About Hammersmith, Fulham, Ealing and Hounslow Mind

This is an exciting opportunity to join and support a fast growing and dedicated team supporting the wellbeing of communities across West London.

We’re here to make sure that everyone suffering with a mental health problem gets the help they need to recover. We listen, support recovery, fight stigma and work with partners to take action. We provide services for adults, children and young people, signposting for everyone and training and consultancy for employers.

Job Purpose

This role is within our crisis alternative service, which is an out of hours service providing a safe and welcoming space for people who are feeling distressed and experiencing crisis. The service will operate 365 days a year from 6pm-1am across all of our boroughs.
Staff within the service will provide person-centred, practical and emotional support, face to face or via telephone on a one-to-one or group basis to individuals experiencing mental health crisis.

The objectives of the service include:

• To improve the mental wellbeing of people experiencing mental health crisis in HFEH.
• To provide support to clients accessing the service- for instance: signposting, de-escalation, planned wellbeing activities etc.
• To contribute to an improvement in individual mental wellbeing.
• To remain a source of independent support for all clients.
• To treat service users with respect, dignity and personalised support
• To raise awareness of mental health services available with the goal to improve long term mental health and reduce social isolation
• To increase self-management skills of those accessing the service
• To reduce the use of police, ambulance and statutory mental health services whilst experiencing crisis.
• To reduce the use of statutory crisis services by people experiencing mental ill health without positive outcomes for the individual.

The Role

The role of the support workers will be to support the rest of the team in delivering interventions on a one-to-one and group basis. The role will also involve triaging and assessing all clients accessing the service, signposting and delivering collaborative self-management plans with clients to improve mental wellbeing.

Fixed Term until 31st March 2022 (with potential to extend)

Part time (21 hours per week) and Full Time (37.5 hours per week) opportunities available.

Post is subject to a DBS check.

We are an equal opportunities employer; and are proud to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

The Welcome Home Crisis Supporter

Closing Date Monday Monday 21st Nov 2021

Bury Involvement Group (BIG) is a mental health charity led by people with personal experience of mental and emotional distress. BIG is commissioned locally to provide the Bury Peer Led Crisis Service which provides an out of hour’s crisis support service, in the community, for adults experiencing mental health crisis. The service provides person centred support in a non-clinical environment which is led by a team with personal experience of mental and emotional distress. The service forms part of a new partnership between us, and local Pennine Care Foundation Trust services, to provide a responsive crisis service to individuals in distress within the area.

We are excited to have secured funding allowing us to develop and deliver a new to pilot a new role for a Welcome Home Crisis Supporter, who will join the Bury Peer Led Crisis Service team, to support adults in Bury to make the transition from hospital to community as supportive as possible - by providing them with a safe and consistent therapeutic relationship along their journey.

As a Welcome Home Supporter you will interact, communicate and build relationships based on mutuality with adults experiencing mental health crisis. You will provide face to face, and occasional telephone, emotional support to individuals leaving the mental health inpatients unit in Bury, supporting them throughout the discharge process back into the community. You will adopt a collaborative approach to working with visitors helping them to develop a welcome home plan through a mutual negotiation of the visitor’s needs to support them out of hospital.  You will sit within the Bury Peer Led Crisis Service team and will work alongside the team to facilitate a drop-in service. You will keep a record of contact and outcomes to report and provide monitoring and evaluation data supported by the Service Lead.

We wish to recruit someone with experience of working with people with mental health problems, who themselves has personal experience of mental distress. We are looking for individuals who have experience of working with people at risk of suicide and self-injury. We are looking for a reflective individual with a demonstrable ability to build positive therapeutic relationships with adults experiencing mental health crisis. You will need to be able to communicate with visitors clearly and effectively using non-clinical language. You will need to have proven experience supporting adults with mental health conditions using recovery orientated approaches. You will need to be able to work effectively as part of a team, while being highly organised and planning and prioritising your work.

Our team is friendly, supportive, and committed to our mission of empowering adults with mental health conditions towards recovery and improved quality of life. You will be integral to the continued development of a well-respected local mental health charity that makes a real difference to people’s lives.

• 35 hours a week
• £26,390.04 actual
• 12 month fixed term contract - with the option of this being extended beyond this date dependent on the long term commissioning of the project.
• Annual Leave entitlement of 28 days (plus 3 Bank Holidays)
• Fully paid training
• Clinical Supervision paid for

Interviews will take place the week commencing 21st Novemeber.

If you would like to discuss the role, please contact the charity and request Jordan Fahy (Chief Officer).

Our Crisis Cafes offer a safe, welcoming and non-judgmental environment outside of normal working hours for those who feel in mental distress or crisis. The role will involve assessing needs and offering one to one support to service users to enable them to begin the process of improving their mental health and wellbeing.

This role will be part of a larger Crisis Café team made up of Crisis Recovery Workers, Crisis Peer Support Workers, Team Leaders and volunteers.

Job title: Crisis Recovery Worker
Job number: 425
Working base: Milton Keynes
Reports to: MK Crisis Café Team Leader
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £20,700 FTE (Actual salary £10,070.27 per annum)
Contracted hours: 18 Hours per week  
Working days: 3 days per week, worked flexibly across 7 days (Mon-Sun)
Working Hours: 5:00pm to 11:00pm
Flexibility Required: Evenings and/or weekends depending on agreed hours
Checks needed: Enhanced DBS and 2 satisfactory references  
Start date: As soon as possible

The Milton Keynes Crisis Café offers an array of support that includes: 1:1s; informal peer support/refreshments and also telephone support (for MK residents only) to enable service users to improve their mental health and wellbeing.  It provides a collaborative and positive working approach with service users and colleagues that also gives insight into the vast amount of support available around Milton Keynes. All de-escalation approaches capture Mind BLMK’s ethos, vision, values plus our policies and procedures.  Training will be provided

Job Description:

• Deliver crisis focussed one-to-ones and ensure outcomes which supports individuals experiencing a mental health crisis in Bedford, Luton or MK in line with Mind BLMK’s agreed crisis service and requirements as well as contract requirements
• Assessing need and suitability for the service in line with the access to services process and undertaking one-to-ones.
• Contribute to maintaining effective volunteer workforce for the service, in line with policies, procedures and guidance.
• Carry out health & safety, cash handling and data collection responsibilities in line with policies, procedures and guidance.

Closing date: 5pm, Wednesday 27 October 2021

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button to be directed to our website where you can complete your application for this position. 

Mind BLMK has been annually assessed and approved as a Disability Confident Employer and has been committed to the Mindful Employer charter since 2008.

No agencies please.

You have experience of working with people with mental health issues and this has given good knowledge of how to provide intense crisis support for individuals who present with complex needs. All you need is the perfect environment to put your skills to great use. Welcome to Richmond Fellowship’s Safe Haven and Crisis House service as a Crisis Recovery Worker.

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.

A pilot within our Crisis House in Derby, Safe Haven will provide community wellbeing resource where people can access support during a mental health crisis. Its aim? To prevent escalation of mental health problems and help people develop the skills they need to cope with a future crisis. Join us, and you could soon be providing a vital crisis intervention and support service for individuals who are experiencing a psychiatric and or psychosocial crisis.

Day-to-day, you’ll support individuals in crisis in a range of ways, including low mood, depressed, anxious, manic, self-harming, and experiencing suicidal thoughts. Your challenge will be to help them develop their own coping strategies to deal with their specific crisis situations. We’ll also rely on you to liaise with clinical teams to discuss referrals and clinical presentation of people using services and make referral decisions based on this. Leading on risk management and safety planning for each client will be important too, as will identifying the triggers of their crisis and implementing a brief, structured support and safety planning programme. And, when it comes to Introducing therapeutic tools and interventions tailored to their particular needs or helping them develop domestic management and finance management skills, again, we’ll count on you.

A great listener, with a flexible yet resilient approach, you have experience working with people with mental health issues and you’re used to identifying and coordinating a range of services to meet the needs of individuals requiring intense crisis support. You also have a good understanding of current mental health and/or housing legislation and a proven ability to help individuals to engage with community activities. A flair for planning and prioritising a busy workload is important too, as is a proven ability to assess and manage risk in a non-clinical way.

There will be a lot of liaison with GPs, external agencies and community teams too, plus you’ll be supporting sessional staff and volunteers, so great all-round communication skills and the ability to keep accurate records are also a must. 

Above all, you have what it takes to motivate, support and advocate for people who use our services, handle sensitive and complex issues well and are happy to participate in a shift rota and on call duties as required.

We have multiple permanent vacancies available, requiring the post-holder to work 37.5 hours per week.

The salary for this role is £17,549 per annum. 

We are committed to increasing our diversity and we would welcome applications from those with lived experience and/or who are from a BAME background. 
 
This is a rolling recruitment process, shortlisted candidates will be interviewed as and when they apply.

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

Recovery Worker Homelessness

We have a new opportunity for a Support Assistant - Homelessness, working full time, on a permanent basis.

Position: Support Assistant – Homelessness

Location: Cambridge

Hours: 37.5 hours

Salary: £18,525.00

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: 31st October

Introduction - Support Worker Homelessness

This role is all about helping to provide supported accommodation to a real mix of people. Often these are people with complex needs and who may have a history of drug or alcohol abuse or homelessness or been recently released from prison.

This isn’t a personal care role, but people say it’s just as rewarding and challenging.

The charity was established over 90 years ago and is one of the country’s leading providers of services for people affected by homelessness and has grown to become a major provider of affordable housing in England and Scotland, with almost 56,000 homes in management and support over 12,000 people every year in the Care and Support services.

Through housing, care and support services the organisation enables people facing a wide variety of challenging circumstances to lead more resilient and independent lives.

Job responsibilities

You will be key in the day-to-day running of one of the supported housing services. This isn’t a care home, so there’s no need to provide personal care. The priority in your role includes the safety and wellbeing of everyone in the accommodation, including customers.

Working with people who have a range of needs, you could be doing any number of things. From supporting customers in conversations with calls from their GP, Social Services, or Benefits teams – to dealing with the emergency services including the Police and Ambulance, when the need arises.

You’ll log all incidents to make sure there is an accurate record of events. And when a customer leaves, you will clean and prepare their room, ready for the next occupant.

Who we’re looking for

At times this role can be challenging but most of the time it can be incredibly rewarding. You will need to be resilient, empathetic and able to leave your work at work and not take it home with you.

As a minimum requirement you’ll need:

• Experience of working with people in a customer facing environment

Ideally you’ll also have:

• An understanding of supporting vulnerable people – this could include having your own lived experience of homelessness or drug or alcohol addiction.

What you’ll get

• 25 day’s holiday, rising to 30 with length of service + 8 bank holidays per year
• Option to ‘buy’ up to an extra 5 days’ holiday
• 2 days paid leave on top for volunteering
• Paid overtime or Time Off in Lieu – if you do more hours than contracted hours we’ll give you that time back
• Pension scheme where if you pay 6%, we’ll top it up to a total of15%
• Life Assurance equal to 3x your nominal pay
• Free and confidential counselling services (provided by AXA)
• Eye care scheme, £25 towards a test and £50 towards glasses or lenses needed
• Recognition scheme and long service awards

The organisation is really keen to develop colleagues and invest your future.  There are various avenues of development available whether this be via Professional Development or undertaking an Apprenticeship Qualification alongside the role. All development is at no cost to you and is fully funded, which is a great benefit available to colleagues.

What you’d be a part of

Between April 2019 and March 2020 here are some of the organisations many achievements:

• Supporting over 12,000 people across the country, who are homeless or at risk of homelessness
• Supported 3,356 people or households with projects that are funded by the charity
• Helped 385 customers develop their employment skills and 238 customers have moved into employment and also helped 147 into formal training or volunteering and 11 into apprenticeships
• Through the Ladders of Aspiration funding the organisation has helped 138 customers to gain qualifications
• Through the Money Advice service, there have been 1,346 referrals and the organisation has helped increase income for customers by £1,162,447
• Helped support 128 customers facing challenges to live independently and receive support for their needs through the Intensive Intervention scheme

You may also have experience in areas such Support Worker, Support Assistant, Resettlement Worker, Homelessness, Homeless Project Manager, Homeless Caseworker, Project Coordinator Homelessness, Resettlement Caseworker, Housing Support, Substance Misuse Worker, Recovery Worker, Youth Recovery, Health and Wellbeing Worker, Outreach and Engagement, Wellbeing Recovery Worker, Supported Living, Recovery Worker, Criminal Rehabilitation, Substance Rehabilitation, Recovery Support, Recovery and Resettlement Worker, Homelessness, Social Housing, Housing Officer, Housing Support Worker, Social Housing Support Worker, Dual Diagnosis Worker, Housing Officer, Care and Support Worker, Ex Offender, Service Coordinator, Recovery Lead, Recovery Coordinator, Homeless Recovery Worker, Crisis Recovery Worker, Mental Health Recovery Worker, Housing and Resettlement Worker, Resettlement and Integration, Outreach Resettlement.

NRC are recruiting to an important new role. In recent years we have seen continuous growth in men and boys accessing our service. In response to this, we are looking for a highly motivated individual to provide practical and emotional support to male survivors of sexual violence. You will develop and maintain strong and effective relationships with key partners, enabling clients to access relevant services to support them in their recovery process. The post holder will work throughout the county to advocate, risk assess, safety plan and empower clients to make positive informed choices.

You will report to our Service Development Lead.

Why work for us?

• We are a well-respected, professional organisation that seeks continuous improvement. 
• You will work alongside a supportive team. 
• We have developed positive working relationships with both statutory and voluntary organisations across the County.
• In addition to paying a competitive salary, we also look to develop our volunteers and colleagues continuously. 
• This is an exciting time to join the organisation as we move towards our next stage of development.

Please ensure to attach a cover letter in support of your application.

Please feel free to call the office for an informal chat regarding this role.

Closing date for all applications is Saturday 6th November 2021 at 5:30 pm.

Please note that we will be scheduling interviews as and when suitable candidates apply throughout the vacancy period.

Do you want to work for an established and respected local mental health charity?

Solent Mind is a ­mental health charity providing a range of high quality services to improve people’s mental wellbeing and to promote choice and rights to everyone who needs our support. Our services operate in various locations throughout the Hampshire area.

"After a successful launch of the new Harbour service, we have now been running for a few weeks with great success. We have created a mutual bond with the NHS crisis team at St Mary's Hospital and continue to work together to support those in need out of hours. We engage amazingly as a team to teach and guide one another in order to provide the best possible service. Using our own lived experience we create trust and empathy with our service users forming rich relationships that facilitate crisis recovery. We look forward to seeing how the service will develop and evolve over the coming months". - Harbour staff member

The Harbour is an informal, non-judgemental, out-of-hours mental health service for anyone over the age of 18 in Portsmouth, Fareham, Gosport, Havant and East Hampshire, who needs short-term support in times of great difficulty or is struggling with poor mental health.

Our team is made up of people who have experienced mental health challenges and have used local health services, so understand and can really help in service users times of crisis.

Reference: CPPHNov21

CRISIS PEER PRACTITIONER (The Harbour)

Contract: Fixed Term Until 31 July 2022

Hours: 18.5 Hours Per Week (includes evenings/weekends/bank holidays on a rota basis)

Salary: £19,880 to £21,409 Pro Rata Per Annum (plus enhancements for unsocial hours)

Location: Portsmouth

Closing Date: Tue 02 Nov 2021 (By Midnight)

Interview Date: TBC

The Harbour Crisis Peer Team, based in Portsmouth deliver peer support to our service users experiencing self-defined mental health crisis (Portsmouth, Fareham, Gosport, Havant and East Hampshire areas).

The Team will provide opportunities for service users to talk through their issues, develop and use coping techniques and link up with longer term support. (This is a remote service and service users can access the service via text, telephone, web chat, video call).

Hours will be worked as 4.00pm to 11.30pm shifts on a rota basis, which will include some weekends and bank holidays. Unsocial hours enhancements will apply.

You will need to have personal, lived experience of a mental health issue, as well as the confidence and aptitude to calmly and effectively support people who are distressed and/or in crisis.

DETAILS OF THIS ROLE ARE ON OUR SOLENT MIND WEBSITE BUT PLEASE

NOTE THAT APPLICATIONS CAN ONLY BE MADE VIA THE NHS JOBS WEBSITE.

You will not be able to apply through our Solent Mind website.

Please see the ‘WORK WITH US’ then ‘WORKING AT SOLENT MIND’ then

'VIEW OUR CURRENT VACANCIES' pages for more information.

​

About us 
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it. 
 

About the role
Crisis is recruiting a part time Café Assistant for its award-winning social enterprise café in East London. Café from Crisis provides a route into work and a positive, healthy life for Crisis Members through its practical training programme and live-environment support.

The role is part time for 24 hours per week (3 variable days, excluding weekends). 

About you 
To be successful in this role, you will have relevant experience in the hospitality sector with a passion for food and drink and strong barista skills with proven experience. You will have excellent communication skills, be enthusiastic, friendly and ready to adapt to changing service needs with a flexible approach to tasks.

We want Crisis to be an inclusive employer which then reflects our members and the communities we work in. We want to offer opportunities to everyone regardless of their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation or age. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.​​​​​​​

Working at Crisis 
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including: 

- Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
- Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
- 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career. 

When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.

We have 5 staff diversity networks which include Black, Asian and Ethnic people, LGBTQ+ people, those with Lived Experience of Homelessness, Women at Crisis and Disability Awareness.

How to apply 
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below. 
 

Closing date: Monday 1st November (at 23:59) 
First stage interviews will be held on Monday 8th November via Zoom, with a practical (in-person) 2nd stage on the Friday 12th November 

Accessibility 
We welcome applications from people who identify as neuro diverse and want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Recruitment team, contact details can be found on our website. 

Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094 

Do you want to work for an established and respected local mental health charity?

Solent Mind is a ­mental health charity providing a range of high quality services to improve people’s mental wellbeing and to promote choice and rights to everyone who needs our support. Our services operate in various locations throughout the Hampshire area.

Reference: CPTLHSep21

CRISIS PEER TEAM LEADER (The Harbour - Portsmouth Support & Recovery)

Contract: Fixed Term Until 31 Jul 2022

Hours: 24.5 Hours Per Week (across 7 days on a rota basis to include evenings/weekends/bank holidays)

Salary Range: £25,452 to £27,409 Pro Rata Per Annum (plus enhancements for unsocial hours)

Location: Portsmouth

Closing Date: Mon 08 Nov 2021 (Before 9.00am)

Interview Date: TBC

"After a successful launch of the new Harbour service, we have now been running for a few weeks with great success. We have created a mutual bond with the NHS crisis team at St Mary's Hospital and continue to work together to support those in need out of hours. We engage amazingly as a team to teach and guide one another in order to provide the best possible service. Using our own lived experience we create trust and empathy with our service users forming rich relationships that facilitate crisis recovery. We look forward to seeing how the service will develop and evolve over the coming months". - Harbour staff member

The Harbour Crisis Peer Team, based in Portsmouth deliver peer support to our service users experiencing self-defined mental health crisis (covering Portsmouth, Fareham, Gosport, Havant and East Hampshire areas).

The Team provides opportunities for service users to talk through their issues, develop and use coping techniques and link up with longer term support. (This is a remote service and service users can access the service via text, telephone, web chat, video call).

Hours will be worked as 4.00pm to 11.30pm shifts on a rota basis, which will include some weekends and bank holidays.  Unsocial hours enhancements will apply.

You will need to have personal, lived experience of a mental health issue, as well as the confidence and aptitude to calmly and effectively support people who are distressed and/or in crisis.

As Crisis Peer Team Leader, you will lead a team of practitioners in achieving these goals through line management, coaching, supervision and mentoring.

APPLICATIONS ONLY ACCEPTED VIA OUR SOLENT MIND WEBSITE. 

Please see the ‘WORK WITH US’ then ‘WORKING AT SOLENT MIND’ then

'VIEW OUR CURRENT VACANCIES' pages for more information.

​CV’s will not be accepted nor do we accept applications from recruitment agencies

Posts may be subject to a relevant DBS check

Solent Mind welcomes applications from all the communities in which we work.

Appointments are made on merit.

Charity registered number 1081116

Registered with Limited Liability in England and Wales No: 4004500

You've got a good understanding of mental health issues and really enjoy supporting others to achieve independence and lead their own recovery. All you need is the perfect environment to put your skills to great use. Welcome to Richmond Fellowship as a Recovery Worker. 

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.

Right now, our Crisis service in Whitehaven is looking for someone like you to work with us, supporting individuals through their recovery journey, providing innovative recovery and crisis service interventions. Day-to-day, you will work with individuals to support the development and delivery of ‘client led’ recovery and safety planning, helping others to regain sustainable control over their challenges and maximise independence.  And, when it comes to liaising with statutory and voluntary agencies to give people access to a full range of services, again, we’ll rely on your expertise.

The chances are, you already work in the mental health field. What is for certain is that you're caring, consistent, flexible and creative, work well under pressure, know how to connect with people at all levels and, like us, are keen to break down the stigma of mental health. 

The salary for this role is £18,299.00 per annum (pro-rata).

This is a permanent position, requiring the post-holder to work 30 hours per week.

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

Recovery Focus is committed to working towards equal opportunities and we select staff solely on merit irrespective of race, colour, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, social class, religious belief, disability or history of mental health or addiction problems. If you need support to apply for the role or adaptions at interview please contact the recruitment team to discuss.

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

So, are you ready to take on this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits?

Recovery Space Manager to lead provision of a non-clinicalRecovery Space (crisis café) for Mind in Croydon and funded by Croydon Clinical Commissioning Group.The Recovery Space operates in the evenings with people triaged by the Emergency Department of Croydon University Hospital or from the Crisis Assessment Team (CAT). The Space provides a warm and welcoming holding space for those referred. Key responsibilities include:

1. To manage as well as work as part of a team including Recovery Space staff providing the day-to-day operational delivery of the Crisis service, including 1:1 support for no more than 300 service users per month/10 service users per day
2. To work to ensure all contractual and reporting obligations are met including: representing the Recovery Space (crisis café) at meetings; compiling stats on information management systems (including Views database) on attendees and analysing/interpreting these to report back via monthly and quarterly monitoring 
3. To meet monthly, quarterly and annual targets against KPIs
4. To promote the highest quality of service by liaising with relatives, carers, and local services including external agencies and other voluntary sector organisations as necessary
5. To promote service users’ views and needs throughout all aspects of the project including follow-up calls for clients and collating satisfaction surveys
6. To facilitate clients to move closer towards volunteering/employment roles

We are looking for passionate and committed candidates with solid experience in the mental health field who have good managerial skills and are able to motivate a team. 

The service is open 365 days per year and involves evening work and some weekend evening work which is arranged on a rota basis with the rest of the team.

Title: Recovery Worker
Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week (5 days/week)
Contract: Permanent
Reporting To: Senior Recovery Workers
Salary: SC5 SP23 £27,107 per annum

Mind Recovery Workers provide information, advice, and effective recovery support to residents of City and Hackney with substance misuse issues. The post holder will hold a caseload of clients and provide frequent key work sessions. They will lead on the facilitation and delivery of Mind PSI therapeutic group work, and support service development through developing feedback channels and engaging with local communities to ensure the service offer is responsive.

The deadline for applications is 11th October 2021. To apply, please complete the application form and attach it together with your CV via the Breathe HR link, please ensure you attach both when you press "Apply Now".

This role will lead community research on local issues that can affect substance use, enabling better targeting of resources to meet unmet demand or need in different localities. The role will also support service development feedback channels and engaging with local communities to ensure the service offer is responsive.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We strongly encourage applications from those from ethnic minority backgrounds or other underrepresented backgrounds.

We are a disability confident employer. All applicants with a disability, who meet the minimum essential short-listing criteria are guaranteed an interview. If this applies to you, please ensure you complete the equal opportunities section of the application form.

We at Mind CHWF want to assure you that your privacy and the security of your data is our top priority. It always has been, and it will continue to be, as we refine our policies and internal processes. Please take a moment to read through our privacy notice.

About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

Crisis Skylight Newcastle are a dynamic innovative team that go the extra mile to support people out of their homelessness for good. Our experienced and diverse team work closely to provide a wraparound service that is personally tailored to individual needs. Our innovative education, employment, housing and well-being services address individual needs and help homeless people transform their lives.

We are currently looking for two Progression Coaches to offer high quality information, advice and guidance to support Crisis Skylight Members out of homelessness. This is a fixed term role for 12 months (with possible extension).  One vacancy being full time (35 hours) and the other being part time (28 hours). Primarily based in our office in the centre of Newcastle, although there may be some outreach work required.

About the role
As a Progression Coach, you will provide high quality coaching, signposting, information, advice, guidance and appropriate support in relation to housing to members by providing a safe, welcoming, supportive and non-judgmental environment for members to progress.
The role will involve managing your own caseload and working with external partners.

About you
As the ideal candidate you will be experienced in engaging and working with vulnerable and hard to reach people. You will need to advocate effectively and maintain appropriate professional boundaries. You will have demonstrable experience of working within a coaching model of service delivery and in managing emergency interventions when applicable. You will be creative, working around constraints and challenges in an innovative way, utilising your exceptional decision-making skills.

We want Crisis to be an inclusive employer which then reflects our members and the communities we work in. We want to offer opportunities to everyone regardless of their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation or age. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

Working at Crisis 
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including: 
- Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy  
- Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%  
- 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days  

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career. 

When you join us you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.  

We have 5 staff diversity networks which include Black, Asian and Ethnic people, LGBTQ+ people, those with Lived Experience of Homelessness, Women at Crisis and Disability Awareness.  

How to apply 
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below. 
Closing date: Monday 1st November 2021 (at 23:59)
Interviews will be held on 17th and 18th November. 
 

Accessibility 
We welcome applications from people who identify as neuro diverse and want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Recruitment team, contact details can be found on our website.
 
Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094

The Outreach worker is an exciting opportunity to join SRC’s expanding outreach team, providing wellbeing and practical support to women survivors across Suffolk. This post, initially for 12 months, will support the expansion of the service and develop SRC’s outreach provision in Lowestoft. With an excellent understanding of delivering needs-led and trauma-sensitive services, the Outreach Worker will provide life-changing and life-saving support to women in Suffolk when they need it most. 

Flexible working and job sharing will be considered.