%)
• Health Plan with a wide variety of benefits
• 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 Monday 17 February 2025
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.

About Strength & Stem

Strength & Stem is a charity and social enterprise that uses floristry to empower female modern slavery survivors. We want to see female survivors of modern slavery and human trafficking restored from their trauma, empowered for the future, and able to sustain a good quality of life. We achieve our vision by offering an evidence-based, holistic programme. It incorporates tailored skills training (including vocational floristry, prevocational and wellbeing skills training), work experience, mentorship, and a supportive community. We run a nine-month programme each year, as well as alumni events and social cafes. The skills and experiences survivors gain through our programme create a lasting difference for them and their families through economic independence, strengthened wellbeing and increased community.  

The charity is growing its programme delivery team by recruiting a second Progress Facilitator. This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic individual to join a small, ambitious team, continually ensuring that our services are survivor-centred and have an impact positively disproportionate to the organisations’ age and stage of development. 

Role Summary

The Progress Facilitator will provide specialist support to participants throughout all aspects of the core Strength & Stem programme. Under the supervision of the Programme Director, the Progress Facilitator will have responsibility for the progression, support, and safeguarding of our programme participants. Alongside the programme delivery team, you will ensure every participant has a safe and positive overall programme experience. This role will involve working directly with survivors, as well as a wide range of stakeholders from supporting organisations to florists, volunteers, and the programme delivery team.  

Terms

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

• Role title: Progress Facilitator
• Responsible to: Interim Programme Director
• Hours: 0.5 FTE (2.5 days or 18.75 hours per week). This is a fixed-term role for 12 months, with the possibility of extension and increased hours (funding dependent).
• Salary: £29,120 pro rata (£14,560 per annum at 0.5 FTE). Reasonable programme-related travel expenses will be covered (this does not include accommodation).
• Based: This is a hybrid role. You will be required to attend all programme related activities and facilitate work experience placements in person. The workshops take place in London near King’s Cross and the work experience placements are currently in London and Windsor. There may be occasions where evenings or weekends are required but these are not often. You may also need to be available in London for ad-hoc meetings that require in person attendance.
• Required in-person dates: You will be expected to be on-site for the following dates (this is not an exhaustive list): Every Friday from 2 May to 18 July; 28 June, 26 July
• Start date: April 2025

BENEFITS

• Flexible working
• Supportive and collaborative team culture
• 15 days paid holiday (based on 30 days pro rata for this role), including bank holidays
• 3% pension contribution
• Reasonable travel expenses to in-person programme related activities are covered (this does not include accommodation)

How to apply

Please send your CV with the completed application pack to the email on our website.

You can download the application pack on Charity Job.

The closing deadline is 23:59 on Sunday the 2nd of March 2025.

Do you want to support people with mental health issues? 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: Support, Time and Recovery Worker x2
Reference Number: 255
Salary scale: £23,800 – £24,500 per annum depending on skills and experience inclusive of Outer London Weighting (OLW)
Reports to: Senior Bounce Back Worker
Contract length: 18 Months
No. of hours: 22.5 – 30 Hours per week (Over a 7 day rota, 8am – 8pm)
Main base/s: Mental Health Urgent Care Centre, Lister Hospital, Stevenage

About the Project

Herts Mind Network (HMN) has formed a partnership with Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust (HPFT) to deliver support in the Mental Health Urgent Care Centre (MHUCC) at Lister Hospital.

The MHUCC provides a dedicated space and service for rapid mental health assessment, intervention, and referral, thereby enhancing the quality of care and optimising use of systemwide resources. It provides 24-hour access to specialist mental health assessment aimed at supporting service users to access the least restrictive care and treatment options. It creates a systemwide response to acute mental health crisis that enables people’s needs to be met with the right care at the right time.

About the Role:

The Support, Time and Recovery (STAR) Worker will be based at the Mental Health Urgent Care Centre at Lister Hospital, promoting joint working and creating a seamless pathway into community support for clients recovering from mental ill health.

The STAR workers will work closely with individuals in a mental health crisis currently in the MHUCC, by using a person-centred approach to ensure that everyone is supported with dignity and respect.

You will have a key role with safe and supportive observations and attending to the service users on the unit. You will provide support for carers and liaise with the wider services to support smooth and timely discharge of service users back to the community.

Key Responsibilities

• To provide a consistent presence in the MHUCC for individuals with mental health needs to access for support.
• To advocate for service users, explaining organisations and pathways.
• To provide immediate information and advice about managing wellbeing, reducing risk and onward signposting and referral into wider HMN services and VCFSE organisations.
• To facilitate a clear and easily accessible pathway into the wider Nightlight Crisis Alternative services for individuals, to support timely MHUCC discharge, as an alternative to statutory crisis intervention, or as a supplement to wider care and treatment plans.
• To gather feedback and evaluation on patient experience in the MHUCC
• To develop sound and extensive knowledge of local resources to support in enabling appropriate referrals where necessary.
• To link in with wider Herts Mind Network services and facilitate referrals
• To ensure that a collaborative approach is used, with effective communication links developed with external professional NHS services and to work as an effective member of any multi-disciplinary team. This will require stringent relationships.
• To support individuals to develop sustainable local social networks, both through our HMN Wellbeing Centres and other community services and resources.

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.
• Cash plan health cover (after 6 months employment) – compensation payment for Optical, Dental, Chiropody and Therapy Treatments.
• Eligibility for blue light card.
• Being able to drive and having access to your own vehicle is essential for this role.

Closing date for receipt of applications is Sunday 23rd February at 5pm.
Interviews will be held on Wednesday 26th February at the Mental Health Urgent Care Centre, Lister Hospital.

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.

We are recruiting a Counselling Administrator to join the Children and Young People’s (CYP) Community Counselling service.

Do you want to support children and young people (CYP) with mental health concerns? Are you calm, non-judgemental and able to work effectively with people experiencing distress?

Can you demonstrate our values of Hope, Together, Courage and Responsive and want to be part of our vision to ensure everyone in Hertfordshire will feel supported with their mental health?

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

Job title: CYP Counselling Administrator
Reference Number: 256
Salary scale: £23,810.00 per annum
Reports to: Service Manager (Children and Young People Services)
Contract: Permanent
Based: One of our 7 countywide wellbeing centres, to be agreed.
Work Pattern: 37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday – 10am-6pm)

About the Project

The Children and Young People’s (CYP) Community Counselling service is a new Herts Mind Network service, whose aim is to provide accessible, timely and high quality countywide counselling to local children and young people. Our CYP Community Counselling Service will deliver a blend of face-to-face, online, 1:1 and group counselling to enable young people to obtain impactful therapeutic support for the mental health difficulties they are facing, in a way that suits them.

The objectives of the CYP Community Counselling Service are:

• To support the emotional wellbeing of children and young people experiencing mental health issues in Hertfordshire.
• To provide high quality counselling, both face-to-face and online that is tailored to the child or young person and incorporates all facets of their life.
• To promote early intervention and prevention through an accessible and flexible counselling service that champions the strengths and self-resilience of children and young people.
• To work actively, inclusively and collaboratively with local children, young people and their families.
• To be a key partner of the Hertfordshire CYP MHS system, offering and increasing access to community-based help regarding mental health and emotional wellbeing.

About the Role

This CYP Counselling Administrator post is integral to the efficient, smooth and successful running of the service. The postholder will provide wide-ranging administrative support to the service, being responsible for providing responsive, empathic communication to all enquiries and leading on the efficient scheduling of all counselling assessments. The postholder will be an active member of the team, liaising across clinical staff, clients and external stakeholders, using their initiative. They will also contribute to the development of the service, being accurate and thorough in their approach and responsible for diligent data input and retrieval to ensure the robust monitoring of the service’s impact.

We offer:

• Annual leave entitlement of 25 days per year pro rata, rising in increments to a max. of 29 days pro rata 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: Monday 17th February at midnight
Interviews will take place on: Tuesday 25th February
Please note: We may close this advert early if we have sufficient applications. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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.

This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to join Open Door as a Data Coordinator for our year-long "Impact and Evaluation" research project, funded by The Prudence Trust. Attached you will find the application pack detailing job description, purpose and responsibilities of the role.  We have specified the essential and desirable personal skills and attributes we are looking for in applicants.  In addition, we have included general staff responsibilities and information about working with Open Door.

Role Overview: We are seeking a detail-oriented and organised Data Coordinator to join our team. This role is crucial in ensuring that our data management practices are accurate, efficient and compliant with relevant regulations. This role is an opportunity to contribute to the wellbeing of young people in Haringey by ensuring that Open Door's data management practices are robust and reliable, giving us the metrics that we need. The Data Coordinator will contribute significantly to the overall effectiveness of our data system, in particular auditing the mapping of Open Door’s data systems to coordinate data for the newly funded Impact Evaluation project.

About the Impact and Evaluation project:  Open Door seeks to gain a deeper understanding of its impact on young people's mental health by analysing data from individuals supported during 2023/24 and 2024/25. We have existing comprehensive and robust data at Open Door, including clinical outcome measures, service user feedback, demographic data and more, and are now seeking to analyse this large dataset to evaluate and improve our services. We are seeking to better understand who benefits the most from our services and identify those for whom our impact is less significant. 

About Open Door: Open Door is a Young People’s mental health charity, that has been based in the London Borough of Haringey for 48 years. It aims is to improve the mental health and life-chances of young people in Haringey, by providing access to effective psychotherapy and counselling.

We provide an ‘Open Door’ to free, high quality psychological therapy to 12–24 year-olds delivered by experienced and highly trained clinicians. Open Door also supports parents and carers, struggling with the issues their children face. We aim for access to our service to be as simple as possible and over half of those we support self-refer. 

Many young people who come to us are experiencing significant mental health difficulties and have faced barriers to statutory services.

Open Door delivers evidence informed practice and has been commended for our ambitious approach to outcome driven care.  We have recently been shortlisted for a Health Service Journal (HSJ) Award for our work improving the mental health of young people, who have been impacted by inequality, in Haringey. 

Open Door is community embedded, integrated into the local mental health infrastructure, commissioned by North Central London Integrated Care Board and part of the Haringey Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service single-point-of-access.  We have a strategic voice which is used to advocate for young people’s mental health and influence practice. Last year we supported nearly 900 young people, parents and carers and offered over 9000 appointments.

This is an exciting time to join Open Door. The candidate will be part of forming and developing a new, small in-house data and evaluation team, to undertake this evaluation of our clinical service.