Title: Wellbeing Service Worker
Hours: 30 hours per week
Contract: TBC
Salary: £21,166 - £24,313 (SCP 11-18) per annum
Place of work: Cherwell and West Oxfordshire (Witney and Banbury)
Probationary Period: 6 months
Accountable to: Locality Team Manager

About Oxfordshire Mind 
We’re Mind, the mental health charity. We’re here to make sure anyone with a mental health problem has somewhere to turn for advice and support; in total over 20,000 people in Oxfordshire access our services each year. With one in four people experiencing a mental health problem at some point in their lives, people need Mind more than ever. Our work includes

• The Transitional Supported Housing Recovery Service (part of the Oxfordshire Mental Health Partnership).
• The TalkingSpace Plus psychological therapy service in partnership with Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust.
• The Oxfordshire Mind Wellbeing Service, which is part of both the TalkingSpace Plus and Oxfordshire Mental Health Partnerships and includes:
  • Four Wellbeing Centres throughout the county
  • Public Wellbeing & Information Services
  • Physical Activity and Wellbeing
  • Benefits for Better Mental Health, a welfare benefits advice service
  • Volunteering and Peer Support Opportunities
• Raising awareness and campaigning activity.

We employ over 100 staff and operate in 28 locations around the county.

Responsibilities 
The key responsibilities of the Wellbeing Service Worker are to:

• Keep up-to-date with appropriate information about Oxfordshire Mind Options Sessions and mental health Wellbeing Service available within the locality hub and countywide service.
• Ensure that people accessing the Wellbeing Service receive an appropriate assessment of initial needs through an initial Options Session. Signposting individuals to relevant services provided by Oxfordshire Mind and external partners offering mainstream services and support.
• Manage booked Options Sessions appointments via Outlook diary including data collection, entry and reporting of outcomes to ensure follow up contact with service users at an agreed date.
• Work with individuals to identify their own hopes and goals, support them to develop a personal action plan to increase resilience and maintain wellbeing accessing support services available within the Wellbeing Service, Talking Space Plus and other mental health services including main stream facilities.
• Review and assess progress of individuals and offer Wellbeing Service support and signposting as appropriate.
• Contribute to the design, development and evaluation of courses and workshops in response to need.
• Deliver and/or co-deliver educational and coping skills courses within agreed protocols.
• Develop, maintain and facilitate a broad range of appropriate and responsive wellbeing Peer Support needs, whether geographical or experience based.
• Create and maintain a relaxed and accepting atmosphere alongside people, enabling them to share responsibility in the planning, developing and running of the Peer Support group.

Closing Date: 2nd March 2020
Interview Date: 12th March 2020

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the Apply button to be directed to our website. There you can complete your application for this position. 

Oxfordshire Mind is fully committed to the principles and practices of equal opportunity and diversity.

We are a Mindful Employer.

No agencies please.

Restore are recruiting to a post which will serve the south of Oxfordshire. As an Employment Specialist Coach you will join an Oxford Mental Healthcare NHS Trust IPS Team – employed by Restore – and embedded in locality Adult Mental Health Teams (AMHTs) – to deliver IPS as part of the holistic recovery plan for mental health service users. Experience of IPS is desirable but NOT essential as full training will be given.

You will work in a well-managed and supportive team and manage an individual caseload of up to 20-25 people at any time who have experienced mental health problems and who are unemployed or in need of in-work support. Working directly with all relevant stakeholders: the service user, AMHT clinical staff, partner agencies and employers – you will support the service users on your caseload to gain and retain paid employment.

If you wish to apply, then we would like to hear from you!

At this stage of application, we require a Cover letter with a CV (curriculum vitae).

The covering letter should address how you meet the criteria outlined in the person specification. Please see the ‘essentials’ and ‘desirable’ criteria under the shortlisting criteria. We suggest you address each point individually clearly stating how you meet the criteria. It is a good idea to use separate headings for each point.

Please remove your name, date of birth and any contact information from your CV and supply this on a separate piece of paper and send to us, along with a cover letter telling us why you would be good for this role.

The closing date for applications is Sunday, 1st March (midnight)

Interviews for this post will be held on Wednesday, 11th March

Deputy Locality Manager
Hours: 30 hours per week
Salary: £24,799 - £26,999 (SCP 19 - 23) per annum, pro rata
Contract: Fixed term up to January 2021
Probationary Period: 6 Months
Place of Work: Abingdon, Oxfordshire (South & Vale)

About Oxfordshire Mind 
We’re Mind, the mental health charity. We’re here to make sure anyone with a mental health problem has somewhere to turn for advice and support; in total over 20,000 people in Oxfordshire access our services each year. With one in four people experiencing a mental health problem at some point in their lives, people need Mind more than ever.

Our work includes

• The Transitional Supported Housing Recovery Service (part of the Oxfordshire Mental Health Partnership).
• The TalkingSpace Plus psychological therapy service in partnership with Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust.
• The Oxfordshire Mind Wellbeing Service, which is part of both the TalkingSpace Plus and Oxfordshire Mental Health Partnerships and includes:
  • Four Wellbeing Centres throughout the county
  • Public Wellbeing & Information Services
  • Physical Activity and Wellbeing
  • Benefits for Better Mental Health, a welfare benefits advice service
  • Volunteering and Peer Support Opportunities

• Raising awareness and campaigning activity.

We employ over 100 staff and operate in 28 locations around the county.

Purpose of the Job 
Working closely with the Locality Manager (South & Vale), the Deputy Locality Manager will:

• Ensure effective delivery of locality-based services to the highest possible standard, in a flexible and responsive way, with service user involvement throughout.
• Deputise for the Locality Manager in their absence and/or as directed by the Service Manager (Localities).
• Support and supervise Wellbeing Service Worker direct reports.
• Ensure Locality volunteers and peer support volunteers are supported and supervised in conjunction with the Peer Support & Volunteering team.
• Ensure temporary and locum staff are trained, supported and supervised as required.
• Ensure excellent liaison, communication, collaborative working with the wider organisation and partnership agencies.
• Develop and maintain strong links with the community.
• Deliver Wellbeing Services and support service users effectively.

Closing Date: Wednesday 4th March 2020 (midnight)
Interview Date: Tuesday 10th March 2020

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the Apply button to be directed to our website. There you can complete your application for this position.

Oxfordshire Mind is fully committed to the principles and practices of equal opportunity and diversity.

We are a Mindful Employer.

No agencies please.