We have multiple posts available and have hours from 21 through to 35 hours per week. We offer flexible working and, where possible, will fit your hours to your personal needs. We do require a minumum of three working days a week. You will be based from home working within a "patch" of Oxfordshire. We are looking for people to work predominantly across South Oxfordshire, Oxford City, Vale of White Horse and the Cherwell area.

Working within local communities across Oxfordshire you will be joining our successful Community Information Network Team as we work to further improve access to information, support, activities and opportunities for all those with a health, care or support need. You will be working with individuals, families and groups both in the community and in their own homes. In addition you will be working closely with local GP surgeries to provide the new social prescribing element into the support they offer to their patients. You will also have the opportunity to join our hospital discharge support team working across various settings including the John Radcliffe and Horton Hospitals and community hospitals. We work with local communities to further build upon and support what is being offered as well as working with individuals and their families to connect them with the support and opportunities that exist. We are passionate about supporting and empowering people so that they can maintain their independence, health, wellbeing and ‘live life to the full’.

Job Purpose  

The post provides effective support to ensure services are delivered to agreed targets and milestones with a focus on integrated wellbeing face-to-face and telephone friendship support to enable increased social connections and reduced isolation for older people. 

The post-holder will work within a small regional team of staff supporting face to face friendship and other wellbeing services.

Main Duties                                                                    

• Provide support actions aligned to a range of friendship services including face to face and telephone befriending and other services as required
• Co-ordinate service activity from volunteers and staff to ensure effective service delivery
• Assess the needs of older people needing friendship services to measure service requirements
• Work effectively with high volume numbers of volunteers and older people
• Support the process for the recruitment, support and retention of volunteers
• Ensure all service delivery meets agreed Quality and Organisational standards including responding appropriately to safeguarding issues as required
• Support robust monitoring and evaluation, including impact measures
• Enter, update and maintain data to a high level of accuracy and with good attention to detail on a CRM database
• Produce reports on progress and data as required
• Work with Wellbeing colleagues and staff across Independent Age to ensure older people are involved in service development and evaluation
• Respond to enquiries as required in a timely and courteous manner and manage multiple email inboxes
• Represent IA externally
• Support the delivery of innovation, pilot and partnership activity to further the strategic aims of IA
• Attend team meetings as required at Head Office and other locations as required

Other Duties  

• Support the work of colleagues across the organisation including supporting strategic goals and other cross directorate objectives. 

• To observe and comply with all Independent Age Policies, including the key policies and procedures on Confidentiality, Data Protection, Health and Safety, Safeguarding and Information Technology Policies and Procedures. 

• To undertake specific safety responsibilities relevant to individual roles. 

• Some requirement to travel which may involve overnight stays. Some evening and weekend working may be required. 

• To work in line with IA organisational values.

• Other responsibilities appropriate to an appointment at this level.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

· A-levels or equivalent work experience

· Experience of professional telephone communication in a friendship service or call centre

· Experience of coordinating service activities to ensure projects and work programmes are delivered on time preferably in a charitable service environment

· Strong customer service experience, ability to resolve problems & deal with queries in a proactive manner

· Knowledge of a range of services such as befriending that combat isolation and loneliness

· Experience of working with volunteers and remote staff

· Experience of delivering training to volunteers and staff

· Experience of data entry to a high level of accuracy and attention to detail

· Experience in the use of Microsoft Office packages and CRM databases

· Experience of working independently & proactively to meet strict deadlines on a number of concurrent tasks

· Use of a vehicle for business purposes and a clean current driving licence

Desirable 

• Good knowledge of operational issues in friendship service delivery

• Experience of building relationships and influencing

• Experience of building local partnerships

• Experience of working with people with complex support needs such as dementia, sensory impairment and depression 

SKILLS AND ABILITIES 

• Proven management skills including the ability to work flexibly and autonomously, managing individual tasks/projects to meet organisational objectives and deadlines 

• Ability to work with a minimum of supervision 

• Ability to prioritise and balance a large number of concurrent tasks and organise work effectively to meet strict deadlines 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to report on progress both verbally and in writing 

• Ability to collaborate effectively within a team 

• Ability to communicate and liaise effectively, both in person and via telephone/email with staff and external contacts at a range of levels and disciplines, as well service users and members of the public. 

• Ability to build and maintain internal and external relationships in order to meet objectives 

• Excellent time management skills 

• High attention to detail 

Independent Age is committed to safeguarding and this role will require an enhanced DBS certificate and a valid driver’s license.

Job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, and the post-holder may be required to undertake other duties which are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities.  

Independent Age is committed to equality of opportunity and of eliminating discrimination. All employees are expected to adhere to the principles set out in its Equal Opportunities Policy and all other relevant guidance/practice frameworks.  

Title: Primary Care Wellbeing Worker
Hours: 37 hours per week
Base: Venues across Oxford City and South West Oxfordshire
Salary: £21,748 - £24,981 (11-18 NJC Salary Scale)
Contract: Permanent
Holidays: 28 days plus bank holidays (pro rata)
Pension: Auto enrolment in place
Accountable to: Primary Care Wellbeing Project Manager

About Oxfordshire Mind

We’re Mind, the mental health charity. We’re here to make sure anyone with a mental health problem has somewhere to turn for advice and support; in total over 20,000 people in Oxfordshire access our services each year. With one in four people experiencing a mental health problem at some point in their lives, people need Mind more than ever. Our work includes:

• The Transitional Supported Housing Recovery Service (part of the Oxfordshire Mental Health Partnership).
• The TalkingSpace Plus psychological therapy service in partnership with Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust.
• The Oxfordshire Mind Wellbeing Service, which is part of both the TalkingSpace Plus and Oxfordshire Mental Health Partnerships and includes:
• Five Wellbeing Centres throughout the county
• Public Wellbeing & Information Services
• Physical Activity and Wellbeing
• Benefits for Better Mental Health, a welfare benefits advice service
• Volunteering and Peer Support Opportunities
• Raising awareness and campaigning activity.

We employ over 100 staff and operate in 28 locations around the county.

Purpose of the Job

Wellbeing Workers provide an effective Information and Options service, based on a social prescribing model, to people referred by Primary Care professionals or via self-referral.

Oxfordshire Mind Primary Care Wellbeing Workers can offer up to six one-to-one sessions with clients who may be experiencing mental health issues or other social or lifestyle issues that are impacting on their wellbeing.

Wellbeing Workers will work in a non-clinical person-centred way to encourage and enable service users to link in with existing support services, use the support available in their local community and develop tools to increase their ability to manage their own wellbeing.

Responsibilities

The key responsibilities of the Primary Care Wellbeing Worker are to:

• Ensure that people referred by practice staff or via self-referral receive an excellent person-centred service via an initial assessment and follow-up sessions as required.
• Work with individuals to identify their own hopes and goals, and support them to develop a personalised action plan to increase resilience and wellbeing.
• Keep up to date with appropriate information about the wider Oxfordshire Mind Wellbeing Service - and other local, regional and national services - to ensure service users can be offered appropriate information and signposting.
• Review and assess progress of individuals, supporting them to complete their personalised action plans.
• Carry out follow up contact with individuals to evaluate outcomes using designated measures such as the Short Warwickshire-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (SWEMWBS) and patient satisfaction questions.
• Provide advice and guidance to GP practice staff about community and voluntary sector services.
• Forge and maintain excellent relationships with Primary Care staff to help ensure the service is well understood, and that staff are aware of ongoing work with service users.
• Liaise with practice staff to ensure the service remains accessible to all individuals and groups e.g. younger and older adults, women with children, black and minority ethnic communities, veterans and groups who may have difficulty in accessing services.

Closing date: Sunday 26th July 2020
 
TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION

Please click ‘Apply’ to be redirected to our website, where you can submit your application online.

No agencies please.
 

ESTEEM, a Sussex based youth charity, has a great opportunity for a Wellbeing Project Manager to join our team. Leading on Wellbeing Workshops, overseeing counselling services and supporting young people on a one to one and group level.

Based at ESTEEM’s offices, in Shoreham, West Sussex, The Well-being project acts as a ‘plug-in’ to ESTEEM’s Youth COAST (Creating Opportunities, Activities, Support & Training) project, for 14-26 year olds. The Wellbeing Project Manager will be responsible for overseeing a free counselling service, with both qualified and in-training counsellors. Counsellors provide 1:1 sessions for an hour a week per person, to be reviewed after 12 sessions. This role will also include delivery of ½ hour sessions for support, advice and guidance as needed basis.

The Well-being Project aims to work with over 100 young people per year aged 14-26, across all of Sussex, who are facing barriers to achieving their life-goals. Using the five Ways to Wellbeing (Give, Take Notice, Learn, Connect, Be Active), young people will be able to access support, guidance and gain confidence in a safe space. The Wellbeing Project encourages young people to make new friends, help the organisation grow and get involved in their local community. 

This project aims to provide (per year):

• 150 hours of free 1:1 counselling for young people 

•  200 1/2 hour wellbeing sessions for advice and planning for young people who are in need of immediate support. This would be primarily run by the Wellbeing Manager.

• 8 -12 Wellbeing Workshops per year including topics such as Resilience, Leadership, or Creative Thinking. Occasionally these may need to happen during the evening Drop-in (6-8pm).

• Oversee the recruitment and coordination of 2 fully qualified Counsellors and 3 Trainee Counsellors & facilitate access to clinical supervision, with a view to growing this team as capacity permits.

• Liaise with Counselling training providers.

• Maintaining records and updating staff.

• Liaise with ESTEEM’s Head of Safeguarding to ensure best practice is maintained throughout the project.

Principal tasks and responsibilities 

Well-being High Level Support 

1. Liaising with CO, Project Manager, Project Worker & Counsellors to manage & schedule 1:1 support sessions with young adults

2. Working closely with young adults to prompt and identify any issues & help them to make a resolution plan 

3. Spend quality time with young adults, listening & offering support while maintaining clear boundaries

4. Maintain up to date contact logs and data files to ensure information is correctly shared and acted upon according to data protection and confidentiality guidelines

5. Promote and keep yourself up to date with other organisation’s events and projects that may benefit young people

6. Updating the staff team with any issues or developments with young people

7. Write quarterly reports for the senior team and trustees on project progress

8. Be part of the Designated Safeguarding team with 2-3 evenings on-call (until 9pm) each month.

Counselling Coordination

1. Working with ESTEEM Counsellors to offer them support & guidance, ensuring clinical supervision is maintained for all counsellors

2. Liaise with ESTEEM Staff Team to maintain in-house clinical supervision for front-line staff

3. Liaise with counsellors in matching young adults with suitable counsellors, taking into account skill level, interests & approaches

4. Liaising with external Counselling Training Providers, offering placements at ESTEEM & providing relevant documentation & procedures

5. Managing the space for confidential sessions, alongside the other staff team members

6. Promote the wellbeing services that ESTEEM offers within the team & on external networks 

7. Work with the Youth COAST Project Manager to oversee and monitor the project’s budget

Well-being Workshops

1. To run between 8-12  workshops of between 2hrs to 1 day in length 

2. Cover a range of topics that are requested or identified by young adults as being needed or wanted

3. Maintain records of attendees and ensure relevant documentation is completed

4. Liaise with the Project Worker to coordinate & plan the Drop-in activities involving your workshops 

5. Work to budgets

6. Liaise with the YMT (Youth Management Team) to tailor sessions & workshops & maintain ESTEEM’s Youth-led approach at all times

7. Signpost participants to ESTEEM opportunities and promote relevant events and projects

You will develop and organise a flexible and high quality service in two of our Hartlepool Supported Living Schemes for adults with learning disabilities. You will supervise and manage established teams of staff providing person centered support to enable service users to maintain their independence, experience improved wellbeing and enjoy opportunities for personal development.

You will provide outcome focused support to enable service users to lead fulfilling and valued lives, maintain their tenancies, participate in their local community, develop independent living skills and achieve their personal goals and desired outcomes. The supported living services operate 24/7 with waking night shift.

This is an opportunity for personal and career development as we offer good conditions of service and a supportive, hands-on management culture.

You will encourage staff to take responsibility for upholding positive workplace values and building great working relationships.

You must have skills in positive communication and engagement and will be able to demonstrate unconditional positive regard for the people we support. You will also have skills in the assessment of needs along with positive and proactive risk management so that support planning for individuals demonstrates an active and fulfilling life with an emphasis on a ‘can do’ approach.

As well as providing direct support you will manage and deploy staff effectively to meet the needs of service users, taking into account their personalised schedules and activity plans.

You will work closely with the service users families involving them in their lives.

You will work with other agencies and professionals on a regular basis creating a multi-disciplinary approach.

Relief Hub Support Worker

Location: Southwark Wellbeing Hub

Together is an amazing place to work. And it’s not just because we’re one of the UK’s oldest and most respected mental health charities. It’s because we put the people who use our services at the heart of everything we do – supporting and enabling them to take control of their lives and make a positive contribution to the community.

Hub Support Workers play a key role within a new and innovative mental wellbeing service based in Southwark. The service provides a wide range of information, advice and support with the aim of aiding people’s recovery and staying well.

The role of Hub Support Worker involves autonomous, mobile working in the community alongside engagement with a fast-paced team. Workers will be required to coordinate and maintain their own workload, reporting on their activity as required.

The majority of a Hub Support Worker’s time will be spent delivering bespoke one-to-one or group support to individuals experiencing or recovering from mental health problems. We are currently looking for an inspiring individual to support individuals on a one-to-one or group basis in a goal focused approach where it will allow individuals to achieve their goals.

This role will require occasional evening and weekend working.

We have a firm commitment to encouraging fairness and diversity in our work force and we welcome applications from disabled people and those from BME backgrounds.

Creative Support is a not-for-profit social care provider supporting people with learning disabilities, mental health needs, autism spectrum conditions, and older people.

We are seeking highly motivated, proactive support workers for our supported living services in the Sale and Altrincham area. You will be providing responsive, person-centred care and support to individuals who have a learning disability or are on the autistic spectrum. You must be warm, caring and willing to go the extra mile to ensure that the people we support enjoy a fantastic quality of life. Your role will be interesting and varied and will include support to enjoy a wide range of community activities. You will enable people to maintain their mental and physical wellbeing, express themselves, make choices and experience opportunities for personal development. You do not need to have prior care experience if you have transferable skills and can demonstrate commitment to your own learning, as we will offer you excellent training, including diplomas in health and social care. If you have prior care experience you will find that we offer great opportunities for career progression.

We offer the opportunity to work in an environment that encourages personal and professional development. Creative Support has obtained Investors in People Silver status and you will receive ongoing training relating to the service user group you work with and changes to the law that governs social care.

Support Planner / ASYE

1 year fixed term contract, from September 2020

Various locations across Nottinghamshire, Nottingham City, Lincolnshire and Sheffield

Salary: £17,729

37 hpw (shift and weekends work to be expected)

Are you a Newly Qualified Social Worker interested in working in the voluntary sector?

Endorsed by Skills for care to assess within the Professional Capabilities Framework and Adult Social Work Knowledge and skills statement. Framework has a number of temporary one year posts available to Newly Qualified Social Workers wishing to undertake a meaningful ASYE experience.

Successful candidates would be employed as an ASYE Support Planner for 80% of their ASYE year, 20% is reserved for ASYE learning and development. This will be a non-statutory role providing many opportunities for skilful social work to be undertaken.

You will be supported by an experienced and qualified registered social worker working at Practice Development Educator Level or higher.

What's in it for you?

Framework's weekly teaching programme will offer a range of learning and development activities. You will also receive regular reflective supervision with a qualified social work mentor and support of in service line management and a generous HR support package. There will be the opportunity for training alongside statutory sector ASYE candidates.

In return, Framework seeks candidates;

• Who are Newly Qualified Social Worker (Qualified within 2 years)

• That are HCPC (Health & Care Professions Council) registered

• Committed to working in the voluntary sector

• Who recognise the benefits this opportunity will bring to their career development

Framework was shortlisted for a 2014/15 Skills for Care Accolade - Best employer support for the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE).

What we offer: Life Assurance, Pension (up to 4% matched by FHA), Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Benefits, Additional Annual Leave Purchase Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Learning programmes tailored to suit different roles and services, Health Cash Plan.

Framework supports all employees to achieve a better work/life balance. Should you wish us to consider flexible working or job share as part of your application please state this on your application in the supporting statement section.

97% of the workforce in a recent staff survey said they were proud to work for Framework.

Framework is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Registered charity No: 1060941.

As a Disability Confident employer we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities. Framework is committed to offering opportunities to people from diverse communities. If you have specific requirements or adjustments please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application

NO AGENCIES PLEASE.

Recruiting Full/Part Time Enhanced Support Workers to join our Mental Health Service in Westminster!

Look Ahead's Shirland West Mental Health service is commissioned by Westminster City Council. The service comprises 3 complex needs sites which have staff cover 24/7, as well as 7 step down sites. Support staff will benefit from working in a dynamic service across multiple sites, and will support a range of customers with varying support levels.

We are currently recruiting the following roles:

Full Time Enhanced Support Worker - £22,500 per annum, permanent position, 40 hours per week

Part Time Enhanced Support Worker - £13,500 - £18,000 per annum, permanent position, between 24-32 hours per week (contractual hours can be discussed at interview)

Please clearly state in your supporting statement which role/roles you are interested in.

These roles require working a shift pattern on a rota basis, including weekends. Due to the current pandemic the shift patterns may change.

We offer 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.

Job Overview:

To enable vulnerable people living in a variety of different tenures to manage their tenancies/licences and move towards greater independence within the community by providing a flexible and individually tailored support package.

Key Responsibilities:

- Undertake key-working responsibilities for a caseload assigned by the Team Leader/Manager
- Undertake initial and continuous assessment of needs and potential risks and agree levels of support and actions
- Create support/action plans for providing appropriate services based on the assessment and reflecting the services and resources available
- Support customers to undertake all domestic tasks wherever possible, including practical assistance where they have not yet developed the skills, to ensure customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation
- Develop and maintain links with all key agencies and service providers in the local community
- Develop knowledge around the local mental health system to ensure customers receive the best treatment available
- Lead on an area of specialism (e.g. ETE, health and wellbeing) and build partnerships and develop internal and external opportunities for service-users in this area
- Empower customers to ensure they receive the service and benefits they are entitled to
- Undertake all administrative work and keep accurate and comprehensive tenant/customer records to professional standards
- Encourage and enable tenants to pay their rent and to ensure that rent accounts are managed effectively in conjunction with the Housing Management team
- Ensure that referrals are chased proactively so that properties which can be used to house those in need are filled as efficiently as possible
- Adhere to Look Ahead's Policies and Procedures
- Engage in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills
- Undertake any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as may be reasonably assigned

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead.

For more information or to apply please visit our website.

Do you have an understanding of mental health issues or experience of working in mental health? Would you like to be part of an organisation that counts on the professionalism, insight, expertise and passion of its staff to inspire individual recovery for the people they work with? Welcome to Richmond Fellowship as a Crisis Recovery Worker.

Your challenge? To manage the service’s resources and monitor, develop and share good practice across staff teams to ensure everyone is better equipped to work with a greater range of challenging support needs. We’ll also rely on you to provide high quality support to clients, build positive relationships with multi-disciplinary organisations and make sure that data entry onto our reporting system is accurate and timely.

You will be solution focused and outcome driven, you’re great at leading, supervising and motivating others using tact and diplomacy and a firm but inclusive, open style of working. You also have a flair for managing conflicting demands and priorities and a flexible attitude to working hours . A proven track record in a mental health care setting is, of course key, as is a good understanding of recovery and co-production and experience of carrying out investigations and writing reports and recommendations. You will need to be a great listener, with a flexible approach and a flair for planning and prioritising a busy workload. You will enjoy motivating and engaging people in a range of developmental interventions and activities. What’s more, you will have a good understanding of mental health issues and how they affect people and their loved ones.

This role is available as a permanent position working 37.5 hours per week.

We are recruiting for a full time member of staff to cover the Blackpool wellbeing centre between the hours of 11:00-00:00, you will need a degree of flexibility where shift work is required on a rota basis including evening and weekends.

The salary for this role is £17,754.00- £17,980.00 per annum.

Closing date: 29th July 2020

So, are you ready to take on this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits? Apply now via our website.

Richmond Fellowship is part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. We know that recovery can look and feel very different to each and every one of us. But we also know that if we provide the right support, at the right time, we can inspire recovery nationwide and that recovery is possible for everyone.

St Martins is a specialist provider of supported accommodation for people who have Mental Health needs complicated by other areas of need, such as from learning disability, drug and alcohol addictions and forensic histories.

Support workers provide important practical and emotional help to service users and provide support to senior colleagues in delivering structured services that are created through our support planning processes.

You will be passionate about working with vulnerable adults, and you will work alongside our Project Workers to provide the best possible day to day service to our service users. This will include accompanying clients to appointments, encouraging them to budget, plan and prepare their own meals and help them progress on their path to recovery.

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

Closing Date: 21/06/2020

Please send a CV and covering letter (to include a supporting statement) via the button below.

Please also note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. 

For more than 26 years PostScript360 has been working with people to overcome prescription drugs dependence by helping them build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. Our charity has supported thousands of people with a history of dependence and withdrawal of benzodiazepines and other similar drugs through our therapy and support services.

As a Recovery and Wellbeing Practitioner you will work with adults on an individual face-to-face basis, telephone support service and host therapy groups with people from all backgrounds and ages.

You will work as part of a team providing information, advice, assessments, group work and, recovery management of people who have a dependency or misuse of benzodiazepines and/or other similar drugs.

You will support individuals to enable them to self-manage their recovery, to make positive choices and healthy changes to their lifestyle through their journey of recovery of overcoming prescription drug dependence.

You will be liaising with voluntary, statutory agencies and health professionals on behalf of the clients. You must have a flexible approach, committed to the principles of confidentiality and keep up to date client records.

Do you have the skills, knowledge and experience of supporting individuals that have experienced drugs dependence? If yes, we would very much like to hear from you.

Creative Support is a not-for-profit social care provider supporting people with learning disabilities, mental health needs, autism spectrum conditions, and older people.

We are seeking highly motivated, proactive support workers for our supported living services in the Sale and Altrincham area. You will be providing responsive, person-centred care and support to individuals who have a learning disability or are on the autistic spectrum. You must be warm, caring and willing to go the extra mile to ensure that the people we support enjoy a fantastic quality of life. Your role will be interesting and varied and will include support to enjoy a wide range of community activities. You will enable people to maintain their mental and physical wellbeing, express themselves, make choices and experience opportunities for personal development. You do not need to have prior care experience if you have transferable skills and can demonstrate commitment to your own learning, as we will offer you excellent training, including diplomas in health and social care. If you have prior care experience you will find that we offer great opportunities for career progression.

We offer the opportunity to work in an environment that encourages personal and professional development. Creative Support has obtained Investors in People Silver status and you will receive ongoing training relating to the service user group you work with and changes to the law that governs social care.

North East

You have lived experience of offending and being involved in the Criminal Justice System plus experience of using mental health services to aid your recovery. All you need is the perfect environment to put your skills to great use. Welcome to Richmond Fellowship as a Peer Support Worker.

This is a brand new and exciting service. The Richmond Fellowship team will be embedded within the new NHS Specialist Community Forensic Team that will cover the whole of the North East.  You will be working with people throughout their journey from Secure Care settings back into the community.

Our Specialist Community Forensic Team based in the North East prepares people for, and supports them through, the transition from Secure Care facilities to living within the community. The team’s goal is to help clients achieve their goal of living more fulfilling lives, whilst maintaining their tenancy & independence in the community. Join us, and you’ll help us do just that.

Making the most of your own lived experience to support the engagement process, your efforts will enable vulnerable people to aspire to move on to independence. A challenging but rewarding role, it’s all about encouraging individuals preparing to leave Secure Care provision and to engage with a Specialist Community Forensic Team and other services and networks.

As a Peer Support Worker, your job will be to provide the engagement, emotional and other support and advocacy they need to enable them to achieve their goals. We’ll also rely on you to help them engage in support services and develop social networks and activities, including volunteering, so that they can make a successful transition from Secure Care to living independently in the community.

To succeed, you’ll need a good understanding of recovery in relation to mental health and the factors that inhibit this, the impact of being involved in the criminal justice system and possibly some lived experience of being in a Secure Care setting. The ability to manage challenging situations that may be a reminder of personal experiences and engage and support people who experiencing mental health difficulties is essential too. What’s more, you must be able to work as part of a team and comfortable liaising with a wide range of organisations. Self‐motivated, flexible and keen to develop, you have some office IT skills and be willing to develop your skills further, are happy to attend training events and meetings and willing to travel across the county when required, in order to get the job done.

This is a permanent role requiring the post‐holder to work 37.5 hours per week.

The salary for this role is £17,004.00 per annum with potential progression to £17,230.00 per annum.

So, are you ready to take on this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits? Apply now via our website.

This is a rolling recruitment process, shortlisted candidates will be interviewed as and when they apply.

Richmond Fellowship is part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. We know that recovery can look and feel very different to each and every one of us. But we also know that if we provide the right support, at the right time, we can inspire recovery nationwide and that recovery is possible for everyone.