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As a Family Separation Mentor, you will be providing emotional support and guidance to dads who are going through family separation, navigating child-arrangements within the family court system and need support with their mental well-being; especially those who may be experiencing suicidal ideation.
You will manage a caseload of clients and offer guidance with goal setting, communication skills, understanding their situation, planning child arrangements and preparing for family court proceedings, as well as building a positive co-parenting relationship.
Please submit your CV alongside a covering letter no more than one A4 page detailing exactly why you would like to join our team.
Please note that we may close the application process early should we receive sufficient and suitable applications. Therefore, please submit your application as early as possible.
This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Disclosure and satisfactory references.
Do you want to support people with mental health issues in a moment of crisis? Are you calm, non-judgmental and able to work effectively with people experiencing distress?
Can you demonstrate our values of Hope, Courage, Together, and Responsive and want to be part of our mission to create opportunities for individuals to make choices, find their own solutions, build resilience and manage their whole life and wellbeing?
If the answer to all of these is yes, we want to hear from you.
Crisis Cafe Support Worker
Reference: 226
Responsible to: Crisis Cafe Coordinator
Working Base(s): Watford, Stevenage and Ware (expectation to travel whenever necessary with mileage paid when not working at home base)
Salary: £23,500 - £25,000 per annum, FTE
Hours: Full time (37.5 hours) or part-time positions (30 or 22.5 hours) available.
Work pattern: A full-time pattern will be working 5 out of 7-day rota, working 17:30 - 01:30
About the Service
Our Nightlight Service is proud to provide urgent support, crisis intervention and emotional support to people experiencing a mental health crisis in Hertfordshire as an alternative to statutory pathways.
We provide support to adults across Hertfordshire 7 days a week, 365 days a year through our helpline, crisis centres, crisis cafes and a weekend Crisis House. We aim to provide a safe space for people in crisis to talk and feel supported, be listened to without judgement, access relevant support with problem solving and facilitate access to external services when necessary. As a member of our team you will work closely with service users in crisis by using a person-centred approach as to ensure that each individual is supported with dignity and respect.
The objectives of Hertfordshire Mind Network’s (HMN) Nightlight Mental Health Crisis Services are:
- To improve the mental wellbeing of people experiencing mental health crisis in Hertfordshire.
- To increase early access to help for people experiencing mental health crisis in Hertfordshire, by providing a clear and effective pathway to services provided by Herts Mind Network and other third sector and statutory providers.
- To contribute to an improvement in individual mental wellbeing.
- To remain a source of independent support for all clients.
- To provide an alternative pathway to people in distress and crisis to support better outcomes and reduce the demand on statutory crisis services and emergency services.
At the Crisis Cafes we promote and enable people to access support in a way that suits them, whether that’s through talking to someone or simply by providing a safe space to have time alone or engage with trained staff.
About the Role
Mental Healthcare Support Workers are key members of staff delivering the Nightlight Mental Health Crisis Service, taking part in a rota covering 7 days per week, ensuring the delivery of quality crisis support services and instilling Hertfordshire Mind Network’s values throughout the crisis cafe and helpline provision. Working closely with other staff (bank staff, volunteers), coordinators, team leaders and Crisis manager to ensure services are of the highest quality and support the continued growth and development of the service.
We offer:
- Annual leave entitlement of 25 days per year pro rata, rising in increments to a max. of 29 days after 5 years employment (plus 8 days Bank Holidays)
- An additional day of leave each year for your birthday following completion of probation period.
- Ongoing training relevant to your role.
- An Employee Assistance Programme.
- Health cover (after 6 months employment) – compensation payment for Optical, Dental, Chiropody and Therapy Treatments.
Whilst experience is advantageous, the most important thing to us and the people we support is having the right values, skills and commitment to delivering high quality, person centred mental health crisis support.
Closing date for applications is 11th October 2024
Interviews will be held on a rolling basis
Please note: We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if sufficient applications are received so would encourage early applications.
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Equal Opportunities
We welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates, irrespective of gender, disability, marital or parental status, racial, ethnic or social origin, colour, religion, belief, or sexual orientation. In addition, during the various stages of recruitment, specific measures can be taken to ensure equal opportunities for candidates with disabilities or special needs.
Hertfordshire Mind Network is committed to the Disability Confident and Mindful Employer charters. We actively recruit staff who have a lived experience of mental ill health. We recognise and value the unique combination of skills, knowledge and perspective that employing people with a lived experience, at all levels across the organisation, brings. We create an environment where the sharing of experiences and vulnerabilities to support others and create positive change is welcomed and work towards breaking down the ‘them’ and ‘us’ culture. The organisation is committed to nurturing peer relationships that allow all staff to thrive.
We are delighted to have been accredited as a Living Wage Employer.
No agencies please.
In this role you will support adults living with mental health difficulties by providing trauma informed relational peer support, nurturing relationships which are mutual, explorative and share power, helping people to overcome the distress they experience and achieve the goals which are important to them.
You will be responsible for a case load of individuals who you will support either face-to-face or via telephone, on a one-to-one or group basis. You will engage empathically with those you support, providing positive emotional and therapeutic support, through a collaborative approach which focuses on individual strengths rather than deficits, enabling and promoting autonomy and self-care.
Due to the nature of the role, it requires applicants to have personal experience of mental distress to meet the job requirements.
You will work alongside clinical staff and staff from other VCSE organisations to form multidisciplinary team approach to collaboratively support individuals in the community. You will be supported by VCSE Coordinator, Operational Programme Manager and Clinical Lead. CPD opportunities are available and personal interests/skills will be supported to development and growth. You will also be involved in the on-going development of Peer Support Worker practice across the Service, including things such as training programmes and evaluations.
Key Responsibilities
· Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, accepting referrals from the MDT for individuals who are identified as benefiting from support. Managing and prioritising your caseload, in accordance with the needs, priorities and any urgent support required.
·Engage empathically with visitors in distress, providing positive emotional and therapeutic support, predominantly face to face but occasionally via telephone.
· Co-create personalised support plans alongside individuals, exploring their health and wellbeing needs, to support them to navigate their experiences of distress.
· Manage client data appropriately, ensuring records are accurately kept in line with our policies and procedures.
·Work closely with the VCSE Service Coordinator to support the development of the service across the project.
Supporting Clients
· To establish supportive and respectful relationships with people using the LW service, informed by trauma informed practice and recovery orientated approaches.
·To support those people using the LW service to identify their strengths, personal interests, and goals, drawing on your mutual resources as peers and utilising a range of recovery tools, techniques, and experiences.
To share own personal experiences with those you support when therapeutically appropriate.
· To support people using the LW service to identify and overcome fears and within a relationship of empathy, trust and honesty, challenge negative self-talk and self-stigmatisation
·use own initiative, personal experience, and job-related training in deciding on the approach and interventions required when supporting individuals assigned to you.
Service Delivery
· To work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team, contribute to team meetings and MDT meetings to ensure continuity of care for people and to ensure their safety.
· To work with colleagues to develop and facilitate therapeutic groupwork.
· To liaise with carers, other health professionals, statutory and voluntary agencies to enable the recovery needs of people using the service.
·To raise awareness of recovery language with all staff/partners by modelling positive strengths based, non-discriminatory, non-jargon, trauma informed language in all areas of work.
·To support other members of the multi-disciplinary team in promoting a recovery orientated environment and in identifying recovery focused activities facilitating the sharing of information/education as required.
· Provide referral partners with timely updates about the support provide to ensure the support and care individuals receive is delivered collaboratively and well-coordinated.
· To comply with all training requirements aligned to this role including mandatory training. To actively identify training needs and be prepared to engage in any other training/development opportunities relevant to this role.
· To identify, report and manage any safeguarding concerns, in-line with the organisations policies and procedures.
Service Development
· Support the VCSE Service Lead with the delivery of the VCSE service as a whole, contributing to its ongoing improvement and development.
· Assist management in preparing quarterly monitoring reports outlining progress of the work, assessment of the project impact and outcomes, and key issues raised by members and other stakeholders.
·To motivate and encourage other people who use services and carers to get involved in the Service User and Carer Engagement Scheme and Volunteering Scheme if they show an interest in being involved.
General Expectations
· To be familiar with and carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the expectations set out in the Organisations and relevant Trust policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines.
· To avoid unlawful discriminatory behaviour and actions when dealing with the colleagues, people who use services, members of the public and all stakeholders.
· Carry out the role adhering to Bury Involvement Group’s values and Code of Conduct using a person-centred recovery orientated approach.
To actively participate in regular line management and clinical supervision, including group reflective practice, to identify personal developmental needs.
· To attend and contribute to any meetings required as part of this role whether this be internal multi-disciplinary meetings, and/or meetings with external agencies.
· The post holder is required to understand systems that govern confidentiality such as Caldicott, the Data Protection Act, and GDPR and to understand the limits of these systems in terms of sharing information to minimise harm to visitors and others.
· Not to communicate to anyone, inside or outside the Organisation, information relating to people who use services, staff, contractors or any information of a commercially sensitive nature, unless done in the normal course of carrying out the duties of the post and with appropriate permission.
· Maintain high standards of quality in record keeping ensuring information is always recorded accurately, appropriately and kept up to date in accordance with national and organisational policies and within the scope of the Peer Support Workers responsibility.
· Shared responsibility for security of the building and for the safekeeping of confidential notes and information.
· Undertake personal training as may be required to keep up to date and fulfil the professional requirements identified for this job description.
· To access only information, whether paper, electronic, or, in another media, which is authorised to you as part of the duties of your role.
· To undertake any other reasonable duty, when requested to do so by an appropriate manager.
There will be an expectation to travel across the Borough working across different sites. There may also be the occasional expectation to travel across the Pennine Care Foundation Trust footprint to attend meetings/training.
Diversity
•We are an inclusive organisation that celebrates diversity and welcomes everyone – all talents and backgrounds. BIG strives to make sure that every applicant is assessed solely on the basis of personal merit and qualifications, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.
· It is Bury Involvement Group’s policy to make reasonable adjustments if necessary and possible to enable workers with disabilities to undertake the above tasks
Safeguarding
•At Bury Involvement Group, we aim to provide an environment which is safe for all the individuals who use our service and the staff and volunteers who work for us. We have a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of adults with care and support needs. We aim at all times, to work in a way that is consistent with our philosophy, as a person centred, service user led organisation. Our aim, always, is to promote the dignity and empowerment of the people we support and provide a consistent, warm, empathic and respectful service. To mitigate the risk to the people who use our service, from potentially unsuitable candidates, involvement within the Organisation will be subject to an acceptable DBS disclosure.
Working Conditions
• Contact with visitors to the service who may be highly distressed.
• Use of computer for data entry and undertaking relevant office work.
• Liaison with wide range of Health and Social Care professionals, daily.
• Frequent telephone calls including mobile phone calls, daily.
• With reasonable adjustments made, the post holder will be required to use a keyboard, computer screen, and telephone. The role may involve occasional light lifting and carrying files around the office.
This job description is not exhaustive but is intended to give an overall picture of the role. Other duties within the general scope of the post may be required from time to time. The duties of the post and job description can be reviewed through the supervision process.
BIG, also known as Bury Involvement Group, is a local charity for people aged 18 and over, who are experiencing mental health conditions.
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Purpose of the Job:
This role is within our crisis alternative service – Safe Space - which is an out of hours service providing a safe and welcoming space for people who are feeling distressed and experiencing crisis. The service operates 365 days a year from 12:00pm(midday)-11:30pm across all of our boroughs. The shift pattern for this role is 4:30-11:30pm. This will be on a rota basis across support workers.
Staff within the service will provide person-centred, practical and emotional support, face to face or via telephone on a one-to-one or group basis to individuals experiencing mental health crisis. This will consist of 1:1 support; de-escalating and providing interventions, signposting for specialised or longer-term support, and delivering collaborative self-management plans with clients to improve mental wellbeing. The aim of this service is to de-escalate and prevent further crises.
The objectives of the service include:
- To improve the mental wellbeing of people experiencing mental health crisis in HFEH.
- To provide support to clients accessing the service- for instance: signposting, de-escalation, planned wellbeing activities etc.
- To contribute to an improvement in individual mental wellbeing.
- To remain a source of independent support for all clients.
- To treat service users with respect, dignity and personalised support
- To raise awareness of mental health services available with the goal to improve long term mental health and reduce social isolation
- To increase self-management skills of those accessing the service
- To reduce the use of police, ambulance and statutory mental health services whilst experiencing crisis.
- To reduce the use of statutory crisis services by people experiencing mental ill health without positive outcomes for the individual.
Key Responsibilities:
- Providing a person centred and recovery orientated approach in all aspects of the roles and responsibilities.
- Promoting people’ rights and responsibilities
- Working collaboratively with clients to understand their needs and developing flexible and realistic crisis support packages/person centred plans
- Listening to clients and encouraging positive steps towards self-management of crisis and recovery
- Providing advice, information, practical and emotional support to clients
- Proactively recognising the indicators of deteriorating mental health and facilitate appropriate action, whilst liaising with relevant agencies e.g. CATT, Emergency Duty Teams, CMHTS, etc
- Engaging with clients to show empathy, inspire hope and promote recovery
- Establishing supportive, empowering and respectful relationships with clients and carers/ family
You will have:
- Minimum of 1 year working in mental health services and with clients experiencing mental health distress and crisis
- Experience of managing challenging behaviour and dealing with clients with complex needs
- Experience of managing safeguarding risks and understanding legal requirements for safeguarding adults and children
- Evidence of continual professional development
- Understanding of the Recovery Model in mental health
- Understanding of the principles of trauma informed care
- Understanding of suicide prevention and safety planning
- Understanding of the relationship between mental health and social issues and how these issues may impact on physical, mental and emotional wellbeing
- Understanding of relevant legislation and policies
- Awareness of issues in mental health service provision
- A good understanding of mental health conditions
- Experience of working with vulnerable individuals
- Creative and flexible approach to working with individuals
- Ability to deal with stressful and difficult situations in a calm manner and de-escalate challenging situations
Benefits of working with us:
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays per year, increasing by 1 day per full year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days) [pro rata].
- Employee Rewards and Benefits Platform/Wellness Hub (Perkbox)
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Flexible working
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including free counselling sessions
- Paid time off for medical appointments
- Training and personal development opportunities
- Access to shared resources and training opportunities via Mind Federated Network
How to apply:
Please provide your CV, and a cover letter demonstrating how you meet the requirements of the Person Specification (see JD attached) and why you want this role.
We are an equal opportunities employer; and are proud to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.
HFEH Mind are committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults.
Post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
· To provide housing related support to eligible migrants living in Newport.
· Provide practical and emotional support, advice, information and advocacy to migrants living in Newport. Working towards the goal of preventing homelessness, increasing connections in the local community and securing appropriate accommodation
· To liaise with a range of professionals and organisations to maximise resources for the client.
· Promote understanding, awareness and positive attitudes towards mental health and wellbeing.
· Promote equity, diversity and inclusion.
Interviews to be held 27th September 2024
We believe no one should have to face a mental health problem alone. We’re here for you. Today. Now.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Travel Across West Mercia
Contract type Fixed Term Contract, Full time
Hours 37.5 negotiable
Salary £29,439
Benefits Competitive
The Organisation
Early Intervention and Prevention services (Including Purple Leaf and Branch) is part of West Mercia Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre (WMRSASC). WMRSASC has been supporting survivors of all types of sexual abuse and sexual violence for over 35 years and provides a range of services including advocacy, therapy, online and a helpline service
Early Intervention and Prevention services is an organisation dedicated to working to eradicate sexual violence through:
- Empowering individuals and organisations
- Enabling positive change through assessment, intervention and support
- Transforming working cultures and lives
The Person
We are looking for confident individuals to join us in this critical work in preventing ongoing sexual harm. You will need to have knowledge and understanding of sexual violence and its impact, strong crisis management skills and skills in providing non-judgemental trauma informed support. In return we can offer you specialist training, support, supervision and the opportunity of working as part of a great team.
The Role
This exciting new role will be required to provide a range of early interventions for children impacted by sexual harm or sexual exploitation.
The post holder will conduct assessments, provide recommendations, provide time limited non-criminal justice advocacy and psychosocial education to support the needs of children and young people who have either experienced sexual abuse, sexual exploitation or sexual harm. (This also could lead to an opportunity to work with children that have caused sexual harm to others).
Tasks include:
- To provide time limited non- criminal justice advocacy, psychosocial education and support to children and young people and their families who have experienced sexual violence/have caused sexual harm to others.
- To develop and deliver interventions based on individual needs of clients.
- To undertake risk and needs assessments (including specialist AIM assessment where required for children who have caused sexual harm) and undertake associated report writing and recommendations.
- Collaborate and support a range of multiagency partners to ensure the most appropriate pathway of support for the individual survivor.
- Advocate on behalf of those impacted by sexual harm to ensure they can have access to a range of services based on need.
- Carry out institutional advocacy and stakeholder engagement and communication to enhance to wellbeing of all survivors of sexual violence.
- Ensure all risk and safeguarding processes and procedures are followed.
- To undertake evaluation and outcome meetings and data reporting to ensure continuous development of services.
- To support the group work facilitation of the delivery of psychosocial education in schools, colleges and community settings.
- Represent and promote WMRSASC in meetings and events.
We have roles focused in the Worcestershire area, all role holders will be expected to travel across West Mercia as and when there is a need.
Hybrid and flexible working are available and encouraged as part of the Health and Wellbeing Strategy.
Hours: Up to 37.5 hours/negotiable
Salary: £29,439 per annum pro rata
We reserve the right to close applications for this post early should enough appropriate applications be submitted.
These roles are available to start as soon as the successful applicants are able to undertake the role. These roles are recruited on a 12-month fixed term contract.
REF-216 517
Health Engagement Worker
Grade & Salary: SP 26 £22,647 (£28,309 pro rata )
Hours of work: Part Time (30 hours per week)
Contract: Fixed Term – until 31st March 2025
Functional Responsibility: The post holder will work with existing partners in targeted support of successfully engaging with those on the SMI register in accessing and attending physical health checks
Job Purpose:
To offer outreach and engagement, to support people with SMI to access their annual comprehensive physical health check.
Based at: Outreach based role based in the community, GP practices, clinics in the borough of Queens Park, Paddington and North Kensington, with office base at GWS or Monck St.
Main duties and Responsibilities
Operational
Accountable for leading all activities within Community Programmes portfolio including, but is not limited to:
- Offer outreach and engagement, to support people with SMI to access their annual comprehensive physical health check.
- Conduct an outreach program to reach people with Severe Mental Illness (SMI) who are not currently accessing annual, comprehensive, physical health checks and
- Raise awareness about eligibility for people living with SMI (priority group 6)
- Provide support for people with SMI to access physical health checks and discussing their concerns
- Provide a tailored one-to-one engagement service for these identified patients to overcome barriers to them accessing, and, getting value from their SMI health checks.
- (BMI, BP & Pulse Check, Blood Lipids, Blood Glucose Tests, Alcohol Consumption, Smoking Status)
- Signpost – including smoking cessation is an indicator
- Working to engage and build relationships to better understand individual barriers and/or personal reasons that makes it difficult to take up the offer of one of more health check/s
- Agree a plan with the person to support their physical checks
- Building solid relationships with a wide range of statutory and voluntary agencies in North K&C in order that they can offer additional support and link the individuals in to other appropriate services, to resolve any non-health issues which may be acting as obstacles to accessing SMI health checks
- Working flexibly with primary and community nursing professionals inc. CNWL Physical Health Nurse (s), and Community Mental Health Hubs to identify the most appropriate route to access health-checks
- Giving people practical support (such as help with travel fares, reminders and accompaniment to appointments)
- Help prepare people for appointments and, where appropriate, with understanding the content of the appointment
- Explaining the roles of different professionals in the health service and enabling co-ordination of appointments
- Support people to secure access to other services
- Building the skills, confidence and knowledge that will enable patients to access health services independently and appropriately
- The Provider will support the recording of health checks on relevant systems. Subject to access to system 1
- Undertake training in the use of the relevant clinical record system in primary care
- Carry out an audit of patients who have missed one or more of the physical health-checks, cross referencing between practice and secondary mental health care records (where such access arrangements are in place) · Input completed health-checks into the relevant database · Ensure that data is managed in compliance with General Data Protection Regulations
- Ensure completion of patient experience questionnaires and collation of them to facilitate reporting against KPI’s for service.
- Dispel misinformation (by, for example, distributing flyers, brochures, or other informational or educational documents)
- Educate people about the importance and availability of healthcare services, such as cancer screenings
- Help individuals to identify barriers / reasonable adjustments that the practice / vaccinating team can make to enable the individual to access their health check / Covid-19 vaccine
- Where appropriate, engage supporters (e.g. family, carers, providers) to offer support in accessing the health check
- If required, liaise with the practice, vaccination team or individual to support access to the health check
- Ensure an inclusive approach for those who are most vulnerable, including BAME populations, older people, pregnant women and those with missed reviews
- Gain insight into the reasons for vaccine hesitancy and the barriers to access the vaccine, to shape wider CCG communications
- Work with existing service users / group attendees where they meet the category of SMI and with people with SMI who are referred by the funder / other identified health stakeholders
- Assist in the collection of information and data in order to monitor and evaluate the service
Policy and Service Development:
- Develop and support service innovation and effective service model
- Ensure awareness of relevant policy and procedures and that communication is developed and deployed appropriately.
- Maintain a good knowledge of emerging policies from government departments, the organisation in defining the strategy. To support delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan.
- Develop and maintain appropriate links with agencies concerned with the health, welfare and development of people with mental health problems
- Work across multiple agencies
- Develop and support on policy development with impact across the organisation
Financial and Physical Resources
- Support the Team Leader with budget setting across a range of areas/services of community Programmes, managing and monitoring related activity, liaising with Finance colleagues to ensure appropriate costings, and ensure compliance with standing financial instructions
- Responsible for ensuring adherence to the Community Programmes operational budget, ensuring appropriate documentation is available for scrutiny. Constantly striving for value for money and greater efficiency
- Support and provide guidance, management, and assurance on the procurement of identified products, equipment, services and facilities for assigned Community Programmes
- Support and develop, recommendations, providing advice and able to prepare strategic reports/briefings as required
- Constantly strive for value for money and greater efficiency in the use of these budgets and to ensure that they operate in recurrent financial balance year on year.
People Management
- Support and develop the Adult Services Directorate i.e., community Programmes, building a collaborative working environment and an innovative culture
- Support, develop and inspire staff throughout the strategy to role model leadership and innovation
- Support and work across the wider organisation to agree prioritisation of blocks of work and related resource allocation
- Responsible for managing multiple functions within the
- Promote equality of opportunity and diversity in all our services and in managing people
General
- Act as an ambassador by promoting our values, mission and strategic objectives
- Be the face leading in stakeholder engagement and public relations, promoting the service with external stakeholders
- Ensure safe work settings and practices, intervening where necessary to mitigate and manage risk
- Be part of management on call system
- Work occasional evenings and weekends as required by the service
- Carry out any other duties commensurate with the grade
There may be a requirement to attend meetings and other activities outside of normal working hours.
Adopt and comply with strategy and regulatory requirements, organisational values, policies and procedures, including Health and Safety, Equality and Diversity.
No Job description can cover every issue which may arise within the job at various times and I am expected to carry out other duties from time to time, which are broadly consistent with those description.
Benefits: Hybrid-working if nature of role permits Learning and development opportunities Cycle to work scheme (interest free lone paid back 12 months period) Employee Assistance Programme (A 24-hour helpline from Health Assured to support you through any of life’s issues or problems) Free eye test Flexible working - core working hours 10.15 - 4pm (depedent on nature of the role)Interest free loan, those in financial hardship
REF-216739
Anna Freud is a 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.
We value diversity and aim to have diverse workforce that reflects the community and our service users, in line with our vision, values and inclusion commitments. We encourage applications from all sections of the community.
Anna Freud is in an exciting stage of delivery of its 5-year strategy, this includes bringing together different parts of the organisation in a collaborative effort to create and implement a Digital Academy.
The Head of Digital Learning (internally known as EdTech Lead) will be a new and pivotal role that will support with the successful implementation of the Digital Academy. This role will sit within the Education and Training Division of Anna Freud but they will entail working closely with senior colleagues from across Anna Freud including the Education and Training Division Leadership team, Closing the Gap Acceleration (CtGA) team and the different Heads of departments. Externally they will liaise with external tech organisations to support procurement of new platforms and they will conduct market research to assess the market, target audience and consumer demand for the various services that might be offered through the Digital Academy.
The successful candidate will join a fast-paced, growing and successful team. They will need to be an experienced professional within the field of educational technology, with a good grasp of learning design and virtual learning platforms, as well as experience of commissioning/procuring digital platforms and a demonstrable ability to undertake market research within both home and international markets. An understanding of working in the charity sector and/or within an education and training environment would be helpful. Experience of undertaking projects centered around children, young people and families, mental health or other health-related/science subjects would be welcomed.
Location
Hybrid working (a mixture of onsite and home/remote working). Staff are working onsite for at least 20% of their working hours at our London site (4-8 Rodney Street, London N1 9JH).
Contract duration
Fixed-term (two years in the first instance but with scope to extend)
Closing date for applications
Midday (12pm), Friday 20 September 2024
Please note that due to high application volumes, we may close this advert early. 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 Thursday 26 September 2024. 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
Interviews will be held on Thursday 3 October 2024.
How to apply
Please click on the 'Apply now’ button. We are unable to accept CVs and kindly request no contact from agencies.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Mind BLMK works across our communities to support positive mental health and wellbeing. Working closely with a range of partners, we offer a number of activities from our wellbeing centres and local venues to make a difference to the mental health and wellbeing of people in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes, and our aim is to make sure that no-one has to face a mental health problem alone.
Job title: Service Coordinator (Mental Health and Wellbeing)
Post no: 606
Working base: Bedford Wellbeing Centre, Woburn Rd, Bedford
Hours: 12 hrs per week
Working pattern: 2 days per week tbc (Monday – Friday), 6 hrs per day (10.00am – 4.00pm)
Contract: Fixed term until 31st August 2025
Salary: £24,720 per annum FTE (£8,017.30 per annum Actual)
About the Role
This role offers an exciting opportunity to join our Bedford Mental Health Prevention service for adults which aims to improve people’s mental wellbeing, raise aspirations and enhance confidence.
As Service Coordinator you will be responsible for implementing working recovery models and coordinating the operational plans for the service to ensure that people are able to manage their mental health, move through their recovery journeys and achieve positive outcomes.
Along with coordinating service delivery to meet its aims, objectives and Key Performance Indicators, you will also line manage the service Recovery Workers and lead on recruitment, onboarding and management of volunteers in the service.
Additionally you will conduct assessments of individual’s suitability for the service, leading on more complex cases and guiding people through the range of available interventions that can support them to achieve the outcomes that matter to them.
In addition to managing the day-to-day delivery of the service you will also contribute to the direct provision of the service by leading and facilitating group sessions where needed and by offering informal 1-2-1 mental health and wellbeing support that reduces the chance that people will fall through gaps, be isolated and ensuring the right support and the right time that manages a range of needs.
You will lead opportunities to support events in the community to raise awareness of our services and to build links with local organisations and agencies.
You will need to be empathetic and deliver a person-centred approach in a non-judgemental way, collaborating with people to empower and engage them. SUN facilitators will have regular supervision and support in this role along with appropriate training.
Entitlements/benefits:
- 25 days (pro rata) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays (pro rata)
- Auto-enrolment NEST pension scheme (employer contributes 3%, employee contributes 5%)
- Optional Health Plan
- Discounts available through Blue Light Card & Tickets for Good
- In-house and external Learning and Development as appropriate for the role.
- Flexible Working On request (in line with Mind BLMK policy on Right to Request Flexible Working)
If you have a passion for working in mental health and possess the required skills, we would love to hear from you.
Closedown: 5pm on Tuesday 10 September 2024
Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert early if enough suitable applicants apply
Start date: ASAP
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
Mind BLMK has been committed to the Mindful Employer charter and the Disability Confident Employer Scheme since 2008.
Please note: Mind BLMK follows Safer Recruitment practices and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. Therefore all our roles are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
No agencies please.
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Are you calm, non-judgemental and able to work effectively with people experiencing distress?
Can you demonstrate our values of Hope, Courage, Together and Responsive and want to be part of our mission to create opportunities for individuals to make choices, find their own solutions, build resilience and manage their whole life and wellbeing?
If the answer to all of these is yes, we want to hear from you.
Mental Health Homelessness Outreach Team Leader
Reference: 234
Salary: £29,000 - £30,500 per annum per annum incl. Outer London Weighting (OLW)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Contract: 1 year
Reports to: Services Manager – Dual Diagnosis Partnerships
Working base: Flexible to one of our seven Wellbeing Centres across Hertfordshire, dependent on location.
About the Service
This is a pilot service working as a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) with housing teams and Drug and Alcohol Services across District and Borough councils. These teams will be working with individuals who are presenting as homeless and have a number of Complex Needs. The Complex Needs Housing Team Leader plays a significant role in the co-ordination and running of the Complex Needs Housing Service.
The objectives of Hertfordshire Mind Complex Needs Housing Service are:
- To improve the mental wellbeing of people experiencing mental ill health.
- To increase early access to help for people experiencing mental ill health in, by providing a clear and effective pathway to services provided by Herts Mind Network and other third sector and statutory providers.
- To contribute to an improvement in individual mental wellbeing.
- To remain a source of independent support for all clients.
- To reduce the use of police, ASB, tenancy enforcement, housing needs and environmental health services by clients whose primary need is related to mental ill health.
- To reduce the use of crisis services by people experiencing mental ill health with positive outcomes for the individual.
- To provide an assertive outreach approach for clients who are in crisis and/ or those that may have complex or multiple needs.
- To work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) consisting of Change Grow Live (CGL), District and Borough councils, housing teams and other professionals.
This role is key to the development and support of the team and the wider organisation.
The post holder will need to:
- Support the Services Manager with effective running of the Complex Needs Housing Service.
- Provide advice, information, onward referral and holistic support to clients who are experiencing mental ill health or need support with their mental wellbeing. These will be clients who are presenting to District and Borough councils as homeless and need intervention and support with their mental health.
- Line manage staff and where necessary volunteers.
- Lead a team of Mental Health Outreach Workers. Ensuring the team are using databases and outcome tools as required to report for the project.
Key Responsibilities
- To receive and process referrals from the local district and borough Councils for those who have presented as homeless with a mental health need, as well as other appropriate referrals pathways across Hertfordshire and make direct contact within 72 hours of referral.
- To establish effective pathways across a variety of agencies to maximise and provide effective partnership working.
- To manage a caseload of up to 5 clients.
- Embed a holistic, trauma informed and person-centred service
- Proactively recognise the indicators of deteriorating mental health and facilitate appropriate action, whilst liaising with relevant agencies.
- Ensure a direct community service is in place which encourages, motivates and builds patients self-esteem and confidence. This will include goal setting and support with social and practical skills development.
- Ensure all person-centred risk assessments and support plans are completed as appropriate.
- To assist clients to access appropriate mental health services, drug and alcohol services, housing/tenancy services and other services according to assessed needs.
- To work with partners both internal and external to ensure that vulnerable person’s cases are monitored and risks evaluated in order to promote community safety.
- Support clients to build their emotional resilience and crisis planning tools, promoting self-management through building an understanding of their own triggers/coping strategies.
- To work with HMN staff in other services in order to make onward referrals to other projects.
- Liaise with appropriate HPFT staff to ensure that individuals are assessed for personal budgets to support with any longer-term needs.
- Support individuals to develop sustainable local social networks, both through our Herts Mind Network Wellbeing Centres and other community services and resources.
The successful candidate will play a significant role in the co-ordination and running of the Complex Needs Housing Service.
We offer:
- Annual leave entitlement of 25 days per year pro rata, rising in increments to a max. of 29 days after 5 years employment (plus 8 days Bank Holidays)
- An additional day of leave each year for your birthday following completion of probation period.
- Ongoing training relevant to your role.
- An Employee Assistance Programme.
- Health cover (after 6 months employment) – compensation payment for Optical, Dental, Chiropody and Therapy Treatments.
Being able to drive and having access to your own vehicle is essential for this role.
Closing date for receipt of applications is Monday 30th September at 5pm.
Interviews will be held on a rolling basis.
Please note: we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
We welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates, irrespective of gender, disability, marital or parental status, racial, ethnic or social origin, colour, religion, belief, or sexual orientation. In addition, during the various stages of recruitment, specific measures can be taken to ensure equal opportunities for candidates with disabilities or special needs.
Hertfordshire Mind Network is committed to the Disability Confident and Mindful Employer charters. We actively recruit staff who have a lived experience of mental ill health. We recognise and value the unique combination of skills, knowledge and perspective that employing people with a lived experience, at all levels across the organisation, brings. We create an environment where the sharing of experiences and vulnerabilities to support others and create positive change is welcomed and work towards breaking down the ‘them’ and ‘us’ culture. The organisation is committed to nurturing peer relationships that allow all staff to thrive.
We are delighted to have been accredited as a Living Wage Employer.
No agencies please.