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Contract: Fixed-term 3 year, part time contract.
Hours: 21 Hours per week, 3 days a week (0.6 FTE).
Salary: £20,000 - £21,500
Location: Hybrid, anchored to Cardiff Carers Trust office 1 day a week. Flexibility to work from other Carers Trust’s offices around the UK when needed.
Part funded by the National Lottery Community Fund, the Programme Officer will play a central role within Carers Trust Wales’ programmes team, coordinating and delivering a national pilot programme focused on improving identification and support for carers of people affected by problematic substance use.
Working collaboratively with Network Partners, expert organisations, and carers themselves, the role will drive partnership working, support the development of resources and interventions, and ensure learning is captured and shared across Wales.
The Programme Officer will help facilitate training, co-production activity, and engagement with regional and national stakeholders to strengthen the support available to this often-hidden group of carers.
As the postholder you will:
- Support the planning and delivery of training and mentoring sessions, enabling Network Partner staff to increase their knowledge and confidence in supporting the identified group of carers.
- Engage directly with carers to inform programme development, ensuring lived experience shapes resources, support offers, and learning outputs.
- Oversee the development and testing of support tools, resources, and interventions with participating Network Partners.
Please download the attached recruitment pack to find out more.
Mind in Brighton and Hove empowers and supports people who have experience of mental health issues in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex and West Sussex. Our Advocacy Services take action to help people say what they want, secure their rights, represent their interests, and obtain services they need.
We are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic manager to support, develop and manage staff delivering high quality mental health advocacy services and ensure services reflect best practice. You will work closely with other agencies, delivering services in partnership and identify opportunities for service development.
The successful applicant will have excellent communication skills, knowledge of and commitment to advocacy services and experience of managing and delivering mental health services with a strong client focus.
Hours: Part-time, 21 hours per week.
Base: Queens Road, Brighton - with travel across West Sussex required.
In return, we offer a range of benefits including full induction, learning and development opportunities, and 29 days’ leave (pro rata) per year excluding bank holidays, 3% pension contribution and access to a confidential 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme.
Full job details and an application pack can be found on our website via the apply button.
Closing date: Midday on Monday 10th August 2026.
Tentative interview date: Tuesday 18th August 2026 at a central Brighton location. Alternative interview dates may be available, if required.
All successful applicants are subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
We are committed to equal opportunities and we value diversity in our workforce and aim to recruit a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage 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.