We are looking for a passionate, enthusiastic and motivated Coordinator who will oversee and develop the Take a Break (TAB) short breaks service for children and young people with learning disabilities and/or autism. Even during the Coronavirus pandemic, TAB has maintained a trusted and well regarded service for children and families and we believe that it will continue to thrive once pandemic restrictions are lifted.

TAB offers school holiday camps as well as individual and small group activities throughout the year. TAB is the children and young people’s operation of Barnet Mencap’s Short Breaks service. This role would suit someone with a background in sports, arts and crafts, or drama and dance with experience of working with children with learning disabilities; someone who enjoys a fast-paced environment and has a real drive for children’s activities. The role will be both administrative and active, based in Hendon and across the London Borough of Barnet.

In this role you will oversee the operational excellence of our camps and clubs as well developing the year-round community-based children’s service. You will ensure that services are delivered in line with company and Care Quality Commission requirements, and will achieve business performance targets.  

Take a Break work will require working in early mornings, evenings, weekends and school holidays as well as during regular office hours.

The successful candidate will be required to complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application for work with children and adults

We are looking for candidates with a background in children’s activities, children’s sport, arts, drama and childcare who hold a relevant level 4 qualification or above, or who are working towards such a qualification.

We are looking for someone with the following skills and abilities:

• To communicate effectively and to inspire confidence and motivate children and young people aged up to 25 of all abilities;
• To demonstrate perseverance, patience and flexibility;
• To react calmly, quickly and effectively in emergency situations;
• To demonstrate excellent planning and time management, working within tight budgets;
• To communicate effectively with parents, carers, teachers and professionals from other agencies;
• To be able to lead, coach and develop a team of support workers
• Good IT and administration skills.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assess the needs of potential clients of the TAB short break project

• Ensure that individual care plans are implemented and monitored by Support Workers for each child or young person's short stay or support session

• Promote the value and respect for individuals’ rights and needs; giving opportunities to make choices; giving opportunities to gain life skills and to develop relationships; and to be involved in non-segregated activities in the community
• Keeping children and young people safe, and keeping safeguarding at the front of all our work by identifying and resolving any potential issues and working with other colleagues and agencies
• Plan and carry out all TAB work in a person-centred way
• Ensure that the project is sensitive to and meets the cultural needs of individuals. Establish and develop links with parents, carers and relatives in order to provide sensitive services.
• Develop flexible services which respond to the needs of the clients and parents and carers 
• Ensure a high standard of medical care is given to those clients with health issues and eating difficulties, e.g. epilepsy, asthma etc.

OFFICE SKILLS

• Assist the Registered Manager to co-ordinate the day-to-day running of the Take a Break project to include planning community support sessions, group work and activity programmes with appropriate staff rotas in place
• Maintain effective communication systems including effective short break booking systems and dealing with related telephone calls, emails etc.
• Have good IT skills and knowledge of Microsoft packages including cloud-based systems
• Maintain accurate records in accordance with GDPR and Data Protection requirements
• Keep records and implement documentation as required by the CQC
• Attend reviews and other meetings as appropriate
• Assist with regular quality audits for Barnet Mencap and our commissioners.

STAFF MANAGEMENT

• Positively promote teamwork and lead in team building sessions for TAB staff
• Assist in the recruitment and selection of support staff in conjunction with the Manager and Chief Executive
• Maintain effective supervision communication systems including written procedures and handover notes to maintain continuity of care
• Assist in implementing inductions for new staff
• Offer regular supervision to staff which is of a high professional standard and quality
• Carry out quality appraisals yearly with six-month reviews
• Identify staff training needs

FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

• Maintain and monitor budgets ensuring the systems operate within budget and in conjunction with Barnet Mencap's procedures.  Suggest improvements to systems and highlight any issues to the Manager.
• Take responsibility for TAB budgets in the absence of the Manager, e.g. Petty Cash

HEALTH AND SAFETY

• Ensure that high standards of health and safety are maintained and that procedures are reviewed and followed
• Contribute to developing in-house procedures, e.g. risk assessments and lifting & handling assessments
• Have a willingness to take controlled risks, and to be adventurous, but managing those risks carefully.
• Ensure that a high standard of food is served when appropriate, and that food hygiene regulations are adhered to when food is prepared by TAB staff
• Keep abreast of developments in the field by means of reading literature and journals etc.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

Actively promote equal opportunities policies and anti-discriminatory practices

PROMOTION OF SERVICE

Develop links with the community and other organisations to promote positive images of people with learning disabilities including utilising Barnet Mencap’s social media platforms.

It is expected that the post holder will perform the role in a way that furthers the values of the organisation with reference to equal access and opportunity and the high quality of service provided.

FLEXIBILITY

In order to deliver services effectively, a degree of flexibility is needed and the postholder may be required to perform work not specifically referred to above and be required to change shifts in response to the needs of the service.  Such duties, however, will fall within the scope of the post, at the appropriate grade.

GENERAL

The duties and responsibilities of this post may change over a period of time.  Only significant additional duties or responsibilities as required by the Chief Executive will render the post for re­-evaluation.

To apply, please fill in our Application form or send us your CV with a covering letter exaplining how you meet the criteria in our Person Specification. For more details, head to the Jobs page on our website.

Do you want to be part of an exciting national team creating amazing opportunities for girls and young women? Could you help our charity inspire more people to volunteer and make a positive difference in Croydon and Surrey East? Could you help us build relationships with a range of community stakeholders that will help strengthen, grow and diversify our charity?

Girlguiding offers amazing opportunities for all girls and young women to discover their potential. Our volunteers are vital in inspiring and supporting girls to become the young women they want to be.

We have an exciting opportunity within our Growth and Insight team to grow our volunteer and girl membership, by opening more guiding groups and widening our community relationships so that even more girls can have fun, make friends, enjoy new adventures and grow in confidence.  

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate experience recruiting and working with volunteers or with people in unpaid roles in the community. The successful candidate will have knowledge and experience of community outreach/engagement, as well as experience of planning and facilitating meetings, organising events and managing small projects. You will be a relationship builder and networker. You will be able to show an understanding of the motivation of volunteers and the challenges/opportunities involved in recruiting, training and retaining volunteers, particularly amongst under-represented communities.

The role requires flexibility and multi-tasking, as well as the confidence to work independently on the ground in Croydon and Surrey East, and as part of a fun and creative national staff/volunteer team. You will live within close proximity of Croydon and Surrey East and have thorough knowledge of both areas and their diverse communities.  Regular evening and weekend working is required for which time-off-in-lieu can be taken.

Girlguiding values the differences that a diverse workforce brings and is committed to inclusivity, and to employing and supporting a diverse workforce. Girlguiding is proud to be part of the Stonewall Diversity Champions programme, a member of the Business Disability Forum, and a member of Time to Change. While Girlguiding’s young members may be women only, our staff team is mixed gender. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

We are committed to supporting our staff to achieve a good work-life balance and offer flexible working options wherever we reasonably can. Girlguiding is a COVID secure employer, providing support for all employees during the current pandemic. All staff are required to carry out our online health and safety training and complete a DSE risk assessment to ensure we can provide the support you require.

An exciting addition to our team.  Empowering people to take control of their health and wellbeing.  Working with the local GP networks and taking a holistic approach you will support people to connect back into their community through practical and emotional support.

You will be an innovator, who is self motivated, and who has knowledge and experience in the social care or health fields.

There are three posts available - 1 full time (35hrs per week) and 2 part time (21 hours per week).  The part time posts have an option to increase hours should the demand require it.  The full time post is initially for 12 months and the part time posts intially 6 months. If successful there is potential for the posts continuation beyond initial term.

TLG is a rapidly growing charity seeking an excellent administrator to provide key support to our Bradford based HR, People & Culture team. This role will work closely with TLG’s HR Advisors, requiring someone with a desire for detail and accuracy across a number of crucial areas and the ability to handle confidential information with sensitivity.

The role will lead on key administrative processes across the HR function, including staff records, safeguarding checks, and assisting the team with recruitment administration. Furthermore, the postholder will play an essential role in data reporting and payroll processes, so we are looking for someone with a strong eye for detail. You will be joining the team at an exciting time where we’re implementing a new HR system, so we’re looking for someone who thrives in providing operational excellence and setting up logical processes to ensure the system is used to its full potential. The successful person will need to be comfortable handling a wide range of different administrative duties and be able to meet multiple demands and responsibilities.

This is a unique opportunity for someone with a strong passion for administration and organisational skills. With high capacity, proactive instinct and excellent communication skills, the HR Admin & Systems Coordinator will need to be comfortable handling a wide range of administrative duties and be able to meet multiple demands and responsibilities. The role may also provide opportunities to offer administrative support to different teams within TLG as they help to shape how TLG operate and function.

 We are looking for individuals who have a strong and vibrant Christian faith. As part of our commitment to safeguarding, the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the DBS.

We would welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds to enable us to better reflect the needs of the communities we serve.

Initial interviews will take place on Monday 2nd or Tuesday 3rd November 2020, with final interviews week commencing Monday 9th November 2020.

We’re looking for exceptional, committed team members to lead and support our holistic programmes of work and opportunity for disadvantaged young people  

Starting in January 2021 we have opportunities in Wrexham, Flintshire and Manchester city centre for both project leads and welfare officers to work with young men and women aged 18 - 25.

First Interviews will be held virtually w/c 9th November.  Second interviews will be face to face, subject to Covid19 restrictions, at our Hub in Wrexham.

If you’d like to help us change lives and do things differently, we’d love to hear from you

Closing date 30th October 2020

Working 3 Days a Week (22.5 Hours) at £32,500 Pro Rata.

Fixed term, 12 months.

We are normally based in Knights Youth Centre in Streatham, South London, where our weekly youth club is held. However during additional working days you may work from home.

Da'aro Youth Project was established in 2018 by members of the Eritrean community in London. We are a community-led organisation supporting young refugees from the Horn of Africa. We aim to promote the wellbeing of these migrant young people living in the UK, through direct support, through building bridges in the Eritrean community and through advocating for changes to unfair and discriminatory systems which undermine their wellbeing. We believe that building sustainable relationships of trust and support within the Eritrean community is the best way to empower young people and enable them to overcome their marginalisation within society.

As Operational Manager, you will have to work with members of the Eritrean community in London to develop a positive programme of activities for young asylum-seeking people from the Horn of Africa. You will also have to work alongside young refugees, asylum seekers and other young migrants who are at risk or in crisis to ensure that they can access their statutory rights and achieve their full potential.

You will have experience of managing and delivering youth services to vulnerable young people, as well as providing advice, guidance and support to young people who are refugees, are seeking asylum or are vulnerable as a result of migration. You will also have excellent interpersonal skills, and experience in community organising, in order to be able to build effective relationships with members of the Eritrean community, in order to source volunteer help and promote community mentoring.

Fluent spoken Tigrinya language skills is highly desirable due to the specifics of this role.

To apply please submit your CV and coverng letter by the below date.

Closing date: 11.30pm, Monday, 2 November 2020.
Interview date: Wednesday, 4 November 2020.  Interviews will take place via video conference.

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities, and from women, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level.

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.

If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.

Registered Charity No. 1189245 (England and Wales) 

About The Advocacy Project

We help marginalised and vulnerable people make effective choices about what happens in their lives. We also support them to speak up and help improve important services we all need. We want to make sure people across all age and care groups – including learning disability and mental health – can:

• voice their concerns

• understand their rights

• make effective choices about what happens in their lives

We do this through advocacy services which support people individually, and user involvement projects that help organisations improve the services they offer.

About the role

We’re searching for an exceptional Independent Mental Health Advocate (Forensic) to work in the medium and low secure forensic units at St Bernard’s Hospital in Ealing.

The role will have a strong appeal to advocates wishing to specialise in forensic contexts.

This role will provide independent advocacy for adults detained under forensic sections. You’ll also raise awareness of independent advocacy, including for people from minority ethnic communities. You’ll work as part of a team of independent advocates, reporting to the manager for the service.

Key responsibilities

• Provide a one-to-one advocacy service and undertake case work, writing accurate case notes and recording data on our system.

• Provide instructed and non-instructed advocacy where appropriate.

• Give information, support and signposting to inform and empower people on any issues about their treatment under the relevant legislation.

• Meet case-working standards, monitoring system requirements and the goals for our service, making sure everyone needing advocacy is referred into the service in the right way.

• Work within the location-specific engagement protocols, security, confidentiality and safeguarding policies (in addition to the Advocacy Best Practice Handbook).

• Actively promote self-advocacy throughout all work with patients where practical.

• Raise awareness of independent advocacy amongst patients.

• Keep your knowledge of legislation and policy up-to-date, including the mental health act, mental capacity act, care act, and local / national policy.

• Keep up to date with developments and good practice in independent advocacy (including different advocacy models).

• Develop good working relationships with key staff within health and social care services.

• Be an active member of the mental health service, contributing to service planning and providing cover for other colleagues when needed.

  General responsibilities

• Participate in team meetings and training.

• Participate in personal, team and organisational development.

• Contribute to monitoring reports.

• Keep to our policies, including health & safety, and risk regulations.

• Work to our mission, vision, and values.

• Carry out other projects and tasks as needed.

Person specification

Essential:

• At least two years experience of providing advocacy or supporting people with mental health conditions.

• Understanding of the issues faced by forensic service users with mental health conditions and issues relating to mental capacity.

• Sound knowledge of forensic mental health sections and services, including current issues in policy and practice; knowledge of health and social care practice and legislation.

• Experience of the principles and practice of advocacy and an understanding of different forms of advocacy.

• Ability to listen and build trust, to encourage people to express their own views and to represent clients’ self-defined interests.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal). Good at working with a wide variety of people including commissioners, service users and colleagues.

• Commitment to working within The Advocacy Project code of conduct, equality and safeguarding policies.

• Ability to work as part of a team and on your own initiative, to plan and prioritise your own workload.

• Willingness to promote The Advocacy Project and its services in line with our mission, vision and values.

• Commitment to ongoing professional development.

  Desirable:

• Knowledge and experience of advocacy under the Care Act, Mental Capacity Act (IMCA) and DOLS.

• IMHA qualification (or be studying for an IMHA qualification and committed to completing this within 6 months).

• Understanding of the Accessible Information Standard.

Benefits of working for us

We’re committed to providing an empowering, flexible and supportive working environment for all our staff.

Our employee benefits include 30 days annual leave (including up to 3 days between Christmas and New Year), participation in a pension scheme with 6% employer contribution, access to a free confidential counselling service, and an interest-free travel/bike loan.

All our staff are supported to learn and develop in a variety of ways, including a monthly lecture series where we invite sector experts to talk to our staff on topical issues.

We are a Disability Confident and Mindful Employer.

How to apply

Send your CV and a supporting statement explaining why you think you’re the person we’re looking for and how your experience meets the person specification.

Upload your application via our website.

Job Title: At Home Support Worker

Contract: Casual Contract, Part-time

Hours: Casual (min. 12 hours desired)

Salary: £9.90 per hours (inc. holiday pay)

Location: London Borough of Merton (support provided in clients' homes)

Job description

We are recruiting to grow our team of At Home Support Workers, there a number of positions available.

We are looking for caring, friendly and hardworking people with excellent communication skills to provide domestic support to help older people stay connected, safe and independent.

The role will provide domestic support for older people across Merton as part of our At Home Services. The role will primarily deliver housework, cleaning and shopping but the service also provides people with regular social connection, companionship and access to our wide range of other services. Duties will include cleaning, laundry, ironing, bed changing, shopping, and preparation of light meals. This list is not exhaustive. There will be no personal care duties.

You may also be required to work at short notice to provide cover or support for clients discharged from hospital.

Successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service and references.

Applicants with 2 years prior experience within health, care or a similar role will be prioritised.

Skills & experience required

• Experience of working with older people in their own homes in an enabling supportive role
• A compassionate nature, good communication skills and a professional approach.
• Ability to communicate in a clear concise effective manner with a wide range of people including those with sensory, cognitive and physical impairment
• An empathy with and understanding of the needs and dignity of vulnerable older people and of the contribution they can make to society
• Able to cope with potentially physically demanding domestic work e.g. vacuum cleaning, mopping etc.
• High level of personal integrity and excellent people skills
• Driver with access to own car desirable

Covid-19

Due to Covid-19 we have implemented rigorous new health and safety procedures to ensure the safety of both workers and clients. You will be given a comprehensive induction on these guidelines and support to deliver your role safely. All workers will be provided and expected to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

Community Development Worker (Male) – Men’s Mental Health

Hours:  37 (5 days) per week

Contract: 3 years (fixed term)

Salary : £21,757 - £23,800

Second Step is a leading mental health charity in the South West offering housing, support and hope to thousands of people with mental health and complex needs.  Our goal is to inspire hope and deliver change for everybody and every community we work with.

The Men’s Mental Health project will work with communities across Somerset to raise awareness of men’s mental health in the community. It will also create spaces for men to talk about their own mental health and facilitate access to local services and networks, including Open Mental Health provision.

This exciting new role will empower and support individuals and organisations to take action to support men’s mental health and suicide prevention. Reflecting the principles of asset-based community development, it will work with community partners to develop targeted provision, community events and online engagement activities to raise local awareness of mental health and support services.

About You

We are looking for an experienced male community development worker, with experience of working with people with mental health and complex needs. You will need to be a confident communicator and facilitator, who thrives in a collaborative environment and is able to engage a wide range of stakeholders.

Due to the specific requirements of this role, this post is exempt under the Equality Act (2010), Part 1, Schedule 9 (Genuine Occupational Requirement).

For more information on the role and person specification please see the Role Profile attached to this advert. To open the Role Profile please click on ‘1 Document available’ at the top of the screen.

Closing date: 3rd November 2020 (midnight)

Interview date: 17th November 2020

For more information and to apply please see our website. Second Step is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community and from people who have personal experience of using mental health services.

Overview – Justlife Greater Manchester
Justlife works with the hidden homeless community, living in B&B’s and Guesthouses, considered ‘unsupported temporary accommodation’ (UTA). Our vision is to make people’s experience of housing vulnerability as short, safe and healthy as possible.

Based in Higher Openshaw, East Manchester, Justlife currently works across Manchester and Tameside providing re-housing advice, benefits advice and one-to-one key work support to empower vulnerable adults housed in UTA to move towards more secure housing, independent living and improved health and wellbeing. This includes supporting UTA managers and landlords.

Justlife have recently completed research mapping out the number of UTAs across Greater Manchester. Now that we know WHERE individuals are, in the coming year we intend to roll out a new ‘mobile’ model of operating - taking our work OUT to reach residents across GREATER MANCHESTER, enabling more residents and landlords to access the support they need.

Job Summary: The role of Specialist Support Worker involves playing an active part in the Specialist Support Team by taking part in regular outreach visits to UTA’s across Greater Manchester and supporting a caseload of clients that are experiencing varying stages of housing vulnerability. The role requires the use of specialist knowledge and relationship skills to support clients with varying degrees of mental health, addiction and trauma related issues to engage with health services and to access suitable housing solutions. The Specialist Support Worker is also expected to develop good working relationships with UTA Landlords and Managers recognising the important role that they play in ensuring that their tenant’s experience of UTA is as positive as possible.

This will include advocacy in registering them for medical services and accompanying them to appointments; assisting them in addressing all aspects of physical and mental health and addiction needs, as well as advocating for them to get access to suitable housing and social security benefits. The role is dependent on excellent communication and joint working with colleagues and a variety of partners and professionals.

The role requires a high degree of motivation in addition to creativity and flexibility to support people with multiple and complex needs. With a passion to work collaboratively with others for the good of our clients, and with experience of working in a related field in a voluntary or paid capacity.

A high degree of emotional intelligence is required to support clients, many of whom have complex emotional needs, with backgrounds of trauma, neglect, abuse, crime and low self-worth. In a role of this nature you will experience a range of emotions from joy to grief and as such it requires a high degree of resilience and self -awareness to cope with the emotional demands of the role. The role sits within a highly supportive team with all staff in receipt of regular line management, external clinical supervision and professional training; with reflective practice actively encouraged in weekly team meetings.

TLG Volunteer Programmes are available for churches who have a heart for the struggling children and families in their communities. For Early Intervention, we train, equip and support volunteers to coach children for an hour a week in school. For Make Lunch, we train and support volunteers to provide nutritious meals and activities during the school holidays.

The TLG Regional Leader role offers a unique opportunity to manage a cluster of Early Intervention Centres and Make Lunch clubs within the Greater London area of England. The ideal candidate will be a very organised, strong relationship builder with a vibrant Christian faith.

This key role involves training, leading and supporting new and established TLG Early Intervention and Make Lunch Programmes, working mainly with the Volunteer Coordinators who are leading their team of volunteers. The Regional Leader will be required to support progress against set key performance indicators to ensure the best possible support is given for thriving programmes.

The communities we serve are many and varied and we are committed to ensuring that our employees are able to understand and meet the needs of these communities. In London, we are particularly wishing to reach out to black majority and multi ethnic background churches so the person we are looking for will have deep understanding and possibly a lived experience of the issues that these communities face.

TLG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and their families and expects all staff including volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

TLG particularly encourage applications from black and ethnic minority candidates as these groups are underrepresented within this type of role, and to enable us to better reflect and meet the needs of the communities we serve.

The deadline for applications is 5.00pm on Monday 23rd  November 2020.

Location: Greater London, currently covering postcode areas: WD, HA, UB, NW, W, WC, SW, TW, KT, SM, CR, SE, BR, EC, E N, EN, IG, RM and DA.

Salary: £14,413-£15,864 (FTE £24,022 - £26,441) (+ London Weighting where appropriate)

Hours: 22.50 hours (3 days) per week. Specific days to be agreed

Reporting to: TLG Volunteer Programmes Network Support Manager

Please note that while being home-based, the role will require you to travel. You will also be expected to attend events and meetings during the year as well as visits to our National Support office in West Yorkshire.

Position: Production Assistant
Type: Full-time (35 hours per week), permanent
Location: MS National Office, NW London (Currently home-based)
Salary: £33,273 - £37,839 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band E, Level 2
Department: Digital and Content

At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.

About this job

We are pleased to be able to offer a role in our Digital and Content team to help the team traffic all small projects, ensuring that the projects remain within their time and resource constraints, and that progress on work is clearly communicated to all stakeholders.

You will also be providing junior management support to the Digital Project Managers including developing project plans, writing up meeting notes, undertaking risk assessments, as well as providing full project management for small digital projects, campaigns and content projects.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a supportive and vibrant team, who are dedicated to making a difference for people with MS.

We offer 27 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays), travel loan and various other benefits such as supported developmental opportunities.

The MS Society is in the midst of an exciting, transformational, period which builds on our great history and will drive us towards achieving our mission and vision as we embark on our new 5 year strategy.

Closing date: 9am on Monday 26th October 2020

In order to apply for this role, please submit an updated CV and supporting statement indicating how you meet the criteria as set out in the person specification in the attached job description  

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity. 

No agencies please.

I Bike Officer, Dumfries

£24,691 per annum

37.5 hours per week – contract to 31 August 2021 - based in Dumfries

(Ref: SUS3019)

The main exciting responsibilities of this role will include the delivery and support of the I Bike project in schools across Dumfries and Galloway.  Through you, this project will promote active travel (cycling, scooting and walking) for journeys to and from school and during leisure time, supporting staff and volunteer ‘school champions’ within the school community, harnessing local authority resources and making links between schools, external partners and the bicycle industry.

Committed to cycling and walking and the promotion of sustainable transport, you will have experience of working with children and young people, experience of partnership working within a community based or environmental project, excellent communication and presentation skills, be IT literate and have the ability to motivate others.  Clearance by the appropriate enhanced Disclosure Scotland (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme) check is mandatory for this role.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am Friday 23 October 2020.  Interviews will take place via MS Teams on Tuesday 3 November 2020.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion. We welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, particularly where we are under-represented. Currently this includes people who identify as having a disability and those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups.

Manchester Mind believes in the power of listening and feeling heard and that a better understanding of mental health benefits everyone. We do this by providing a range of services across Manchester to young people and adults.

Our work is guided by our values of:

Openness

Belonging

Strength

Collaboration

Manchester Mind is looking to recruit a Community Mental Health Practitioner to deliver one-to-one psychosocial support to young people in Manchester.

We would like to work with someone who is experienced, dynamic and passionate about being able to develop and deliver accessible mental health support services for young people.

Position: Community Mental Health Practitioner

Salary: £27,905 (18 month contract)

Hours: 35 hours per week

The skills and knowledge that are important to us are:

• Ability to work in an open, supportive and collaborative way that builds kind relationships and is receptive to and appreciative of the skills and talents of everyone.
• Experience of delivering short and long term one-to-one support for young people.
• Experience of delivering and adapting services to ensure accessibility.

You can download all application documents from this listing, or from the Vacancies page of the Manchester Mind website.

All applications must be received by 9am, Monday 2nd November 2020.

Manchester Mind is striving to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Manchester Mind sees it as a positive advantage if you have experience of mental health issues and/or have used mental health services, or had experience of volunteering.