Touchstone (registered charity No. 1012053) is a leading voluntary sector agency providing high quality services to improve the health and wellbeing of local people

Mental Health Support Coordinator
Location: Leeds
NJC Scale Points 12 – 17, starting at £21,589 pa
Hours: 37 hours per week

This role is fixed term for 6 months, with the possibility of being extended

The aim of the Live Well Leeds service is to provide flexible and practical support to people (aged 18+) within the Leeds Metropolitan District. This new service has been commissioned by Leeds City Council Adult Social Care for 5 years. The contract is delivered by a Strategic Partnership (comprising Touchstone as the lead, Community Links and Leeds Mind) and a Delivery Network (comprising of 16 different voluntary sector partners).

The service will be easy for diverse people to access, navigate and receive high quality support for everyone to improve and maintain their mental health.

Live Well Leeds offers a seven day service, including evenings and weekends according to community/individual needs and wishes.

You need to have substantial experience of working with people with mental health needs, a good knowledge of mental health interventions and their effectiveness and experience of building and maintaining positive links with a wide range of services and stakeholders.

Closing Date:  Sunday 5 January 2020
Interviews will be held on Wednesday 15 January 2020

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the button to be directed to our website where you can download the application pack.

Touchstone is an equal opportunities organisation and applications are welcome from all sections of the community, particularly LGBT communities and/or people with disabilities who are under-represented within Touchstone.

No agencies please.

Psychological Therapist

Contract: 12 month Fixed term, Maternity cover
Hours: 21 hours per week
Location: Newcastle
Salary: £20,070 per annum (FTE £33,450 per annum pro rata) plus generous holiday entitlement, pension scheme and group life assurance

We are looking for a Psychological Therapist who will be responsible for direct clinical provision to people who are survivors of torture and organised violence through individual or group therapy, offering a range of interventions. In addition you will contribute to the development and delivery of internal and external training, and will provide consultation and supervision to external professionals who work with survivors of torture and organised violence. The role may at times include delivering supervision to approved volunteers.

We are looking for a therapist who has the skills and experience to offer a broad range of therapeutic interventions, including stabilisation, trauma-focused therapies, supportive therapy and creative activity-based group work.

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Tamara Jafta, Clinical Services Manager at Freedom from Torture’s Newcastle Centre.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification, please click the link provided.

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK to be considered for this position.

Please note a CV and a cover letter addressing the Job Description and Person Specification of the role are mandatory to be considered for the position.

Freedom from Torture is dedicated to healing and protecting people who have survived torture. We provide therapies to improve physical and mental health, we medically document torture, and we provide legal and welfare help. We expose torture globally, we fight to hold torturing states to account and we campaign for fairer treatment of torture survivors in the UK.

Our team of dedicated professionals provide direct support to survivors including psychological therapy, physical health services, legal and welfare support, and expert medical reports for use in survivors' asylum claims. We also support other providers to deliver high quality rehabilitation services to survivors. 

We campaign for national and global change, using evidence from our services and survivor voices to protect and promote survivors' rights and hold torturing states to account. We are proud to play a significant role in the global anti-torture movement. Survivors, active and empowered, are at the centre of all of our work. 

None of this can happen without our vibrant community of supporters who help to create this change.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

Closing date: 5 January 2020

Expected date of interviews: 14 January 2020

As an organisation working with a vulnerable client group, Freedom From Torture has a legal duty to ensure that those under its care are protected from abuse, and that where is abuse is suspected or has occurred, has a clear framework of response. Therefore the successful candidate will be required to complete a DBS application and the result will need to be reviewed before the candidate is confirmed in post.

Freedom from Torture is an Equal Opportunities Employer

No agencies please

We are offering PWPs an exciting opportunity to join a growing team based in a highly regarded local mental health charity. We welcome applications from qualified PWPs for full-time and part-time roles.

The PWP team at Mind in Brighton and Hove is part of the Brighton and Hove Wellbeing Service, a partnership of four organisations with a track record of providing high-quality services in the City. Brighton and Hove Wellbeing Service is a complete Primary Care Mental Health service, which means you will benefit from:

• Wraparound support for your patients from experienced Mind colleagues providing employment advice and support, advice and information, and advocacy
• A joined-up Children and Young People's pathway combining NHS and third sector expertise
• Working with experienced Primary Care Mental Health Practitioners to aid risk management and support of patients who may be less able to benefit from IAPT intervention

The Wellbeing Service is committed to developing the Step 2 provision to offer earlier intervention and quicker treatment to Brighton and Hove residents experiencing depression and anxiety. This will mean ongoing opportunities to explore special interests and help to shape the service, working with professionals from a variety of clinical backgrounds.

Alongside your core work of delivering Cognitive Behavioural Therapy-based, guided self-help over the telephone and face-to-face, you will have the chance to be involved in a variety of ongoing projects. We run an extensive psycho-educational group programme. We also offer SilverCloud to provide flexible, online treatment. We work closely with the University of Brighton offering student-specific courses. We are also pleased to be taking part in the exciting LightMIND research project with the Sussex Mindfulness Centre.

Full job details and application forms can be found on our website.

Closing date: Rolling recruitment
Proposed interview dates: To be arranged as applications are received

Confirmation of appointment is subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Mind in Brighton and Hove is committed to equal opportunities and values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to recruiting the best possible people to each position in our organisation and aim to recruit a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Mind encourages applications from everyone, irrespective of age, disability (including experience of living with mental health issues), gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership and pregnancy and maternity.

Mental Health Well Being Specialist

LGE is a bespoke pan London service funded by the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime(MOPAC), for gang affected young people, both those who are involved in and/or those impacted by gang activity and youth violence.

LGE has a focus on those aged 16-25 and our aim is to achieve positive and sustained change for young people through advocacy, specialist support and practical tools.

The mental health & well-being worker will be responsible for the assessment and direct work with children and young people with mental health and well-being needs, leading on the development and delivery of therapeutic one to one and group interventions to support LGE service users, as well as offering consultancy support to members of the LGE team.

You will have experience in a therapeutic capacity, particularly in relation children and young people affected by violence. The person will be responsible for effectively engaging with health stakeholder and partners pan London.

The role is also required to demonstrate a clear understanding of safeguarding.

Safer London values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination, we encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Safer London is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

An enhanced DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) disclosure will be required for this role.

Closing date for applications is Midnight Sunday 8th December 2019.

Interview to be held on Wednesday 11th December 2019.

This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Starfish Health and Wellbeing currently runs a project ‘Wolverhampton Social Hub’ to support unemployed or economically inactive adults within Wolverhampton to improve their employability.

Volunteer / Lead (Trainer)
Hours: 15 per week
Salary: £21,000 - £24,000 pa pro rata, depending upon skills and experience
Based: Wolverhampton

This is a fixed term contract until end of May 2020.

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with proven experience to deliver sessions training people to become accredited volunteers who will help run Social Hubs.  The Social Hubs will take place in community venues for people to share interests, build skills and reduce social isolation.

Duties will include:

• Identifying training needs of all new clients
• Delivering variety of training courses
• Promoting the Training and Social Hubs to participants
• Engaging with all clients to encourage participation in Training and social integration.

A Train the Trainer qualification (or equivalent) is essential along with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.  You will have previous experience of working in a training delivery role. Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills are essential.

Closing date for completed applications: 8th December 2019.

Please click the 'Apply Now' button for more information on how to complete your application. 

A DBS disclosure will be requested for the successful applicant.

Starfish Health and Wellbeing is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. 

Starfish Health and Wellbeing is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

We only accept our completed applications.

No CVs or agencies please.

Battle Against Tranquillisers are recruiting for a part time Recovery and Well-being Practitioner. The post holder will work as part of a team providing information, advice, assessments, group work, recovery management to people who misuse benzodiazepines and/or other similar drugs.

We offer support to individuals who want to make positive, healthy changes to their lifestyle by overcoming prescription drug dependence.

Do you have knowledge and experience of supporting individuals that have experience prescribed drugs abuse? If so, we would very much like to hear from you.

If you are looking for your next role working with vulnerable individuals, have an ability to understand the difficulties of withdrawing, implement professional boundaries and have a proactive approach to motivate and engage in others, then please apply.

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 10th January 2020

We help some of the most vulnerable people in society to make changes and improve their wellbeing.

We’re looking for bright, hardworking people to join our new Wellbeing Matters service in Dartford, Gravesham, Swanley  and Swale. It’s a great opportunity to support adults who need extra help for all sorts of reasons to navigate their way through health, social care and community services; and think about what will best improve their health and wellbeing, and make it happen.

Navigators bring their own experience to the role. You might have worked in a formal setting, completing assessments and support plans, or directly providing social care or health services.
Perhaps you have worked or volunteered in a community setting, or are looking to give something back to your own local community. Or maybe you have personal experience of accessing services for yourself, a relative or friend.

It’s a really varied role, and you’ll spend time visiting people in their own homes or in community settings, speaking to individuals and families. You’ll get to know local services, build networks and work in partnership with other agencies. There are also opportunities to work alongside colleagues in a friendly team so you will feel fully supported in the role.

It’s time to make a change.

 Car driver essential.

Imago  is a long established, well respected and effective charity working across Kent, Medway, East Sussex and London to deliver a range of services to individuals, voluntary and community organisations, the public and private sector.

Our mission is to promote, develop and facilitate social action, support independence and empower communities. User and volunteer engagement, leadership and involvement in decision making are core principles.

We deliver a wide range of services in partnership with funders, public sector commissioners and private sector sponsors to children and young people, older people, carers, and volunteers.

Underpinning our work is a commitment to excellence, evidencing impact and safeguarding vulnerable people.

Imago offers a competitive remuneration package consisting of salary, contributory pension, healthcare benefits and 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays.

Post is subject to references and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check

Please submit your CV with a short covering note outlining your CURRENT SALARY.

Imago recognises that many people in our society experience discrimination or lack of opportunity for reasons that are not fair. These include: race, religion, creed, colour, national and ethnic origin, political beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability (including mental illness), HIV status, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity status, responsibility for dependants, appearance,  geographical area, social class, income level or criminal record.

Imago aims to create a culture that respects and values each other’s differences. Imago sees these differences as an asset to our work as they improve our ability to meet the needs of the organisations and people we serve. We proactively seek to increase opportunities for inclusion, and celebrate diversity across our organisation and within the communities we serve.

THE ROLE

We are seeking an enthusiastic, hard-working and passionate individual to join our Care Team as a Specialist Carer. You may have experience as a Health Care Assistant or you might be looking to further your knowledge of working with seriously ill children. By following a child or young person's care plan and working in partnership with families, you will deliver holistic, clinical and non-clinical care to meet the diverse and individual needs of children and young people.

THE PERSON

• Experience of working with children and young people.
• Understand the importance of play and fun when caring for children/young people.
• Understand the importance of working confidentially.
• Have some experience of basic personal care tasks.
• Be available to work shifts during the day, evening, nights and weekends in both term and non-term time.
• Have a willingness to attend any training appropriate for the role.
• Be flexible and adaptable to a number of tasks.
• Be confident and able to work alone, and to use own initiative and respond assertively.

If you are ready for a new challenge and would relish the chance to become part of a successful forward-thinking organisation then we would love to hear from you!

To apply please submit your CV and supporting statement using the person specification to outline why you are suitable for this role. If this is not addressed your application may be rejected.

Carers Support Merton (CSM) is a well established and respected charity in the London Borough of Merton with an ambitious development programme of work to support promote and improve the quality of life of unpaid carers from the age of 5 years. CSM has an exciting opportunity for a Volunteer Mentor Co-ordinator to join our friendly team.  The postholder will implement a new mentoring programme for young Carers aged 10 – 17 years.  This role provides an excellent opportunity to lead on the development of a project from scratch with plenty of scope to input your own ideas.

The ideal candidate will have experience of working with children and young people aged 10 – 17 years, and will be able to promote the very best practice particularly in terms of safeguarding.  You will be a good self-starter and have a ‘can do’ attitude.  You will have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to recruit, train. inspire and supervise a high quality volunteer mentors.  It’d be great if you come with experience of leading a team of  volunteers.  However, we’d be equally interested if you can demonstrate transferable skills and enthusiasm towards developing expertise in volunteer management. The postholder will be required to work flexibly and predominately when mentors and young people are available, which will generally include after school, early evenings, school holidays and occasional weekends. 

The postholder will be based at our offices in Mitcham but we are able to offer the opportunity for some homeworking.

Carers Support Merton, as an employer, is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This includes a commitment to robust recruitment, selection and induction procedures. Successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Closing Date:  Monday 16th December 2019 5pm

Interviews:  Week Beginning 6th January 2020

Job Title: Volunteering Co-ordinator

Reports to: Volunteering Manager

Salary: £24k-£26k pro rata

Hours: 22.5 hours a week

Contract: Permanent

Location: 277 London Road, Mitcham, CR4 3NT

The role is based at Age UK Merton’s office with occasional travel throughout the borough. The role will require some evening work for volunteer interviews and induction.

Job summary

The postholder will co-ordinate all aspects of the volunteer journey from recruitment, selection, induction, training and supervision. You will work closely with the Volunteering Manager to deliver the Merton Befriending Service, which provides 1-2-1 support for some of Merton’s most isolated older adults. You will also support volunteer recognition events and produce volunteer communications.

Key responsibilities of the post:

Volunteer co-ordination

1. Deliver best practice volunteer management across all aspects of the volunteer journey – Recruitment, Induction, Training, Retention, Recognition & Exit
2. Work with the Volunteer Manager and Age UK Merton service departments to recruit skilled volunteers to roles across the organisation
3. Write-up create role descriptions for all volunteer positions across the charity
4. Deliver clear, informative and comprehensive induction processes for new volunteers
5. Support a programme of ongoing training to enhance volunteers’ skills and knowledge
6. Support retention processes through supervision, feedback and ongoing dialogue with volunteers
7. With the Volunteering Manager, develop meaningful recognition opportunities through local, national awards, events and regular communications
8. Deliver the administration of the volunteer journey, including checking applications, obtaining references and overseeing Disclosure and Barring Service checks. At all times ensuring that volunteer records are kept within Age UK Merton’s data protection policy.
9. Capture volunteering data to monitor and evaluate of the impact of volunteering for the organisation and producing reports as required for CEO, Trustees and funders.
10. As above to maintain Age UK Merton’s volunteering database in relation to the role and undertaking any other administrative duties as necessary.

Befriending

1. Conduct home visits to assess clients’ needs and build understanding of their requirements
2. With the Volunteering Manager, match volunteers with compatible service users
3. Provide volunteer support sessions, offering on-going training and support ensuring that volunteers have an excellent volunteering experience
4. Support the collection of quantitative and qualitative data
5. Maintain strong working links with partners to ensure a cohesive approach and smooth working of the partnership to deliver the outputs and outcomes required
6. Manage promotion of the service to outside agencies, especially any groups underrepresented on project outputs

How to apply

You can apply electronically, by submitting your CV and Personal Statement as relevant to the role, which can be returned to us by email or by post.

Please ensure that your supporting statement demonstrates how your experience‚ skills and abilities meet the selection criteria set out in the Job Description and Person Specification.  These can be found in the next section of this pack.

Failure to complete a suitable Personal Statement will result in your application being rejected, please do not just submit CVs.

Please also ensure you complete the equal opportunities monitoring section at the end of your application form.

Please inform us of any reasonable adjustments we can make to support you through our recruitment process.

Completed applications should be returned to us by 12 noon 13 December 2019.

Interview Process

Interviews will take place on Monday 16 or Tuesday 17 December. We will contact you as soon as possible after the closing date to let you know what the interview process will entail.

Thomley is developing a new strategic direction, we are seeking an experienced and highly motivated individual who is excited about the prospect of generating the funds to develop and deliver it.

Our bold and exciting ideas for the expansion of our facilities and services will extend our reach and enable us to deliver support and services for disabled people throughout their lives, maximising the impact of this exceptional charity.

Located in the stunning Buckinghamshire countryside, for two decades Thomley has made available facilities and support services for disabled people of any age and impairment.

For those caring for people with impairments we offer advice and short break support.

Developing awareness and understanding of disability amongst non-disabled peers and the wider community is in our DNA.

Reporting to the Chief Executive, this valuable member of our team will be supported to deliver our targets for income and impact whilst enhancing our reputation. 

The person we wish to invest in maybe a professional fundraiser but, we are open to applications from those with a business development, sales or similar background.

If you have questions or would like to discuss the role please contact Thomley asking for Ewan Shinton.

For full details of the role, please refer to the Job Description.

Interview date: 20th January 2020.

Are you an enthusiastic and creative campaigner? Are you passionate about achieving positive and lasting social and environmental change?  

CPRE, the countryside charity, is looking for a positive and dynamic campaigner to join a small, dynamic and impactful campaigns team working on some of the biggest issues of our time. The campaigns team works on a broad range of topics, including tackling the climate emergency and ensuring the health and wellbeing benefits of the countryside and green spaces are available to everyone, especially those who do not currently have access.  

The ideal candidate will have some prior experience of public campaigning and be keen to develop and grow in the role. 

Some of the key areas of responsibility include:

• Supporting the development and delivery of campaigning activities and programmes of work;
• Producing campaigning materials such as briefings, blogs, video copy and emails that help to  increase engagement;
• Assisting in developing new ideas and fresh approaches, including researching policy and following the external context relating to countryside issues;
• Supporting the project management of several campaigns and coordinating the work of colleagues;
• Monitoring and assisting in the evaluation of campaigns; and
• Role modelling CPRE’s values and behaviours.

Building on recent campaign successes such as the moratorium on fracking and the campaign for an ‘all-in’ Deposit Return Scheme for drinks containers, the Campaigns Officer will support the development and delivery of campaigns and programmes of work at this exciting point in CPRE’s journey. There has never been a better time to join CPRE: with a fresh new look and ambitious strategy that seeks to achieve a countryside that is thriving, accessible to all and makes a significant contribution to tackling the climate emergency, this is a chance for a campaigner to achieve real and lasting change for people and the countryside.  

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We are seeking to recruit a Volunteer Lead to manage, develop and support the growing pool of volunteers which contribute to all aspects of The Joshua Tree's operations and fundraising activity..
 
The new member of the team will be expected to foster excellent working relationships with volunteers, staff, visitors, donors and users of the service. In particular they are expected to deal sensitively with all children, young people and families with whom they may have contact, maintaining client confidentiality at all times. The ability to manage the relationship between volunteers and staff, and to communicate with all departments regarding the utilisation of volunteers is essential. The successful candidate will support the development and coordination of volunteers in line with the organisations core vision, mission and values.

Manchester Mind is working with Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust to deliver roles within community mental health teams in Manchester. To help us with this work we are looking to employ a social worker. The post-holder will work within an integrated, multi-disciplinary team with staff employed both by Manchester Mind and the Trust.

As a Social Worker you will be a crucial member of the team. You would be proactively supporting and care co-ordinating a caseload of people with mental health problems and complex needs.

Job Title: Social Worker, Community Mental Health Area Team (North West)

Hours: 37 per week

Salary: £32,878 + weekend enhancements + 5% pension contribution

Annual Leave: 28 days + bank holidays

The skills and experience that are most important to us are:

• Qualified as a social worker
• Experience of working with people who have complex needs
• Ability to work in a collaborative way

Application documents can be downloaded from this listing and from the Vacancies page of the Manchester Mind website.

The deadline for submission of applications is 9am, Monday 16th December 2019.

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