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The Junction is an out of hours service, open 365 evenings a year 4pm-11pm, to support and assist individuals experiencing a mental health concern. The aim is to alleviate the need for people in the Swindon locality to access A&E acute mental health services and primary care GP services unnecessarily by managing the presenting symptoms/mental health crisis along with the triggers and context for that crisis.
Working pattern includes every other weekend and working hours are 16:00-23:00.
Main duties of the job
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Innovation and Empowerment: Channel your passion into providing evidence-based interventions, elevating the mental health and emotional well-being of the people we serve.
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Effective Partnerships: Ensure effective and appropriate communication with all individuals, staff, community agencies and partner organisations
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Expertise and Risk Management:Effectively manage risk and supporting positive risk taking.Conduct investigations in line with relevant policies
- KPIs and Data Excellence: To effectively record and evidence outcomes.
Who we are
Swindon and Gloucestershire Mindprovide advice and support to empower anyone in our local communities experiencing a mental health problem. We campaign to improve services, raise awareness, and promote understanding.
Our Vision:We will not give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets both support and respect. Swindon and Gloucestershire Mind creates services where people are recognised, valued and supported.
You are joining a committed and skilled team and you will be working alongside people who are passionate about mental health care and support.
Our Values:
- SelflessnessWe will act in the best interests of the people we support.
- IntegrityWe will be principled in our work.
- ObjectivityWe will act and take decisions impartially and fairly, without discrimination or bias.
- AccountabilityWe will take responsibility for what we do and how we do it.
- OpennessWe will work and take decisions in an open and transparent manner.
- HonestyWe will be truthful and reliable.
- LeadershipWe will model Swindon & Gloucestershire Minds values and lead by example in demonstrating organisational behaviours.
Swindon & Gloucestershire Mind is committed to promoting equality, diversity and we ensure that we are an inclusive organisation, where diversity is valued, respected, and built upon. We are committed to compliance with relevant equality legislation, the Equality Act 2010, Codes of Practice, and relevant best practice guidance.
We provide advice and support to empower anyone in our local communities experiencing a mental health problem.



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Join Peabody’s Hackney Mental Health Services as a Mental Health Support Worker and make a real difference. You’ll provide high-quality support to people with a history of serious mental illness, helping them live independently and thrive.
What you’ll do
Work collaboratively with customers to promote recovery, build life skills, and support access to housing, income, and wellbeing. You’ll deliver person-centred, trauma-informed care and help customers achieve their goals.
What you’ll bring
- A genuine passion for delivering excellent customer service.
- Kindness, empathy, and an appreciation for diversity.
- Experience in support planning and risk assessment.
- Understanding of mental health best practices and safeguarding.
- Confidence working with people who have a Dual Diagnosis – those who have a mental health condition and a substance use disorder at the same time.
- Knowledge and experience of the Recovery Model and Trauma-Informed Care.
This role will require an enhanced DBS check.
Why Join Us?
When you join Peabody, you’re joining a team guided by our values, Be Kind, Do the Right Thing, Love New Ideas, Celebrate Diversity, Keep Our Promises, and Pull Together. We believe in creating a workplace where everyone feels supported, included, and empowered.
What We Offer
- 30 days’ annual holiday, plus bank holidays
- Two additional paid volunteering days each year
- Flexible benefits scheme, including family friendly benefits and access to a discount portal
- 4 x salary life assurance
- Up to 10% pension contribution
Please read before applying:
- You must have the right to work in the UK, we are unable to provide sponsorship.
- We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
If this sounds like we are right for you and you’d love to be part of Peabody, we’d like to hear from you. Please apply now by submitting an anonymised CV and a short statement explaining why you’re the perfect fit for this role.
Closing date: 24th February 2026 at midnight.
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Be the spark that turns creativity into impact.
Help Age Exchange grow arts & heritage programmes that change lives in social care.
Age Exchange—embedded in social care and powered by the arts—is hiring a Business Development Manager to ignite partnerships and funding that deliver innovative programmes across the UK. If you come from museums, galleries, archives or cultural organisations and can spot opportunities, craft compelling bids and open doors fast, this is your stage. Lead the growth of projects that boost health, wellbeing, learning and social connection—so creativity reaches the people who need it most.
The role will require someone who can work from our head office in Blackheath and the role will include some national travel as and when required so the ideal candidate will be based within an hours commute of the Community Hub in Blackheath, London.
What is The Deal for you?
- Flexibility! You will be working 35 hours per week over 5 days with some weekend work.
- Location: You need to be based within a commutable distance to our Community Hub in Blackheath, London.
- Benefits: retail discounts, holiday discounts, cycle to work scheme and travel discounts through our benefits app
- Best Lives Possible: You'll be working for an award winning charity who is passionate about ensuring our colleagues and the people we support lead the best lives possible
- Development: We'll work with you to develop your career or to learn and experience new things. We're passionate about developing our people!
- Support: From our Employee Assistance Programme (available 24/7), financial support options, and wellbeing fund you'll have the support available to lead an easier (financial) life
This role will design and secure a portfolio of national and local strategically aligned, market-relevant and impactful programmes which use arts, culture and creativity to achieve a positive impact on our target audiences. These programmes will empower the health, wellbeing, learning, social mobility and social connection of people supported by Age Exchange and Community Integrated Care. The role holder will play an essential role in leading the growth, reach and sustainability of Age Exchange by generating funding and commercial revenue and new partnerships.
What You'll do (list not exhaustive):
- Win funding & partnerships that fuel our programmes and core costs—trusts & foundations, corporates/sponsorships, individual giving, and earned income.
- Build and manage a high-quality pipeline—prospect, cultivate, write compelling bids/proposals, negotiate, and steward partners.
- Collaborate across the delivery team—aligning with colleagues so proposed projects and tenders are fundable, impactful, and on-brand.
- Report outcomes & learn—own quarterly KPI reporting and iterate approaches to hit clear income and partnership targets.
Our ideal Candidate:
- Degree-level education or equivalent experience.
- Proven success in bid writing and securing projects/tenders of £250k+.
- Strong experience in fundraising, commercial development, and project management within a funded environment.
- Creative thinker with the ability to design innovative programmes aligned to strategic objectives.
- Excellent relationship-building and influencing skills, with experience engaging stakeholders at senior levels.
- Skilled communicator and presenter, able to craft compelling proposals and pitches.
- Proficiency in MS Office and project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet).
- Bring proven success in the arts or heritage sector (e.g., museums, galleries, performing arts, creative health, community arts) with a track record of securing grants and/or sponsorships.
- Are a confident storyteller and bid writer who can turn creative ideas into fundable, strategically aligned propositions.
Why join us ?
- Be part of a nationally recognised charity making a real difference in people’s lives.
- Lead ground-breaking projects that combine creativity and social impact.
- Work in a collaborative, values-driven environment with opportunities for professional growth.
Success in this role means:
- Meeting funding and growth targets.
- Delivering a diverse portfolio of innovative programmes.
- Enhancing the charity’s profile through impactful projects and partnerships.
Ready to make a difference ?
Apply now and help us shape a future where arts and creativity empower communities across the UK.
Please note, if you are interested in this role, we welcome your application as soon as possible! Depending on the volume of applications received, the vacancy may be closed before the expected advertising end date.
We’re really proud to be a Hive HR Employee Voice Certified organisation, a recognition that confirms our commitment to creating a culture where our colleagues are not only encouraged to share their thoughts, but where this feedback is actively sought and acted upon to drive positive change at every level.
In our 2025 Colleague Engagement Survey, 59% (nearly 3,800) of our people shared their feedback and insights, giving us an incredible Employee Net Promoter Score of +34.
The Employee Net Promoter Score is a measure of how willing our colleagues are to recommend us as a good place to work to their loved ones – and a score of +34 is considered a Very Good score when compared to global benchmarks set by hundreds of other organisations.
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We are looking for a Digital Marketing Executive to support the delivery of MHFA England’s digital marketing and acquisition activity by implementing campaigns across paid, earned, and owned channels. The role will focus on executing digital marketing plans, creating and optimising content, supporting lead generation and conversion activity, and using data and insight to improve performance.
The Digital Marketing Executive will work closely with the Digital Marketing and Acquisition Lead, colleagues across the organisation, and external suppliers to help deliver MHFA England’s organisational strategy, brand objectives, and revenue goals.
This is a hybrid role with occasional travel to Central London, where you’ll collaborate with colleagues to support our mission.
Please refer to the Job Description for full details of the role.
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you require any adjustments, whether that's receiving documents in alternative formats (such as large print, Braille, or audio), applying via a different method, or needing support during interviews, please let us know. We’re happy to accommodate individual needs to ensure everyone has an equal opportunity to apply and succeed. If you’d like to discuss accessibility or request adjustments, please contact us via Charity Job or the MHFA England website.
About MHFA England
MHFA England is a social enterprise and the leading provider of mental health skills and awareness training courses in England. Our vision is to create a nation where everyone's mental health matters by creating mentally healthy workplaces where people, communities, and businesses thrive.
Looking after you
Wellbeing is at the heart of all that we do and say, we are friendly and supportive organisation. We are committed to rewarding our employees with competitive pay, a flexible and supportive workplace, opportunities to grow and develop, and our promise that we will put your wellbeing first.
Our vision is to create a nation where everyone's mental health matters.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are hiring a Communications and Campaigns Executive to support the development and execution of communication activity aligned with MHFA England’s membership, media and campaign plans.
The post holder will create, deliver, and optimise content across earned and owned channels to support integrated campaigns, media activity, and ongoing communications with members and clients. Working closely with colleagues in the Marketing and Communications team and across the organisation, the role will help ensure communications are insight-led, inclusive, and aligned with MHFA England’s brand, mission, and commercial objectives.
This is a hybrid role with occasional travel to Central London, where you’ll collaborate with colleagues to support our mission.
Please refer to the Job Description for full details of the role.
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you require any adjustments, whether that's receiving documents in alternative formats (such as large print, Braille, or audio), applying via a different method, or needing support during interviews, please let us know. We’re happy to accommodate individual needs to ensure everyone has an equal opportunity to apply and succeed. If you’d like to discuss accessibility or request adjustments, please contact us via Charity Job or the MHFA England website.
About MHFA England
MHFA England is a social enterprise and the leading provider of mental health skills and awareness training courses in England. Our vision is to create a nation where everyone's mental health matters by creating mentally healthy workplaces where people, communities, and businesses thrive.
Looking after you
Wellbeing is at the heart of all that we do and say, we are friendly and supportive organisation. We are committed to rewarding our employees with competitive pay, a flexible and supportive workplace, opportunities to grow and develop, and our promise that we will put your wellbeing first.
Our vision is to create a nation where everyone's mental health matters.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At British Heart Foundation (BHF) we are committed to supporting the 7.6 million people across the UK living with heart and circulatory conditions. This role plays a vital part in that mission by ensuring our online health information remains trusted, accessible and easy for people to use when they need it most.
As our SEO & Health Content Specialist, you’ll refine and adapt existing health information for digital audiences, ensuring content is accurate, supportive, aligned with PIF TICK standards and grounded in user needs. Working closely with the Health Content Team, Digital teams and subject matter experts across BHF, you’ll create and publish high performing content that reflects best practice in content design, accessibility, language and formatting.
Supporting the SEO Manager, you’ll help strengthen BHF’s search visibility, optimise content for organic performance and contribute to strategies that protect our trusted health information in an evolving generative AI landscape. You’ll also use insight, analytics and user research to continually improve user journeys, making it easier for people to quickly and confidently find the information they need.
About you
As our ideal candidate, you’ll be an experienced digital content specialist with a strong background in creating or managing health information for online audiences. You bring proven expertise in content design principles, plain English and user centred thinking able to simplify complex medical information into clear, empathetic and accessible content that connects with diverse audiences.
Additionally you'll have demonstrable experience applying SEO strategies to improve organic search performance, including keyword research, on page optimisation and structured formats and you’re confident using tools such as GA4, Google Search Console and SEMrush to inform decisions and track performance.
You’ll have experience working with CMS platforms, digital publishing workflows and design tools such as Figma. You’ll be comfortable testing for accessibility, ensuring compliance with WCAG standards, and embedding inclusive language throughout your work.
A collaborative team player, you’ll have experience working in cross functional environments, codesigning content with health specialists and building strong stakeholder relationships. You’ll be confident advising colleagues on SEO, content design or CMS best practice, and able to manage multiple deadlines while maintaining high standards of quality and accuracy.
If you’re motivated by improving access to trusted health information and shaping content that supports people, we’d love to hear from you.
Belonging at BHF
We are committed to fostering a workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. Embracing different perspectives and backgrounds strengthens our organisation and empowers us to make a real difference together.
To hear from our people, check out Belonging at BHF.
Working arrangements
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. By funding research across six decades, we’ve helped keep millions of hearts beating and millions of families together. We’re investing in ground-breaking research that will get us closer than ever to a world where everyone has a healthier heart for longer.
This is a hybrid role, where your work will be split between your home and at least one day per week, on average, in our London Office. This may vary from time to time, so you will need to work in a flexible way to unlock your best work for our cause.
Benefits and development
At BHF, we offer a comprehensive range of benefits designed to support our colleagues’ wellbeing and professional growth.
To find out more about our benefits you can download the Benefits document at the bottom of this page or check out What we offer – Benefitsand Development pages.
Interview process
The interview process will consist of toe stages. First stage interviews will be held over MS Teams on w/c 02 March 2026. For those successful, there will be second stage interviews on w/c 09 March 2026
Our vision is a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases.
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Community Wellbeing Coordinator
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Job Title: Health and Nature Community Connector
Location: This role is based in Luton. The service is approximately a 20 minute walk from Luton railway station, or a short bus journey with several local bus routes stopping nearby on New Bedford Road. Hybrid working with 2 days from home; the remaining days are community based, involving travel within Luton to locations such as the community garden, Synergy office, and local GP surgeries. Unfortunately, this service does not have step free access.
Salary: £28,700 (Full Time Equivalent)
Shift Pattern: 18 month fixed term contract, 25 hours per week, Monday to Friday 10.00 - 15.00. Some flexibility around these hours can be considered and discussed at interview. You may also be required to work outside hours depending on service and participant needs.
About the Role
We’re hiring a Health and Nature Community Connector to join the SIG Penrose Roots team in Luton - an award winning community wellbeing service making a real difference locally. In this role, you will support members who focus on social isolation, mental health, and connection to nature. We are seeking a proactive, organised and compassionate individual to join our community based open recovery and wellbeing service as a Health and Nature Community Connector. In this role, you will identify members needs and provide person centred, tailored support to help them overcome challenges and improve their wellbeing through nature based activities and green landscape interventions. This is a dynamic role suited to someone passionate about the power of nature in supporting recovery and community connection. You will act as a key triage, coordination and partnership lead to ensure individuals are connected to the right level of support, whether through short term engagement within the service or onward signposting to community opportunities.
You will act as the primary point of contact a referrals, oversee volunteer buddy support and collaborate with a skilled internal team delivering interventions. This community focused role suits someone who enjoys working with people, building relationships and supporting individuals to improve their wellbeing. Help us reduce social isolation, boost mental health and build stronger, more connected communities.
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Supporting members who may be facing challenges with focus on social isolation, mental health, and connection to nature
- Manage and triage referrals from self referrals and partner organisations, acting as the main triage point to ensure individuals are connected to appropriate support.
- Acting as the main point of contact for referrals and coordination across GP surgeries, NHS services, council teams and community partners, liaising closely with external agencies to support smooth pathways into, within, and out of the service.
- Ensure effective service delivery, including safeguarding, risk assessments, and required checks.
- Ensure members understand their rights and can access appropriate tools, resources, and networks.
- Allocate volunteer buddies to individuals and arrange initial meet ups, including attending groups or activities to support engagement.
- Recruit, coordinate, and oversee up to 10 volunteer buddies, providing direction, light supervision, and day to day liaison.
- Empower members to build independence and take control of their lives in a safe, enabling environment.
About You
We’re looking for a motivated, approachable, and community minded individual who understands the needs of our members, including wellbeing, social connection, collaboration, and meaningful engagement with community and nature based activities. You will be a self motivated individual who is proactive in managing your own time during busy or quiet periods to ensure productivity. You will be confidentially working across organisational boundaries, comfortable coordinating people and processes, and able to build positive relationships with professionals, volunteers, and individuals accessing the service. and will have strong alignment with our SIG values. You are organised and adaptable, able to balance multiple priorities while maintaining a person centred and non judgemental approach. An interest in green and outdoor activities, alongside an understanding of local communities and services, will help you thrive in this role.
- Knowledge of the local area and community landscape, with an understanding of available services and opportunities
- Experience or confidence in working across organisations, including health, council, and community settings
- Strong coordination, communication, and relationship building skills
- Ability to engage with adults experiencing social isolation and mental health challenges, offering empathetic and appropriate support
- Confidence in coordinating volunteers, providing guidance and supporting positive engagement
- IT proficiency, with the ability to learn new systems and use basic Microsoft programmes
- Flexibility and willingness to adapt working patterns in response to service needs
- Cultural awareness, self awareness, and openness to feedback and continuous learning
- Alignment with our values of Ambition, Empowerment, Inclusivity, and Transparency
Please refer to the JDPS attached for more details on the vacancy and our requirements/key criteria.
What we Offer
- 25 days (Full time equivalent) annual leave, increasing with the length of service
- Employer Pension Contribution
- Eligibility to register with Blue Light Discount Card
- Access to discounted tickets for music events, shows, sports and more
- Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing at work
- Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans
- Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
- Life Assurance Scheme
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Annual Staff Awards
- EDI Ambassador programme
About Social Interest Group (SIG)
SIG is a not-for-profit organisation providing thousands of people with good-quality support and care in residential, drop-in centres, community floating support settings, probation settings, and hospitals. We do so across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, Kent and Liverpool. Our goal is to transform lives through empowering change.
We believe good care and support improves lives with the vision to create healthier, safer, and more inclusive communities. Join us on our mission to empower independence through trauma-informed solutions and dynamic partnerships that keep people out of prison, out of hospital, and off the streets.
Want to know how we work? Watch our short Theory of Change video to see how we support people towards a brighter future: Theory of Change Further details can be found on our website here: Theory of Change - Social Interest Group - Social Interest Group.
Additional Information
Please note that this job advert may close early due to screening applications on an ongoing basis. We advise applying as soon as possible for your application to be taken into consideration at the early stages.
Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship, please ensure you have full right to work in the UK prior to applying to our positions.
Empowering independence through trauma-informed solutions and dynamic partnerships that keep people out of prison, out of hospital and off the streets
As part of a team you will deliver a range of activities and support including:
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Our Wellbeing café
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Wellbeing Wednesdays offering one-to-one emotional support
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Managing a caseload giving structured one-to-one support
Ultimately, you’ll be sharing in our goal to improve the health & wellbeing for young people through early intervention and advocacy. Working closely with a range of partner organisations, both voluntary and statutory (including CAMHS, AMHS and Social Services), you will help young people receive the right support at the right time.
Further information about the role can be found on our Sheffield Futures website.
There are 2 roles - 1 x fixed term contract until 30th June 2027 and 1 x maternity cover until January 2027. These are part time roles at 22.2 hours per week. The salary will be pro-rated to these hours
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Anna Freud is seeking a Wellbeing Practitioner to join our world-leading mental health charity for children, young people and their families. Our mission is to close the gap in wellbeing and mental health by advancing, translating, delivering, and sharing the best science and practice with everyone who impacts the lives of children, young people and their families. More information about Anna Freud is available on our website.
Our EDI commitment
We are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and being an equal opportunities employer, whereby equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) are core to our recruitment practices. All candidates who meet the job criteria will be considered for employment, regardless of ethnic origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, socioeconomic background, caring responsibilities and care experience.
We ask candidates to share their diversity dimensions with us to help us identify, tackle and prevent bias across the employee lifecycle. We believe a diverse workforce enhances our ability to support mental health and wellbeing, allowing us to better meet the needs of the children, young people and families we serve.
As a Disability Confident employer, disabled candidates meeting our criteria are guaranteed an interview. Applications are submitted anonymously and assessed using a fair evaluation process based on the criteria set out in our job profiles.
What we offer
You will join a team of 14 professionals who are passionate about making a meaningful impact in the field of clinical services. The Ealing Safe Evolve team offers opportunities to develop practice in a culture of clinical excellence. The service delivers brief evidence-based individual and group interventions to address moderate wellbeing needs largely using CBT-based treatment, trauma informed and Mentalization approaches.
The Wellbeing Practitioner role will suit individuals with skills and experience of working directly in schools/community settings and who are passionate about delivering high quality evidence-based intervention on a time-limited basis to young people and their families.
We offer a range of staff benefits, including an all-in-one rewards and recognition platform called Perkbox and wellbeing offers such as finishing early on Fridays and free counselling through our Employee Assistance Programme. We are proud to have staff-led Diversity Networks offering unique opportunities for learning, connection and impact.
What you’ll do
As a Wellbeing Practitioner you will work in partnership with schools, children and families to assess and respond to the psychological needs of children experiencing social, emotional, mental health or behavioural difficulties through undertaking assessments and providing interventions. You will also contribute to workshops, support to school staff in the identification of mental health needs of children and accessing appropriate resources; and actively contribute to outcome monitoring and service improvement. You will build relationships with peer/senior members of staff, service users, partners, other services, schools, commissioners, as well as other external agencies with families being the main point of contact. You will also deliver consultation, training, and workshop to non-mental health staff, such as teachers and social workers with other clinicians in the service.
What you’ll bring
You will hold a recognised qualification and experience of working therapeutically in a core profession of Clinical/Counselling Psychology, Family Therapy or other recognised background in child and adolescent mental health.
Essential skills and experience:
- Experience of working therapeutically, implementing interventions and using routine outcome measures in therapy with children and you people in community or school settings including Looked After Children and young people;
- Experience of working cross-culturally as well as thinking about cultural issues in relation to clinical practice;
- Experience of maintaining appropriate records and have good awareness of confidentiality and current childcare and safeguarding legislation, policy and practice;
- Ability to form good working relationships in a multi-disciplinary setting and work independently where necessary;
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively about complex issues both verbally and in writing with different stakeholders;
- Ability to manage own workload and prioritise conflicting deadlines;
- Commitment to engage with and use clinical supervision and line management supervision.
This is an exceptional opportunity for a motivated individual to join a high-performing team, and to contribute to impactful research that makes a real difference in the lives of children, young people, and families.
Key details
Hours: full-time (35 hours per week).
Salary: £31,200 per annum FTE, plus 6% contributory pension scheme.
Location: hybrid working (a mixture of onsite and home/remote working); working onsite for at least 20% of working hours at Ealing Community sites (Greenford Service Centre, Oldfield Lane South, Greenford UB6 9LB) and occasionally at Anna Freud (4-8 Rodney Street, London N1 9JH). There will also be some remote working.
Contract type: fixed-term, 12 months (maternity cover).
Next steps
Closing date for applications: midday (12pm), Thursday 26 February 2026. Please note this vacancy will close early once 100 applications are received. We encourage you to apply promptly and to keep an eye on our future vacancies for more opportunities.
Notification of interview: shortlisted applicants will be notified no later than Tuesday 3 March 2026. During shortlisting, applicants are anonymously assessed using the criteria visible in the Job Profile. Please note: due to the high volume of applications received, we will not be able to provide feedback to unsuccessful applicants.
Interviews: will be held in-person on Friday 6 March 2026.
How to apply: please submit your application online. We are unable to accept CVs and kindly request no contact from agencies.
Questions?
Please email Recruitment with any job enquiries, or if you require assistance or experience difficulties when applying. Please note that successful candidate(s) will be asked to evidence their Right to Work in the UK post-job offer – we do not hold a sponsor license therefore we are unable to provide Visa sponsorship.
Our vision is a world where all children and young people are able to achieve their full potential.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
JOIN OUR WORK TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITIES TO THRIVE
We are looking for an ambitious and Wellbeing and Learning Development Manager to lead two of our flagship wellbeing and employment projects, aimed at supporting purposeful activity, health and wellbeing. You will provide expert leadership and support to a small team, creating a culture that best supports our friendly community-based services. You’ll have an excellent eye for systems and structure, understand the importance of person-centred services and be able to spot and capitalise on development opportunities, from partnerships to funding. You’ll be passionate about reducing health inequalities and community work. You’ll believe in the power of partnership working to deliver the best outcomes for our community.
ABOUT US
Southmead Development Trust is a Bristol-based charity made up of staff, volunteers, and residents working together to keep power in our community. We work alongside local people and partners to improve health, wellbeing, employment, and local pride — while tackling social isolation and bringing investment into the area.
Guided by residents, our vision is a thriving and healthy community. We provide the support, spaces, and services our community needs through our two well-loved sites: the Greenway Centre and Southmead Adventure Playground (The Ranch). These venues host a wide range of activities including wellbeing services, youth and play sessions, fitness classes, community groups, and local celebrations.
We’re proud to be a Disability Confident employer and welcome applications from everyone. We’re committed to building a team that reflects the diversity of our community. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process or in the workplace, just let us know — we’ll do our best to support you.
ABOUT YOU
· 3+ years experience in a role supporting holistic wellbeing, employability or health
· Experience leading a team
· Experience developing cross sector partnerships for joint aims including facilitating meetings and information sharing
· Experience contributing to fundraising applications or business cases
· Understanding of the importance of employability and the connection with health and wellbeing
· Interested in health system change to support prevention and community-based models of working
· Project management experience, including programming, reporting, budgeting, evaluation
· Excellent working knowledge and understanding of managing safeguarding issues and ensuring best practice for service delivery
· Proactive and creative, with an aptitude for building relationships and problem solving
· Understanding of equalities and health inequalities
· An understanding of the complexity that may affect the participants of our services
· Good inter-personal skills with the ability to relate to others and build strong relationships
· Most importantly, you embody our values of:
· Positivity – Integrity – Excellence – Welcoming – Entrepreneurial
ABOUT THE ROLE
You will be key part of our Wellbeing and Communities directorate, offering vital support and strategic direction to our Learning and Wellbeing team to achieve our vision and meet funder requirements and coordinating the development of a new partnership aimed at improving health and wellbeing for people across North and West Bristol. You will lead a team that combines wellbeing and health and employment support, as well as offering support and synergy to other teams in the directorate. This role will ensure support for wider social issues, such as debt, housing, family and health barriers faced to engage with employment and learning opportunities.
You will work closely with our Senior Wellbeing and Learning Coach to develop interventions to improve confidence, physical and mental health and employment prospects.
You will work closely with our Wellbeing and Communities Development Manager to ensure synergy between our wellbeing teams and develop our service offer.
DETAILS:
Location: Greenway Centre, Bristol, BS10
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £35, 455 - £36, 887 (with pending cost of living rise in April 2026)
Hours: fulltime, 37 hours per week
Reports to: Wellbeing and Communities Development Manager
Holiday: 33 days annual leave pro rata (inclusive of Bank Holidays), occupational pension, free membership to Greenway Gym and classes.
Sick Pay: 4 weeks over rolling year, pro rata
Training & Development Opportunities: All mandatory training and job specific training offered, e.g. First Aid, Safeguarding, Motivational Interviewing, Management and Leadership, Trauma Informed Practice and Reflective Practice.
Pension Contribution: Nest Pension Scheme, combined 7% (employer 3%, employee 4% as standard)
Benefits: free membership to Greenway Gym and classes, cycle to work scheme, cafe discount.
Sick Pay: 4 weeks at full pay over rolling year, pro rata
Pension Contribution: Nest Pension Scheme, combined 7% (employer 3%, employee 4% as standard)
Interview process: if you are successful in the shortlisting stage, you will be invited to an in person interview. This will consist of a series of questions, short presentation on your vision for the role and an admin task.
Deadline: 9am, Wednesday 4th March
RESPONSIBILITIES
Key Responsibilities:
Leadership and Partnerships
· To develop and contribute to forums and partnerships that support the growth of our work in North Bristol, including working closely with health partners (community health, Primary Care and acute services) and the learning and employment sectors to develop collaborative services.
· To oversee the Learning and Wellbeing Service and activities, ensuring they meet funder requirements, targets, and quality standards, and are safe, effective and well-managed, including oversight of reporting and budgets and providing leadership and guidance to the Senior Coach.
· To support the development and delivery of the Healthy Ageing Research Project and Community Consortium, working closely with the CEO and Wellbeing and Communities Development Manager.
· To deputise for the Wellbeing and Communities Development Manager at relevant meetings and support the ongoing development of the Communities and Wellbeing team to meet Southmead Development Trust’s strategic objectives.
· To embed community development principles across all work, including strength-based approaches, participant involvement, engagement, and the nurturing of volunteers to help build a resilient community.
· To ensure the safe and effective delivery of activities, interventions and services, including oversight of risk assessments, safeguarding processes, data recording and quality assurance, in collaboration with the Wellbeing and Communities Development Manager.
· To work alongside research partners to develop effective methods for evidencing the impact and effectiveness of interventions, activities and services.
Team Leadership and Line Management
· To lead and inspire the team to create a positive and collaborative culture.
· Coordinate, manage and supervise our Learning and Wellbeing team, and other practitioners as appropriate.
· To provide proactive performance management of staff via the Trusts’ processes, to include but not limited to, holding monthly one-to-one meetings, establishing development opportunities and training.
· To lead team meetings and ensure all practitioners have access to reflective practice and appropriate training
Systems and Marketing
· To work with SDT colleagues and others to improve systems and processes to best support services and other contractual obligations
· To be a key advocate for Beacon database
· To work alongside SDTs Communications Manager to ensure that our services and activities are known and understood by residents of Southmead and North Bristol
Relationship Development, Fundraising New Opportunities
· Build relationships with external agencies, organisations and stakeholders to best support staff and participants and develop new opportunities for delivery and collaborative working.
· Coordinate the Learning and Wellbeing steering group meeting, gathering feedback, advice and ideas to continually improve the service
· Work with teams across Southmead Development Trust to develop engagement and volunteering opportunities for participants.
· Produce content, with the support of the communications team, for social media, mail shots and other channels, to promote and celebrate our wellbeing and learning work
· To develop external funding bids and proposals to sustain and expand our programmes, working with colleagues from the Senior Leadership Team and across the Trust; supporting other income generating activities including supporting the development of tender responses to sustain health and wellbeing initiatives
General Responsibilities
All staff at Southmead Development Trust are expected to:
· Follow all Trust policies, procedures, and safeguarding requirements.
· Model our values: Positivity, Integrity, Excellence, Welcoming, Entrepreneurial.
· Work proactively, use initiative, and collaborate well with colleagues and the community.
· Maintain confidentiality, data protection standards, and a safe, inclusive environment.
· Take part in training, development, staff meetings and occasional evening/weekend work when required.
· Carry out any other reasonable duties to support the organisation.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
ESSENTIAL
· Passion, empathy and desire to support residents to lead healthier and happier lives through holistic, person‑centred, community‑based models.
· Experience of successfully developing and delivering community‑based wellbeing, health or employment services/interventions.
· Track record of developing proposals and securing funding for new wellbeing or health interventions.
· Experience implementing project plans, managing budgets, producing reports and meeting deadlines, and performance managing contracts or projects
· Experience of implementing systems and processes to improve service delivery and evidence.
· Experience of outreach, engagement and working directly with residents to shape and inform services.
· Excellent people management skills with proven experience of supporting, motivating and managing staff and volunteers.
· Experience implementing monitoring and evaluation systems and reporting to funders/stakeholders.
· Experience working holistically with people in 1‑2‑1 or group settings and achieving change.
· Excellent interpersonal, relationship‑building and communication skills with a range of stakeholders and diverse communities.
· Excellent IT skills including Word, Excel, email, web research and presentations.
· Understanding of health inequalities, complexity and barriers to employment/learning, and knowledge of community‑based interventions.
· Highly motivated with the ability to creatively problem‑solve.
· Capacity to work under pressure and adapt to changing workloads.
· Commitment to continual professional development and a personal drive for excellence.
· A flexible team player able to work collaboratively and adapt to changing needs.
· Ability to act as a positive role model and remain calm under pressure.
· Commitment to the charitable objectives and values of Southmead Development Trust.
· Willingness and ability to work outside normal office hours and across multiple sites when required.
· Flexibility to travel locally and work outside core hours as part of service delivery.
DESIRABLE
· Relevant employment, health or wellbeing qualification.
· Management and/or leadership qualification.
· Proven track record of working successfully with partner agencies (health, employment, GPs, NHS, VCSE partners) to deliver measurable outcomes.
· Up‑to‑date knowledge of public health, NHS service developments and funding sources.
· Knowledge of Southmead, North Bristol or similar communities and the issues facing residents.
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Luton Town FC Community Trust is seeking to recruit an Oral Health Project Officer. This is a full-time role focused on the delivery of an oral health education programme within targeted primary schools and community settings in Luton over 37.5 hours per week. The individual will be employed on a three-year fixed-term contract.
We are seeking an individual who has previous experience of delivery within an education setting to join our team. Specific oral health training will be provided as required.
The individual will be passionate about creating positive change and health outcomes for children and their families.
The successful candidate will be a highly motivated, personable and flexible professional with an ability to create and deliver innovative engaging content. You will have an ability to recognise and develop new opportunities whilst maintaining and developing existing relationships across a broad range of project users and partners.
We will be looking for you to deliver positive and inspirational experiences to educate, stimulate positive change and reduce health inequalities.
JOB ROLE OUTLINE
This role will lead the design, creation and delivery of an oral health education programme in primary schools and community settings that will provide vital awareness and support for children and their families.
Tooth decay rates in children, in Luton, are amongst the highest in the country. The project will work collaboratively with Luton Public Health and other locally focused oral health partners as a collective force for change.
AIMS
- Create awareness and lifelong habits of the importance of good oral health.
- Supporting children and families to understand contributing factors to poor oral health, including sharing public health messages that encourage positive behaviour change.
- Delivery of an outstanding programme of content.
- Support and strengthen the wider network of oral health partners to enable coordinated action and long-term behaviour change, including active participation in the Luton Dental Alliance.
- Highlighting demonstrable impact to support the sustainability and legacy of the project beyond the initial funding period.
ROLE SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
- Work with partners to develop and design the educational element of the project.
- Deliver a high-quality educational offer which uses sport as a tool to engage disaffected young people, encouraging good oral health and enhancing their mental wellbeing, attendance, attainment, and life skills through innovative and tailored curriculum delivery.
- Recruit targeted schools to create a delivery plan throughout the academic year.
- In school delivery of the education programme to provide much needed support and awareness to children and families.
- Collect relevant data to ensure that Community Trust reporting obligations are met with funders.
- Work with schools and partners to create high quality case studies that demonstrate the impact of the project.
- Create a project steering group and deliver timely and relevant updates in both written and verbal form.
Health & Safety:
Employee requirements:
- Maintain up to date knowledge of Health & Safety related guidance and processes within your role and in line with the Club’s Health & Safety Policy.
- Consider the Health & Safety implications of all actions and inaction within your role.
- Support and uphold agreed standards for Health & Safety compliance, including assisting in accident, dangerous occurrence and near miss investigations within your role.
- Follow and adhere to; safe management systems and working practices in line with the Club’s Health & Safety Policy.
- Ensure you have been briefed and are confident in using any equipment prior to use and seek guidance from your line manager as required.
- Regularly review risk assessments, safe working, and management systems associated with your role.
- Liaise regularly with the Club’s appointed Health & Safety representatives to support and maintain compliance
- Maintain records of all Health & Safety issues within your role and area of responsibility.
- Oversee project finance and budgets in conjunction with department lead.
- Follow robust quality assurance processes for all aspects of Luton Town FC Community Trust’s educational offer.
- To represent Luton Town FC Community Trust when required, at internal and external meetings.
- Compliance with Luton Town FC Community Trusts’ policies.
- Compliance with data protection, confidentiality, safeguarding and health and safety guidelines.
- To always promote the welfare of children and adults at risk.
- To undertake required training, including mandatory Health and Safety and Safeguarding training.
- To adhere to all relevant safeguarding policies and procedures and report any concerns to Luton Town FC Community Trust’s Designated Safeguarding Lead.
- To undertake such other duties as may be reasonably expected.
- To maintain professional conduct and demonstrate Luton Town FC Community Trusts’ core values.
- To support wider Trust projects when required.
MAIN JOB REQUIREMENTS AND PERSON SPECIFICATION
Education/Qualifications/Training:
Essentials
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience delivering programmes within school and/or community settings with children and young people
- Experience delivering education, health, or behaviour-change programmes
- Experience of working with schools, families, and community partners.
- Experience of collecting monitoring and evaluation data to meet reporting requirements
- Relevant qualification or demonstrable experience in education, youth work, community development, health promotion, or related field
- Willingness to undertake role specific oral health training
- Valid First Aid and Safeguarding qualifications (or willingness to obtain)
- Ability to design and deliver engaging, age-appropriate educational content
- Ability to communicate effectively with children, families, schools and partners
- Experience of producing high-quality written reports or case studies
- Strong organisational and planning skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to build and maintain strong, mutually beneficial partnerships
- Ability to work to deadlines and meet project targets
- Confident IT skills, including use of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Ability to manage groups of children safely and effectively
- Understanding of how children learn and develop
- Understanding of health inequalities and barriers faced by children and families
- Knowledge and understanding of the Children Act 1989 and the Children Act 2004 & 2006, Keeping Children Safe in Education September 2023, SEND code of practice and child protection procedures including understanding the effects of deprivation and abuse
- Understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion within community delivery
- Ability to recognise discrimination in its many forms and adhere to the Luton Town FC Community Trust’s EDI policies
- Ability to work effectively within a diverse community and promote inclusive practice
- Demonstrates appropriate motivation and commitment to working with children and young people
- Emotional resilience when working with challenging behaviours or sensitive family circumstances
- Strong commitment to high-quality, values led delivery
- A full valid driving licence and access to car to travel between sites throughout Bedfordshire.
- Willingness to work flexibly, including occasional evenings and weekends
- Willingness to support wider Community Trust projects when required
- Ability to satisfy Safer Recruitment checks, including references and Enhanced DBS
- Enhanced DBS clearance
Desirables
- Experience of delivering oral health, public health, or wellbeing programmes
- Experience of partnership working with public health teams or health-related organisations
- Degree or equivalent qualification in relevant discipline
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Qualification or training related to health, dentistry, or public health
- Youth Mental Health First Aid
- Leadership skills within a community or education setting
Abilities/Skills/Knowledge:
- Committed, enthusiastic and passionate about Luton Town Football Club.
- Must be pro-active, motivated, organised, responsible and able to work independently as well as in a team
- Highly developed problem-solving skills, resilience, and the ability to perform well under pressure
- Demonstrate good listening skills and have the ability to resolve issues where appropriate
- Ability to multi-task whilst maintaining priority efficiencies
- Focused on achieving Club, departmental and individual success
- Willing to follow and promote the philosophy of the football club.
- Be an ambassador for the Club presenting the Club in a positive image at all times.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About Us
Enable is a charity dedicated to improving people's wellbeing and strengthening local communities. We work with councils, charities and other local organisations to deliver health, leisure, community services and events that enrich people’s lives and strengthen our local community.
At Enable, we value our employees and our culture, focusing on embracing diversity and fostering an inclusive, flexible and fun environment for employees to perform at their best.
Reports to: Mental Health Programme Lead
Based: Putney, Roehampton & Richmond
Salary: £28.22 (£31.52 Inclusive of A/L)
Contract: Casual
Work Arrangement: 10-15 hours per week, On- Site
DBS: Enhanced with Adults
Role Overview:
Reporting to the Mental Health Client Assessment Coordinator The post-holder will be responsible for delivering a 10 week, 1:1 personal training programme to clients with severe mental health illnesses (SMI) which can include: Bipolar, Schizophrenia, Severe Clinical Depression. Your role will be responsible for attending initial and final assessment meetings either side of the 10 week programme for each client assigned to them as part of the Active Wellbeing programme.
The Health and Wellbeing Team are a passionate group of health professionals who empower people to make lasting changes to their health and wellbeing and improve their quality of life. We put the person at the centre of everything we do, building innovative initiatives that tackle barriers to improving health. We are experts at reducing health inequalities, real or perceived, and creating lasting changes.
Main Duties/Responsibilities
- Design and deliver a weekly physical activity session for each client considering safety and progression with each of the 10 sessions.
- Engage in all client assessments prior to and beyond their 10-week programme
- Active engagement and design of goals and individualised exercise plans for each client
- Monitor clients exercise intensity, type, and ability to ensure clients are exercising safely.
- Monitoring clients mental wellbeing during sessions to ensure safety and communicating any concerns to the line manager.
- Responsible for arranging weekly sessions with clients.
- High level of communication between instructor and client to confirm session times and locations.
- High level of communication between instructor and line manager to report any concerns with a clients mental and physical wellbeing during sessions.
- Provide motivation and encouragement for clients to engage in sessions and stay engaged in their programme.
- Responsible for the setup of equipment for outdoor or online sessions.
- Responsible with checking in and out of sessions with the admin team to ensure safety of both instructor and client.
- Responsible for checking the safety of equipment. If equipment is faulty and needs to be replaced, responsible for communicating this with the Active Wellbeing programme coordinator.
- Responsible for administering first aid in the event of an accident and ensuring that safety requirements are met in all areas.
The successful candidate will have
- Level 3 qualified personal training certification (essential)
- Class based instructing qualifications (essential)
- At least 2 years' experience in a role that involves delivering face-to-face personal training physical activity support
- Experience working in a mental health setting and/or long term health conditions (essential)
- Experience working with vulnerable groups (desirable)
- Mental health first aid, suicide prevention or mental health awareness qualification (desirable) or willingness to undertake training (essential)
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written; able to communicate with a range of stakeholders in a meaningful way
- Commitment to diversity, valuing differences and working collaboratively
- Able to work flexible hours if required by the post and able to work in various settings
This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of a company that positively impacts the community around them! If you are someone that is motivated by a desire to enrich the lives of others and make a genuine difference, then please Apply Now and follow the prompts.
Enable is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. To find out more on our approach to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit our website.
JOB PURPOSE
The NNS Networker will support the delivery of the Neighbourhood Network Scheme in Erdington by linking older people and younger adults (18–49) with additional needs to services and opportunities. The role will involve mapping community assets, building partnerships, delivering capacity-building activities, and evaluating impact. Working closely with Compass Support and other stakeholders, the Networker will help ensure joined-up care, stronger communities, and better outcomes for local residents.
Some Key Responsibilities
· Map and maintain a community asset register to support residents and social care teams.
· Engage and support local community groups, carers, and residents to build capacity and strengthen provision.
· Promote and assist with the administration of small grants to local community organisations.
· Coordinate and deliver events, workshops, and training sessions that promote health, wellbeing, and community connections.
· Support the use of public health impact measures and contribute to monitoring and reporting outcomes.
· Represent Erdington NNS at local and citywide forums, networks, and cross-sector meetings.
· Collaborate with Compass Support, statutory services, and community partners to ensure joined-up support.
· Promote the values, policies, and standards of Witton Lodge Community Association at all times.
· Undertake other duties that support the effective delivery of the Scheme.
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Role Purpose:
The Circle is an alternative to A&E for young people and children who are finding it hard to cope with their mental health, when medical intervention might not be necessary. We provide one-off in the moment support, and we are open every day of the year.
Mental health advisors are part of the core team, supporting children and young people aged 5-18 and their families every day. We do not have waiting lists. You are expected to work within HFEH Mind’s policies and procedures and adhere to our code of conduct/values.
This role may suit those that have worked with vulnerable children in the past, including, but not limited to, support workers, CAMHS workers and mental health workers. We work within a diverse borough and look to reflect this in our team.
Job Summary:
The mental health advisor role is a key part of the delivery of the Circle, working to support young people and their families who are finding it hard to cope. They will conduct (up to) hour long, one-off sessions with children and young people aged 5-18, providing: safety planning, coping mechanisms, psychoeducation, and signposting, and supporting in de-escalation. This will be delivered with a non-judgemental and empathetic approach.
As a mental health advisor, you will need to be ready to respond in the moment to presenting (often unknown) concerns. You will dynamically risk assess situations and be confident in raising concerns when necessary.
Key Responsibilities:
Service Delivery:
- Work as part of a team to provide support to children, young people and their families.
- Work within the Circle framework and follow all HFEH Mind’s policies and procedures.
- Develop an understanding of the local area, and other services, to effectively signpost to.
- Deal with all safeguarding concerns in line with HFEH Mind’s safeguarding children policy.
- Take pride in the working environment, keeping it clean and tidy, and reporting any Health and Safety concerns appropriately.
- Utilise skills flexibly and effectively so that support can be tailored in a creative way.
Service Accountability:
- Maintain accurate, clear and concise records of all interactions with children, young people, parents/carers and professionals.
- Attend and engage in mandatory training, as directed by HFEH Mind.
- Ensure all support provided has an inclusive values base, which recognises and respects difference and diversity.
- To work collaboratively with all other partners and professionals and represent HFEH Mind in a positive light.
Other:
- To attend and engage constructively in 1-1 supervision, team meetings and group reflective practice, where applicable.
- Carry out any additional tasks as required by a manager in Children and Young People Services.
Person Specification
Essential
- A minimum of two years’ experience supporting vulnerable or at risk children and young people in a paid or voluntary capacity, or equivalent.
- An ability to form supportive relationships with families, and tailor support to individual need.
- A child-centred approach to work
- Working knowledge of child and adult safeguarding.
- Organisational skills and excellent time management.
- Excellent communication and listening skills with the ability to tailor messages to a variety of audiences.
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload.
- Ability to work flexibly according to the needs of the service, whilst managing your own self-care.
- An openness to your approach to colleagues, managers and in 1:1s and reflective practice sessions.
- Experience of using Microsoft Office package.
- Working understanding of General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).
- Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of the importance of equality, equity, diversity and inclusion and the ability to integrate into your work.
Desirable
- Experience of working with children or young people presenting with complex needs, and/or who are neurodiverse.
- Experience in managing relationships with professionals (e.g. schools, education psychologists, early help teams), commissioners and other stakeholders.
- Experience in co-producing activities and campaigns with young people.
- Experience of working within a multi- disciplinary team.
- Experience of supporting young people experiencing episodes of heightened stress/distress.
We are an equal opportunities employer; and are proud to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve.
This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check
We are actively recruiting for a variety of roles – whether you're seeking full-time, part-time or bank work, we welcome your application. Our service runs seven days a week, out of hours, no later than 10pm. Shifts are set in advance on a monthly rota. Please indicate your preferred availability (e.g. weekends, evenings, specific days) in your application.
We are especially keen to hear from applicants available for weekend work.
We’re here to make sure that everyone suffering with a mental health problem gets the help they need to recover.



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ROLE PROFILE: Carers Wellbeing Worker
Responsible to: Services Manager/Senior Wellbeing Worker
Key Internal Stakeholders: Bridgend Carers Wellbeing Team
Engagement teams
Finance team
Wider hub teams
External Stakeholders: Commissioners
Unpaid carers
Partner organisations
Responsible for: Volunteers
Location:Hybrid: Home, office and community based
Salary: £24,285.69 pro rata
Hours of work: This role is permanent, of 30 + 7.5 hours per week.
Monday – Friday, flexible between 8am – 7pm
Key Purpose / WHY?
The Carers Wellbeing Worker will support unpaid carers across Bridgend to establish ‘What Matters’ to them and provide bespoke, person-centred information, advice and guidance to those accessing our services, including, one 2 one support, group work and activities, as well as signposting and referring to relevant agencies for additional support including working with the unpaid carer to complete a proportionate carers assessment to help them on their caring journey.
Working with the senior Carers Wellbeing worker to develop and deliver of a targeted outreach support programme, building on existing partnership working and connecting carers to community resources, preventing the need for escalation to statutory services.
Key Responsibilities / WHAT?
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To be the key contact for all enquiries around the Bridged Carers Wellbeing Service, including monitoring referrals, Bridgend Carers Wellbeing inbox, telephone or online enquiries and referrals through WCCIS.
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To identify, engage with and support individuals who may be in an informal unpaid caring role including carers from seldom heard groups.
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To work with unpaid carers and assist them to articulate ‘what matters to them’, their desired outcomes and signpost / refer individuals to relevant support service to enable them to achieve those outcomes within their own communities.
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Undertaking proportionate carers assessments and reviews – identifying areas of need or change and producing support plans, to achieve outcomes that support the carer to become self-reliant and build a network of support.
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To deliver a regular programme of outreach and engagement events, taking Bridgend Carers Wellbeing services into the community and working in partnership with carers support services. Feeding back suggestions and ideas to the Senior Carers Wellbeing worker to support development of targeted outreach across Bridgend.
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To work with key stakeholders including Bridgend Council, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, Third Sector, and other external organisations across Bridgend, in a professional manner.
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Accurate and timely recording and reporting on CRM to support with monitoring requirements.
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The post holder will be expected to be flexible, responsive to change and can organise their own workload daily and to support the demands imposed by the service.
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Support the promotion and marketing of Bridgend Carers Wellbeing services and other carers support services.
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Promoting Carer Awareness through events such as Young Carers Action Day, Carer’s Rights Day and Carer’s Week.
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To adhere to the requirements of Data Protection Legislation and Information Security and Confidentiality policies and procedures.
Volunteer management, workforce planning and development
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Lead by example to build a culture of trust, engagement, learning and continuous improvement to enable staff & volunteers to act as effective ambassadors for the organisation and its services.
Service Development
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Involving, engaging, and consulting with carers to contribute and evaluate current services and shape future services.
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Making individual contributions in staff meetings, supervisions, observations, and reviews, to improve carers health and wellbeing.
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Work within TuVida’s policy framework including safeguarding, health and safety standards and equality and diversity.
Culture
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Role model behaviour with volunteers and wider staff team consistent with the values of the organisation.
General
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To be committed to safeguarding and promoting the rights and welfare of carers and the people they care for.
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To comply with the Code of Practice and Code of Conduct for employee.
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To contribute to the organisation’s public profile and influence / foster good relations with statutory and voluntary bodies.
We are an organisation led by our culture and values.Our expectation is that all employees will adhere to behaviours that demonstrate these values in everything they do and all decisions they make.No matter what role an employee holds in the organisation, we expect them to operate with compassion for our customers and for each other; to fiercely protect and promote the brand and the reputation of the organisation; and to work in a spirit of openness and trust…always challenging practice or behaviour that compromises the reputation or values in any way.
Vision
Values
A society where every person who is ill or disabled and every carer can live well and enjoy life
Pioneering – we will continuously try new approaches and ideas, challenging the status quo.
Uncompromising – we will do what we say we are going to do and when we are going to do it.
Compassionate – we are committed to enabling people to have choice over their care and support.
Person Specification
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
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Level 3 Health and Social Care – or willing to work towards
Experience
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Experience of social care issues and knowledge relating to Adults and Children’s Services provision, including the private and third sector
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An understanding of the needs of carers (young and adult carers), people with a disability, dementia, mental health, substance misuse and people experiencing illness
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Experience of working with a wide range of groups and organisations.
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Experience of multi-disciplinary working across health and social care partners
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Previous experience of working with unpaid carers and their families
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Previous experience of working with Information Advice and Guidance services
Skills & abilities
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Excellent verbal and written communications skills
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Ability to manage and work within a limited budget.
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Must be able to meet deadlines effectively.
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Ability to gather and collect data and information, prepare reports.
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Able to demonstrate the ability to think innovatively and to not accept the status quo.
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Able to demonstrate an ability to assimilate and understand information to provide the correct advice and information quickly and accurately.
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Excellent recording skills including the use of ICT within the workplace (i.e., Microsoft Office, Outlook)
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Previous experience of using CRM e.g., Charitylog or upshot etc.
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Previous experience using WCCIS.
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Experience of presenting information to groups of people
Personal qualities
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Self-aware and able to articulate your own values, strengths and limitations can identify own emotions and prejudices and how these affect decisions and behaviour.
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Reliable and consistent
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Able to acknowledge mistakes and use them as learning opportunities.
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Able to manage stress and pressure and how this may impact on others around them
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Ongoing personal and / or professional development
Knowledge
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A knowledge of and a commitment to equal opportunities
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Knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation for health and social care
Other
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Willing to be flexible with their hours of work and willing to work outside of normal office hours when required, including occasional weekend work when the service needs require.
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Commitment to the values of TuVida
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Current driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes.