Touchstone (registered charity No. 1012053) is a leading voluntary sector agency providing high quality services to improve the health and wellbeing of local people.
Leeds Primary Care Mental Health Service – Leeds Mental Wellbeing Service (LMWS)
Job title: Coproduction Administrator
Salary: NJC Scale Points 7 – 11, starting at £20,092 pa/pro rata
Hours: 30 hours per week
Touchstone is part of the new Primary Care Mental Health Service (PCMHS) for Leeds – the Leeds Mental Wellbeing Service (LMWS). This exciting new partnership will mobilise and deliver an integrated service to offer primary care based mental health support for people with mild to moderate common mental health problems. Together, our partnership will help thousands of people in Leeds to increase their resilience and live their best lives within their community.
The successful post holder will provide administrative support to the staff and management of Touchstone LMWS, to undertake administration including responsibility for identifying and developing and maintaining administrative systems for the service and the organisation.
They will also carry out general admin duties, including the day-to-day running of the Coproduction team administration needs, and assisting other admin staff with duties for the wider team, and support the manager with the health and safety of the office.
The post holder will be part of the Central Admin Team and will be required to carry out administration duties to contribute to the effective operation of the organisation, thereby will be required to work flexibly across Touchstone by working at different sites, which will be determined by work priorities.
The post holder will be based within the Touchstone LMWS team currently consisting of 10 CBT Therapists, 1 Senior PWP, 2 Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, 2 Employment Advisors, 1 Trainee PWP’s, 1 Peer and Volunteer development worker, 2 Peer Support workers, 1 Peer Support Co-ordinator, 1.75 Administrators, a Team Manager and 2 Deputy Managers. We also have a number of mental health support workers employed by Touchstone, and our partner organisations.
Closing Date: Monday 30th November 2020
Interviews will be held on: Monday 14th and Tuesday 15th December 2020
To apply and for more information:
Please click 'Apply' to be redirected to our website, where you can view further details about the role and download the application pack. Please note, you are not applying at this stage.
Touchstone is an equal opportunities organisation, a Trans Positive employer and applications are welcome from all sections of the community, particularly, BME and LGBT communities and/or people with disabilities who are under-represented within Touchstone. Further information can be obtained from our equal opportunities policy.
Please note that we do not hold a sponsor licence and we do not intend to offer sponsorship for this particular role. You should therefore ensure that you have/will have the right to work in the UK to be able to undertake this role, if appointed, you will be required to provide relevant right to work documents at the point of an offer being made to you.
Are you currently looking for a job that offers flexibility in between personal commitments or during educational study? Are you interested in gaining valuable workplace experience and making a real difference in young people’s lives? Maybe a role as a Bank Support Worker is the next step for you?
Our client is currently looking for kind, caring and friendly people to join their professional team as a Bank Support Worker. Experience is not essential and full training will be provided but understanding the issues young people face in their daily life will really help to make a difference.
You will join their Bank Team on a “Zero Hours Contract” supporting their Residential Home in Liversedge working flexible shifts that fit around your personal life.
Company Benefits
• Competitive pay (£9.54 p/h)
• Enhanced company pension
• Paid Induction (Running over 3 days)
• Free on-site parking
• Paid Enhanced DBS check
• Access to our 24-hour Wellbeing Support Portal/ Employee Assistance Programme
• Online shopping discounts, free eye tests and various other benefits
• The opportunity for internal promotions & progression
• Refer a Friend Scheme (Up to £500 per referral)
• Regular social events and recognition schemes (‘Employee of the year awards’, Summer & Christmas parties)
Your role as a Bank Support Worker
• To carry out direct and indirect care of young people with complex mental health needs
• To work in a team, giving the highest standard of care possible to the young people.
• To closely follow individual care plans and support young people with education, shopping, and social and leisure activities.
• To carry out multiple interventions involving the delivery of care to young people
• To promote independence amongst the young people
• To provide support, advice and information to the young people, parents and other carers
• To carry out further duties as per our attached document (Writing reports, general office admin etc)
Requirements of a Bank Support Worker
• Flexibility - Your role will involve working shifts including sleep ins/weekends/Bank Holidays
• Good verbal communication skills and the ability to listen to others
• Good written skills and the ability to write basic reports and record information accurately
• IT Literate (Able to write emails and use Microsoft Office)
• An understanding of the issues around confidentiality
• An understanding of safeguarding
• Professional working boundaries between staff and service users
• Ability to remain calm in emergencies, supporting others during difficult situations
Desirable Criteria
• Full UK Driving Licence
• NVQ Level 2 qualification or equivalent in Care
• Previous experience of working with young people who have mental health needs
If you are interested in joining an enthusiastic, motivated business who thrive in developing and rebuilding young people and young adults with complex difficulties then please submit your application by Tuesday 15th December.
Please note that they do not accept CV’s and the application must be completed in full.
Please note that interviews will be held over Microsoft Teams as a video interview.
Our client operates a safer recruitment process and as part of this process the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
They are an equal opportunities employer who values diversity and positively encourages applications of all ages from all sections of the community.
They reserve the right to close the advert early, should they appoint a suitable candidate.
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This is an exciting new project for two Prevention Workers to join our friendly +Choices Team.
Our +Choices service aims to protect victims of domestic abuse by delivering high quality interventions to the perpetrator to address their abusive behaviour.
The Prevention Worker will design and deliver workshops focusing on increased awareness of domestic abuse and the characteristic of perpetrators. These workshops will support early recognition and intervention, ultimately aiming to reduce incidents of domestic abuse.
You will have experience of delivering high quality training to a range of audiences both face to face and in a virtual setting.
If you have experience of working in a confidential environment where safeguarding is a priority and have an understanding of domestic abuse and its impact on families we would like to hear from you.
This role involves travel across North Yorkshire, therefore a full UK driving licence and access to a car is essential.
If you think you can do a remarkable job for us, then we'd love to hear from you – please visit our website for more information.
For an informal chat about the role please contact Tammy Bolton.
You will be joining Foundation, whose core values are: People, Integrity, Collaboration and Passion.
Closing Date 23:59 Sunday 29th November 2020
Interviews to be held on 15th December 2020
We aim for our workforce to reflect the diverse and exciting region we serve.
Where applicable during the Coronavirus lockdown employees will be home-based, the permanent base of the role will be the office base.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.