The Croydon Health and Wellbeing Space Support Workers will provide advice, information, support and representation to Croydon residents who are referred to the Space through the local Integrated Care Network Plus multi-disciplinary clinical and community mental health support teams (MDTs) based in the local Mental Health and Wellbeing Spaces in North, Central/East Croydon and/or South Croydon.

In addition to casework, the role will be expected to assist with reception and initial referrals in the Space when required and will also support Space volunteers. The Health and Wellbeing Space team will ensure that support is person-centred; focussed on supporting recovery; that needs, and wishes are identified by people themselves; that they have a stronger voice in relation to issues that affect their lives; and that they are supported and empowered to improve and/or maintain their mental health and wellbeing and to live their best independent lives.

The multi-disciplinary team during the initial one-year test period will inform the development and growth of the Health and Wellbeing Space to meet local needs and to ensure that it can support community-based mental health and wellbeing across the whole population and in all 6 Integrated Care Network Plus localities by 2023.

The role is an integral part of the ICN+ which brings together clinical and community-based support and services in co-located teams based in the Health and Wellbeing Spaces.  If you have experience of working directly with people to support their mental health, are resilient, and enjoy working in partnerships in local communities, we’ll look forward to hearing from you.

The Health and Wellbeing Spaces in Croydon are provided and managed through a partnership between Mind in Croydon and the Croydon BME Forum to deliver on an innovative new project. During the period of 1 March 2022 – 31 March 2023 all staff working in the Croydon Health and Wellbeing Space who are employed by Croydon BME Forum have been temporary seconded to Mind in Croydon until 31 March 2023.

Mind in Croydon and Croydon’s BME Forum is an equal opportunities employer. No job applicant or employees will be discriminated against unlawfully on the grounds of race, colour, creed, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sex, marital status or on the grounds of disability or sexual preference.

To apply please send your CV and a Covering Letter explaining:

• Why you would like to apply for this role?
• How your skills and experience relate to the competencies in the Person Specification of the job description?

Are you an experienced activities and event worker passionate about developing activities aimed at improving people’s wellbeing? As Project Worker – Communities you will be responsible for working with a diverse range of clients in a team responsible for our front door and open access services, including outreach, engagement, events and activities, and volunteering.

 You will be working in our pleasant offices just off Holloway Road, in a thriving community hub. Benefits include 25 days’ annual leave on appointment (this will increase to 27 after 5 years’ service and 29 after 10 years’ service), flexible working, employee assistance programme, and family-friendly policies.

 Manor Gardens Welfare Trust (MGWT) has supported people to improve their mental and physical health and wellbeing since 1913. Our mission is to work with people and communities to take action and enable good health, resilience and opportunity.

 Manor Gardens Welfare Trust is committed to achieving a diverse workforce that reflects the communities with which we work. We value, respect and celebrate diversity. We welcome and encourage applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation or religious belief. We encourage applications from individuals with experience of volunteering alongside or instead of professional experience, and no academic background is required to apply.

How to apply

For a recruitment pack please click 'Apply now' to be redirected to our website for an application pack and additional information. 

Manor Gardens Welfare Trust follows safer recruitment procedures, and all successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. Any disclosures within a DBS check do not necessarily prevent an individual from taking up a position with us, and we encourage those with questions about this to contact us to discuss further.

JRS UK is seeking to recruit a full-time Community Engagement Officer to support our fundraising and advocacy work, to raise awareness of the situation facing refugees in the UK – particularly people forced into destitution as a consequence of the asylum process and people held in immigration detention and quasi-detention environments – sharing the work of JRS in response, and encourage people to take action to support refugees through giving, advocating, prayer, and volunteering
You’ll be a people person, who gets energy from engaging with people from different backgrounds and is passionate about advocating for the rights of refugees. This is a dynamic and varied role, with the opportunity to engage people across the UK. 
You will be a key member of the integrated communications, fundraising and advocacy team, with a particular focus on engaging and building links with Christian parishes and groups, university chaplaincies, schools, and other faith groups predominantly through a mixture of local and national events. We place a high value on encouraging refugee participation in, and in the shaping of, our work, and you will play a key part in ensuring this. You’ll build relationships with refugee friends to help shape and deliver events. 
The external communications of JRS UK seek to be clear and balanced, and congruent with our values as an organisation, protecting and highlighting the dignity of refugees at all times. We seek to engage existing and new supporters of JRS, particularly among the Catholic Community, as well as influencing public debate and opinion. 
The role involves working alongside refugees and volunteers from varied backgrounds, so high levels of empathy and sensitivity are essential, along with an enthusiasm for working in a small and dedicated team. Much of our communications material directly engages with the faith-basis of our mission so enthusiasm and an aptitude for developing our faith resources is essential for this role.
We welcome and encourage applications from people with experience of seeking safety in the UK.

We have an exciting opportunity to join Free2B and help deliver our growing services for LGBTQ+ young people aged 13+ (as well as some pre-teens).

• 21 hours per week 
• Fixed term contract to December 2023 (possibility to extend)
• Salary scale re qualifications and experience: £15036 - £16380 plus pension
• Working across various secondary schools in Richmond Borough and community settings, as well as some working from home for administrative tasks and our offices at 108 Battersea High Street.

We are looking for a community support worker to contribute to the delivery of our LGBTQ+ youth provision. 
Supporting young people aged 13+, through 1:1 targeted intensive support and some group provisions, offering a safe space for young people to explore their situations and develop the necessary skills, strategies and resilience to manage the difficulties they face.

Please note we have recently reviewed and updated our recruitment procedures and have introduced approaches that aim to minimise barriers for applicants and reduce bias in the selection process.

We particularly welcome applicants from underrepresented groups including people of colour and trans and non-binary people.

Person Specification: Essential Skills and Experience 

1. Essential: At least 2 years’ experience of providing 1:1 intensive targeted support to young people, including undertaking assessments, planning, target setting and review (preferably in education settings).
2. Essential: Knowledge & experience of the key issues impacting on LGBTQ+ young people (including trans and non-binary young people).
3. Essential: Experience of working independently across multiple settings (preferably including within secondary schools).
4. Essential: Ability to set and work within clear and appropriate professional boundaries including challenging negative behaviours.
5. Essential: Knowledge & experience of child protection and vulnerable adult safeguarding issues, policies and procedures.
6. Essential: Strong communication skills (both verbal and written), including the ability to adapt to meet different communication systems and needs.
7. Essential: Ability to manage client time and administrative tasks effectively to complete all required elements of the role.
8. Essential: IT skills and experience of using applications including: Word, email, client databases and online platforms such as Zoom.
9. Desirable: Qualification in a relevant area such as youth work, social work, community work, gender studies or teaching, psychology etc

Applications close: Monday 13th June 5pm

Interviews: Tuesday 21st June

We are seeking an experienced and passionate project manager to help realise the vision of the Aberfeldy Big Local partnership.

Aberfeldy Big Local (ABL) is a community project, working to make the Aberfeldy area in Poplar, Tower Hamlets a better place to live. ABL is part of the Big Local programme, a 10 year initiative, giving 150 areas across the UK £1 million of Lottery money to make positive changes to their community.

The ABL partnership is currently creating a new plan with the local community for the remainder of the Big Local programme until 2026. It is undertaking extensive community engagement to ensure it involves all communities in the area. 

As a highly organised and proactive individual, with a depth of experience in strategic planning and management, this is an excellent opportunity for you to play a key role in shaping the future of this impactful and respected organisation. Your role will be to operationalise the plan, continuing to involve the local community and working alongside the ABL partnership board.

You will manage a small team; two part time community engagement officers, a community organising & regeneration officer, and a worker who runs our open space tearoom several mornings a week. The ABL premises is on a street scheduled for redevelopment later this year, so relocation will be one task within the remit of the new manager.

We’re looking for someone who holds themselves to high professional standards, who is passionate about enabling resident-led change. You’ll be adept at multi-tasking and will be able to switch from being local and hands on to servicing the more strategic needs of the partnership board. You’ll have a strong understanding of the nature of community work and of the challenges and barriers that can be faced by low-income communities.

This post can be part-time from 25 hours to a full-time post of 36 hour per week,

​TechVets is a non-profit established in March 2018 and now a programme within RFEA - The Forces Employment Charity. TechVets provides opportunities for veterans, Service leavers, reservists and their families to join our amazing community, to learn and train using leading resources and to receive valuable employment support.

We have created an online community of more than 3,170 members across 12 active regional hubs throughout the UK. This provides a safe community environment with like-minded tech-curious veterans to support them in transition/resettlement concerns, tech advice and support, learning and development as well as training collaboration, and local physical meetups to maintain their Military family. The community, growing at an average of c.100+ new members per month, offers to…

• De-bunk the resettlement and cyber/tech myths to improve decision making

• Provide pastoral support through a complex, challenging time

•  Leverage expertise of those veterans who are experienced cyber practitioners​

We are now seeking a motivated Community Lead, passionate about tech and the Military community, to join our small but growing TechVets team as we continue to deliver the UKs leading support for veterans and service leavers into information technology careers. This role is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic disruptor reshaping the way our veterans and service leavers enter technical careers, and changing thousands of peoples lives for the better. 

Is this role for you?

The online community is hosted on our Discord server but our community should be extended to the entire British Military community and for us to retain our community as the best throughout the word, we are seeking the right person to deliver the following:

Outreach to the Forces community

Conduct outreach activities to extend TechVets reach further and wider into the veteran and service leaver community and their families. This will help us to ensure that our services are accessible to many more that may benefit from enhanced digital skills or that may wish to pursue a pathway into an IT career and the benefits that can bring.

​Support the development of the online community platform

The online Discord server is the home to our community and therefore it needs to provide an exceptional mechanism for support that our members deserve. The Community Lead will work with Director TechVets and the (volunteer) Discord Technical Support to enhance our community platform.

Coordinate & lead community engagement activities

Coordinate targeted activities within the community to improve the user experience, to enhance the interactive nature of our community forum, and to increase the levels of accessibility and engagement across the entire membership.

Reporting

​The Community Lead will collate the necessary data and provide regular reports to the TechVets Director. The Community Lead will be expected to verbally (virtually and / or physically) present results to TechVets Director as well as the RFEA Senior Management Team.

Ideally you have the following skills & experience...

• UK Military experience (any rank, any service).
• Experience developing, managing or coordinating an online community.
• Good understanding of the tech sector and information technology careers.
•  Good technical knowledge with ability and passion to learn new systems with ease.
• Capable of working remotely to targets and deadlines.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication (verbal and written) skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and passionate about people and the military community.
• Effective team player but also able to self motivate and operate independently.
• Uses initiative and drive to navigate both internally and externally to achieve results.
• Highly organised, good attention to detail and works with pace.
•  Enthusiastic, adaptable and willing to learn.
• Adept at using basic productivity software (ie...Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

It would be even better if you had the following skills & experience...

• Currently a TechVets member.
• Proficient user of Discord.
• Familiar with using CRM software.
• Familiar with basic project management software.

​This is a full time fixed term contract working 35 hours per week until April 2023. You will receive an competitive salary of £28k-30k (depending on experience) along a generous annual leave entitlement and other benefits. 

The role is remote based, however, candidates will be expected to travel to our Head Office in London and to other events around the UK as and when required. 

Please apply with a CV and Covering Letter. The closing date for the position is 3rd June 2022 with interviews expected to commence the following week. 

Do you want to make a difference to the lives of girls and young women in England?  We are looking for someone with youth experience to lead our new and growing Ambassador Community.  The Girls' Network provides an award-winning mentoring scheme for girls aged 14-19, and the Ambassador Community is the next stage in that journey.  This is a fantastic opportunity to develop and lead an exciting new area of work, creating a mutually supportive community for the next generation of leaders both digitally and through real-life opportunities. We envisage the ideal candidate has having had experience in either programme development, event management and/or alumni or membership networks. You will be working closely with our Fundraising & Communications team to develop opportunities to grow brand partnerships; increase the voice of young people both internally and externally and work with Programmes Team to create unique opportunities for young people to build their skills and confidence

The role is home based, but you will live in one of our existing regions (London, Sussex, Portsmouth, West Midlands, Manchester, Merseyside, Tyne &Wear, Tees Valley) and be able to travel to London regularly to meet with the wider team.

Working closely with the site team, the Volunteering and Participation Team and other subject experts, you will be part of a diverse team delivering this National Lottery Heritage Fund project. You will work closely with EH staff to oversee the delivery of the 'Grime's Graves - Digging Deeper' Activity Plan.

The overall purpose of the role is to actively engage and inspire the local community and to involve new audiences in volunteering activities whilst learning about, enjoying and valuing our local heritage.

English Heritage, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, is undertaking a project to work with a range of target groups, such as Voluntary Norfolk, Kings Lynn scouts and Ancient House Museum (among other) , to help to re-establish a sense of belonging and involvement in local heritage. We will deliver a broad community engagement, education and volunteer plan in collaboration with our partner organisations. Furthermore, we will explore creative ways to interpret the site, such as through drama and creative writing.

English Heritage seeks to appoint a part-time Community Engagement Officer to work in partnership with key English Heritage staff to oversee the delivery of the 'Grime's Graves - Digging Deeper' Activity Plan. The overall purpose of the role is to actively engage new audiences in volunteering and learning from, enjoying and valuing the heritage of the Grime's Graves.

This is a homebased role, however onsite work and work in the local community will take place regularly.

We strive to be an inclusive employer and are always looking for people who reflect the diversity of the country today, to help us make it more relevant to the diversity of the people, communities and places we serve. We continually look for new ways to promote the past in a way that is inclusive to all and that celebrates the cultural diversity of England's heritage.

From remote sites to inner city monuments, from regional teams to our Head Office, the diversity of our teams is critical to making sure our shared heritage is inclusive, exciting and accessible.

You'll find it's a workplace like no other - taking you behind the scenes of these extraordinary sites and supporting you to share your ideas, inspire others and make a difference.

By joining us, you'll enjoy the rewards of a great team environment in inspiring locations, helping to make our site a wonderful place to visit. You'll also be joining our charity, which through our 400+ historic monuments, buildings and sites, brings the story of England to life for over 10 million visitors each year. We offer a competitive benefits package including a generous pension, 25 days leave a year and free entry to all English Heritage properties for you, another adult and up to 6 children (under the age of 19).

Interviews are due to take place week commencing 13 June 2022, exact date to be confirmed.

Closing date: 05/06/2022 23:59:59

An exciting opportunity to be part of a new and growing team working for a supportive local charity. Bristol After Stroke provides support to people who have had a stroke in Bristol and South Gloucestershire. We are a small, friendly and caring organisation.

We are looking for 2 or 3 people to provide key worker support to people in South Gloucestershire - this will involve telephone and face to face support, ensuring people can navigate the heath and social care systems, supporting them to access services and in their recovery. You will also be helping to run and facilitate groups for people with Aphasia.

We have 1.5 FTE positions available and are open to discussion around hours. It is a home based role, but you will be required to travel across your patch to visit people in their homes so access to a car is essential

We are looking for caring, enthusuastic people to bring their knowledge and skills to our growing organisation. Please look at the job description for more detail. 

About Black Thrive
We exist to change the odds stacked against Black people by embedding race equity into systemic change so that thriving is not the exception but the norm.
Black Thrive Global evolved from the work of the Black Thrive Lambeth Partnership, which was established in 2016 to address the inequalities that negatively impact the mental health and wellbeing of Black people in Lambeth. Black people’s cumulative exposure to negative experiences and poor outcomes are not unique to Lambeth and Black Thrive Global was founded in 2020 to address the detrimental outcomes for Black people of African and Caribbean descent wherever they may be located. Our work covers all life stages – children and young people, working age adults and older adults. Our guiding principle is to centre the lived experiences of Black communities in all that we do and our strategic priorities are to embed race equity in systems change and to decolonise the evidence landscape.

Purpose of the role

This post is a central delivery role that will help with the implementation of the Communications Strategy, a key enabler for public co-production and participatory decision making. The role supports community-led consultation on how to improve trust and relationships between policing and Black Communities across London. The Community Engagement Officer will be undertaking a wide range of work including support with the development and distribution of communication content that is culturally appropriate, engaging and informative. This role is a great fit for someone who is energetic and committed, and has a passion for working directly with local communities and developing methods for local participation.

Main Accountabilities:

• Maintain relationships with local communities and partners
• Organise external workshops and events with the objective of hearing from a representative voice of London's Black communities
• Improve reach to community members and strengthen of already established relationships
• Update website and social media accounts as required
• Support the development of blog posts, reports, newsletters, social media content and other external facing communications content

Interviews on 26th May 
Closing date 23rd May
Application Instructions: Please send a cover letter and upload ONE document which contains your CV (of no more than 3 pages) and the completed equality and diversity monitoring form.

NAZ is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and dynamic individual to develop and deliver a culturally competent sexual health promotion and STI/HIV prevention service to women from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnicity communities within the London boroughs of Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster.

Health promotion activities will include Rapid HIV Testing, providing brief information, advice and support to people about sexual health and wellbeing, identifying risky behaviours and referring people appropriately into sexual health services. This will take place in a variety of community settings accessible to target populations including community groups, churches and shopping centres.

The role is normally based at 21 Wardour Street, London W1D 6PN, with visits to the NAZ office 30 Blacks Road, W6 9DT and across multiple sites within the three boroughs and other London locations; though also includes working from home at present due to Covid-19.

Due to our delivery of sexual health services to predominantly female Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic service users, this post is only open to females who have Black, Asian, or another minority ethnicity (or dual/multiple heritage including this). (Exempt under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, part 1).

About NAZ

NAZ is the sexual health charity dedicated to people experiencing better sexual health. We do this because there’s a big gap in the sexual health outcomes of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities compared to the general population. Everything we do works to reverse this trend.

Our evidence-based interventions are designed to enable those with the greatest risk of poor sexual health outcomes to have fulfilling sexual lives, understand how to access the right local service and ultimately to support better physical, mental and sexual health outcomes.

Community Connections Officer - Let's Connect

Are you passionate about supporting older people to become more active and engaged in their community?

Age UK Sutton is seeking to appoint a Community Connections Officer to support the Let’s Connect service to support older people in the Borough of Sutton to alleviate loneliness and isolation. This service has been developed over the last two years, building on our previous experience delivering more traditional befriending activities. This new role represents an expansion of the service, and an opportunity to support its further development. Reporting to the Let’s Connect Programme Manager, you will work alongside another Officer, to coordinate our volunteer-delivered Community Connections service.

You will champion the service, and be responsible for matching people referred to the service with suitable volunteers, so they can begin their social relationship.

We need someone who understands the demographics and social challenges of Sutton – in particular someone passionate about, and able to articulate, our vision for building close community networks in order to tackle isolation and loneliness, and the impact that a service like this can make.

Age UK Sutton is an independent local charity based in the South West London Borough of Sutton.

The full role profile and person specification can be found inside the job pack.  You can download this job pack at the bottom of this page under Application Resources.

How to apply

Apply through our Hireful careers page submitting a CV, and supporting statement which will give you the opportunity to show how you meet the person specification. You can find the full role profile and person specification in the job pack. Please note that CVs without a supporting statement will not be considered.

Candidates are warmly invited to arrange an informal discussion with the recruiting manager before submitting their application. This can be arranged by contacting Charlotte Butcher, Business Support Manager.

About Age UK Sutton

Age UK Sutton (AUKS) is an independent, local charity with a turnover of around £1.2m. The charity is a brand partner of Age UK, and as such benefits from membership of a network of similar small independent charities across the UK, whilst being able to maintain a focus on local issues in the London Borough of Sutton.

The charity delivers a mixture of ‘on demand’ services, commissioned services, social and community activities, and is increasingly involved in local influencing and strategy. Age UK Sutton is the lead partner for the older people’s strand of the Sutton Plan, the local plan to develop services and improve life for all residents in Sutton. The charity works extensively in partnership with a wide range of other local charities, community groups, and statutory bodies including the NHS and the Council.

We are a small charity with 35 staff, some part-time, and a cohort of over 40 further workers delivering variable hours in our ‘Help at Home’ support services. The charity also has over 100 volunteers. Age UK Sutton enjoys an open and participative working environment. We work to our core values of being supportive, professional and person centred. These are reflected in the way we work with older people, with each other and with our partners. A key element of all roles is to develop and maintain the organisation’s working ethos and culture.

Age UK Sutton strives to provide a supportive working environment for all staff and volunteers in order that they can develop personally and professionally and acquire new skills. We are a flexible employer and pride ourselves on being a family and carer friendly workplace.

We are a founding signatory of the #ShowTheSalary campaign so we have pledged to always show the salary when we advertise roles, to help close the pay gaps that exist in the sector and give all candidates a more equal chance of a fair wage. We also encourage and welcome applications from non-graduates. If there are any reasonable qualifications required for the role we will clearly state this and explain why.

Location: Community based work across the Sutton borough and at the Age UK Sutton Offices, 1 Carshalton Road, Sutton SM1 4LE
Salary: £24,000 - £25,000 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Benefits: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays; sick leave; annual pay review; engagement and wellbeing programme; eye test voucher scheme; learning & development opportunities; home and flexible working options; workplace pension scheme

Closing date: Midnight, Monday 6th June
Interview dates: Monday 13th June and Tuesday 14th June

You may have experience of the following: Community Development Coordinator, Charities, Third Sector, Not for Profit, NFP

Ref: 132 800

ADVICE CASEWORK LEAD (DEBT, BENEFITS HOUSING)

OASIS CENTRE, OASIS HUB WATERLOO

FULL TIME

1 YEAR FIXED TERM CONTRACT (with view to extend)

SALARY:  £30,594 per annum (including London Weighting)

We have an exciting opportunity for an Advice Casework Lead (debt, benefits and housing) to join our team as part of Oasis Hub Waterloo. Oasis Waterloo has run debt advice services and a food bank for the last decade. More recently we have developed further advice and support programmes, including benefits, immigration, and housing advice. We are now looking for a relational, supportive, experienced advice worker, to lead a small team and ensure we are delivering excellent advice, in a holistic community setting.

What’s in it for you?

• A chance to work with a great team of passionate, supportive and holistically minded advisors and community workers
• The opportunity to make a real difference, materially improving the lives of community members, as well as developing the service
• The chance to get involved in the wider life of Oasis Hub Waterloo, including community events and staff gatherings

You will receive the support of a fantastic team of professionals in the community.  As part of the package, Oasis offers:

• A pension scheme, currently offering 7% employer contribution
• A generous holiday allowance
• Flexible working where possible, with family friendly policies

In this role, you would be working with local community members, to improve their circumstances through the provision of high-quality advice, as well as supporting development and ensuring best practice across the service.  This role is based in our newly relaunched community space at the Oasis Centre and will include supporting with community drop-ins and walk-ins, as well as 1-2-1 appointments,

Key responsibilities. 

• Managing your own caseload of clients, collaborating closely with other team members and volunteers
• Line managing a small team delivering client casework
• Ensuring compliance and quality control across our casework provision, including obtaining quality standards, creating client feedback mechanisms, and ensuring policy compliance

The successful post holder must have:

• Experience providing face-to-face advice
• A willingness to work with people who have multiple and complex needs
• A recognised advice qualification or equivalent experience
• Line management experience
• Attention to detail and up-to-date knowledge of advice practice and policy

If you are interested in being part of this service, then please:

Email your CV including a Supporting Statement via the Oasis Charity Jobs Website . Your Supporting Statement should be no more than two A4 pages and must address the following question:

1. Please expand on your CV to tell us about relevant skills, experience and qualification you have, that relate to the job description and person specification.

Completed applications should be returned by Sunday 12th June 2022.

Interviews will take place in Waterloo on Thursday 16th June 2022.

The successful candidate will need to be provide proof of the right to work in the UK.  We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority and underrepresented groups. 

Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours which flow from the Oasis ethos.  We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks. 

Oasis supports Equal Opportunities.  Registered Charity No. 1026487

JOB PURPOSE

To work with the Cultural Advocacy Team to develop and deliver a community outreach programme to BME communities.

To work closely with VAC’s BME and capacity building services to build the capacity of BME host organisations to continue to provide support on mental health issue to communities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Working with the Cultural Advocacy Project Manager and the Community Development Worker to:

• Develop and carry out an active outreach programme to BME communities.
• To engage BME community groups and individuals in the project as hosts and providers of services.
• To act as a two way channel of information from and to communities , the Cultural Advocacy Team, service providers and VAC’s BME and capacity building services  
• To co-facilitate peer support groups for people working and volunteering with BME communities.

KEY TASKS

Working with the Cultural Advocacy Project Manager and the Community Development Worker to:

• Work with communities and to engage and work with Mental Health Champions and community members to identify key issues to address around mental health
• Work with communities to co-produce, organise and deliver community workshops to raise awareness
• Work with host organisations to recruit, train and develop dedicated mental health volunteers
• Work with communities to facilitate sessions between BME communities and statutory providers to enable better access to existing services
• Undertake training in developing and running peer support groups, and maintain and use these practice skills
• Co-facilitate at least one peer support group
• Work with communities to initiate and support a two-way dialogue and link between BME communities, service providers, the Cultural Advocacy Service and VAC
• Oversee the preparation of accurate and timely reporting information both for internal and external purposes.