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We believe that everyone deserves to be supported in their mental health needs and we have a part to play in that.

Our work is guided by our values of:

Openness | Belonging | Connections | Collaboration | Challenge

Our purpose is to create space where mental health comes first. We do this through working in partnership with other agencies and providing services in a trauma-informed way. The Mental Health Link Worker works collaboratively with Manchester City Council’s Adults Early Support Team to ensure that people are better able to access appropriate support services for their mental health.

The Link Worker will join an existing worker to build collaborative and kind relationships where people feel heard and understood, enabling people to access services and navigate routes to support. They will provide community advocacy, deliver emotional support, make onward referrals and will communicate with community, primary and secondary health care. They will also work to support people to have their practical needs met around income, food and housing, seeking to reduce the impact these issues have on immediate mental health.

Position:  Mental Health Link Worker

Salary: £22,052 (£27,565 FTE)

Contract Type: Fixed until 31st March 2028

(possible extension dependent on funding)

Hours: 28 hours per week

(days and hours flexible and to be agreed)

The skills and knowledge that are important to us are:

· Ability to create a sense of belonging through development of kind relationships that lead to people feeling accepted and heard.

· Ability to work in a strengths-based way that recognises the potential for people to develop and enable resilience.

· Knowledge about various ways to provide emotional and therapeutic support for people.

· Experience of working in a psycho-social way with people experiencing mental health problems.

You can download all application documents from our website.

The closing date is 10am on Monday 23rd November interviews will take place on line on Thursday 3rd December at Victoria House.

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, or had experience of volunteering.