Our Operations team is growing! We have an exciting opportunity for a Children's Services Leader with experience in playwork, or a teaching or youth-related role, to join our team in Wales. This is a permanent, full-time role, situated in Newtown, Powys.

We look forward to receiving your application.

The Honeypot team.

Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding management role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Do you believe in our values; to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaborate, innovate, and take accountability?

Then we may have the role for you!

WE ARE LOOKING FOR SERVICE MANAGERS TO WORK WITH OUR MINERVA TEAM ON THE ROLLOUT OF A NEW SERVICE OUTSIDE OF LONDON

Job Title: Service Manager – Minerva Services                                                                                             

Salary: £34,000 - £38,000 per annum (this salary is dependent on geographic region and experience)

Working Hours: 35 hours per week, Permanent

Work Location: Based at one of the Advance Women’s Centres with regular travel across the South and/or East of England.

The successful candidate will have a full UK driving license and the ability to secure a vehicle for use (with mileage to be compensated)

There are 4 posts available covering the below regions:

• Region 1 – Hampshire
• Region 2 – Kent
• Region 3 - Thames Valley
• Region 4 – Essex and Hertfordshire

If you have a preference for a geographic region, please state this clearly in your application.

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010. 

Advance is committed to equality and diversity and strongly encourages applications from women with disabilities, from BME backgrounds and the LBT community, and with personal experience of the criminal justice system.

What we do:

Advance is a well-respected, award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women experiencing domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending.  Through the Minerva service, our goal is to divert women from the Criminal Justice System at the earliest opportunity and prevent families breaking down as a result.

The project:

We are in the process of expanding our service beyond our London footprint to Bedfordshire, Essex, Hampshire, Hertfordshire and Kent, along with Thames Valley, providing one-to-one advocacy and specialist work including workshops and group activities delivered by Advance in partnership with voluntary organisations.

What you will bring:

As an experienced manager with a proven track record of leadership in providing services to women in the criminal justice system or similar, the post holder will lead and manage the Minerva service across her geographic region, working collaboratively with fellow Advance managers, external agencies and key subcontracted partners across the South and /or East of England and London to provide a consistent and holistic service. This role requires the effective management of front-line keyworkers who will be delivering a 1:1 advocacy service, as well as a Women’s Interventions programme, through women’s centres and hubs, that fulfils the needs of the women accessing the service.

In short you will:

• Recruit, train and develop a team of competent and highly skilled keyworkers, driving a high performance, quality service culture across a geographically dispersed team.
• Provide high quality, trauma-informed supervision for staff in your team.
• Work collaboratively with fellow Service Managers across the South and/or East of England to ensure that the work supporting women in the criminal justice system (and DVA where appropriate) is a coherent and well organised service.
• Build networks and pathways, in order to provide institutional advocacy to criminal justice services, ensuring women’s voices in this process are heard and listened to.

What we offer:

• 30 days holiday plus public holidays
• Pension scheme
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Staff away days

In addition to the great benefits listed above, you will have the opportunity to work in a flexible, supportive environment with a team of committed, inspiring women.

For the full job description and person specification please see attached.

Applications close on Sunday 9th May 2021.

Please note we will be assessing applications on a rolling basis and inviting shortlisted candidates to interview throughout the process. We reserve the right to close this post early should the recruitment be successful prior to the listed date.

To apply: Please click on the apply button to submit your CV along with a supporting statement addressing your suitability for and interest in the role, paying particular attention to criteria in the person specification and indicating where you first saw this role advertised.

Please note that any offer of employment will be made subject to references and confirmation of the right to work in the UK, verification of a UK driving license and an enhanced DBS check.

About Us

akt is the UK’s national LGBTQ Youth Homelessness charity.  We provide safe homes, mentoring, and support to ensure that no young person needs to choose between a safe home and being who they are. Currently 24% of young people facing homelessness in the UK identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender, and 77% cite abuse and rejection by their families after coming out as the primary reason for seeking help. The charity was founded in 1989 and operates service centres in London, Manchester, Newcastle, Bristol and works online through a digital service providing support and opportunities for e-mentoring across the UK. In 2012, akt opened the UK’s first emergency safe house for young LGBT people in the UK.  akt works with over 2,000 vulnerable young people a year providing both face to face and online assistance.

Job Summary

• To work in partnership with the Director and Assistant Director to develop the services plan and manage the successful delivery and development of Manchester Services.
• With Director and Assistant Director of Services, develop akt’s Housing offer in Manchester
• Establish and run a Greater Manchester-based Housing Offer, ensuring it is Health and safety compliant and a safe and welcoming space for young LGBTQ+ people.
• Identify and develop strategic partnerships and opportunities that support us to safely meet young LGBTQ+ people’s immediate housing needs and move on to longer term accommodation in Greater Manchester. 
• Manage and provide supervision for; staff, students and volunteers who provide case work and advocacy to homeless LGBTQ+ young people.

About Us

Yorkshire Cancer Research is the largest independent cancer charity in England. With an ambitious goal of saving 2000 lives a year, it is an exciting time to be joining the charity. Every week in Yorkshire almost 600 people are told they have cancer, by working for Yorkshire Cancer Research you are helping to protect and save these lives.

Yorkshire is big, beautiful and diverse and, as an inclusive employer, our aim is that our workforce reflects the rich diversity of our region. We believe a diverse workforce is central to us achieving our strategic goal of saving more lives in our region. We offer equal opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnerships.

Yorkshire Cancer Research is entering an exciting period in its development. As part of this we are expanding our team at our Head Office and a number of new roles are being created. As such, we are now looking for a Health Initiatives and Services Manager to support our Research and Services team.

The Benefits

We offer all our employees a wide range of benefits including an enhanced contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service), flexible working arrangements, private medical insurance, enhanced maternity leave, career progression, learning and development, wellbeing initiatives, offices within walking distance of Harrogate train station, free onsite parking and a whole lot more.

We’ve got a strong set of values that inform everything we do and we’re looking for people who are aligned with these. As our Health Initiatives and Services Manager, you will strive for excellence in everything you do, have integrity, champion expertise through improvement and innovation and be a great team player. To find out more about our values and how important they are to us, please visit our website.

The Role

As a Health Initiatives and Services Manager, you will be tasked with managing the development, delivery and evaluation of a growing portfolio of health initiatives and services that are funded by our organisation.

Supporting the Head of Services, you will work with service providers and commissioners across the NHS, public health and local communities to support the improvement, innovation and delivery of health initiatives and cancer services across Yorkshire. 

Specifically, you will:

• Support the ongoing development and implementation of our services strategy.
• Support the ongoing development of a pipeline of new ideas for our health initiatives and services to deliver and fund, from concept through to delivery.
• Review and evaluate a portfolio of health initiatives and services to ensure it is achieving expectations and value-for-money for our donors and beneficiaries.
• Work in collaboration with the key stakeholders and health organisations involved with the portfolio of health initiatives and services to ensure they are successfully developed, delivered and evaluated.
• Ensure learnings from the management, delivery and evaluation of our health Initiatives and services influence and improve our future services strategy and are communicated to key stakeholders across the region to aid future commissioning decisions and delivery practices.
• Work with the Head of Services to ensure that the health initiatives and services that we fund include public and patient insight and involvement, which will shape the development, delivery and evaluation of our programmes to make sure they are patient centred.
• Work in collaboration with the Communications and Marketing teams to provide cancer-related information, advice and support to our beneficiaries, and ensure maximum publicity and recognition is gained through health initiatives and services.
• Work in collaboration with the Finance team to ensure finances for health initiatives and services are effectively managed.

About You

To be considered for this role, you will need:

• Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject area, or a degree with substantial experience working in a similar role at a similar level.
• Demonstrable evidence of continuing professional development.
• Experience of developing and maintaining strong relationships with a broad range of external and operational stakeholders including health service providers, commissioners and patients and service users.
• Experience of developing, implementing, managing and evaluating health initiatives and/or services in collaboration with health partners and service users.
• Experience of managing contracts, as well as monitoring and evaluation frameworks.
• Understanding and awareness of the health services delivery landscape and the necessity to deliver patient impact.
• Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills with internal and external stakeholders and service users.
• Ability to oversee and manage large service contracts with commissioners and service providers.
• Excellent financial planning and monitoring skills.
• Formal project management skills.
• Ability to produce reports and present complex information to a range of stakeholders.
• Ability to work efficiently both autonomously and as part of a team.

Please view the full role profile before applying and visit our Careers Page to find out more about working for Yorkshire Cancer Research. Please read our privacy notice.

The charity is a responsible and flexible employer.  We welcome any discussion for flexible working at interview/offer stage where we will consider an individual’s circumstances against the needs of the charity.

We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. If we can make any reasonable adjustments to support your application please contact us.

Job Summary

Gaddum is seeking a dedicated and engaging leader to oversee elements of client services for those aged over 18. The post holder will ensure people who need support can access it, when they need it and hold all of us to account against our Clinical Governance requirements. Qualified in Social Work, or other relevant community, health and social care qualification, the post holder will have a demonstrable history of delivering or overseeing community programmes in diverse populations.

Mary Frances Trust (MFT) is a Charitable Company established in 1994 by carers, people accessing mental health services and professionals to support people experiencing mental health problems. It is a non-medical service set up to address the social consequences of mental ill-health on the lives and well-being of mental health service users.

OUR VISION

We believe anyone experiencing any kind of mental or emotional health issues should be unafraid to ask for help, receive appropriate support for as long as they need, and feel inspired to develop the skills that will help them to restore and maintain their own wellbeing.

OUR MISSION

Our mission is to:

• work alongside people experiencing any kind of emotional or mental health issues for as long as they need and inspire them to develop the skills that will help them to restore and maintain their emotional wellbeing.
• involve people with experience of mental health at every level of the organisation so they can help us design, deliver, monitor and review our services to ensure they respond to their changing needs.
• consistently challenge stigma attached to mental illness and raise awareness of the importance for everyone to look after their mental wellbeing.
• lead and co-ordinate the development and delivery of first - class, voluntary mental health services in Surrey.
• Maintain sufficient funding streams to be able to provide person-centred services to people experiencing any kind of emotional or mental issues.

• OUR VALUES

  We are:

  Inspiring

  We offer everyone a personal, tailored approach with the space to think, try things out and find out what is working for them. We support people to draw from their own strengths and resources. We inspire and empower them to develop the skills that will help them to become experts at maintaining their own wellbeing.

  Inclusive

  The people we support aren’t passive recipients of services we design for them. We believe in a strength-based approach, where we listen and tap into their expertise. We involve them in every aspect of our organization, including the design, delivery, monitoring, review and development of services that respond to their changing needs.

  Connected

  We believe in the power of connections. Our services are always designed to help people connect or re-connect with their local community. We work in collaboration with local and national organisations to provide access to first-class mental health support in the communities we serve.

  Respectful

  We welcome everyone, and value equality and mutual respect. We offer the people we support a place where they feel safe and belong. We treat them with the same care as our staff and volunteers. We are committed to carrying our values in everything we do - both inside and outside of our organisation.

  Positive

  Our mental health shouldn’t dictate who we are or limit what we do. We support and inspire everyone to achieve their own goals and potential, so they can lead a fulfilling emotional life. We believe that everyone can find their own mental wellbeing, whether they have a serious mental health condition or not.

We have a range of mental health and wellbeing support services in Surrey Heartland which include –

• Community Connections
• Epsom Safe Haven out of hours crisis service
• Information and Advice
• Service User Network (SUN) – For complex emotions often associated with personality disorder.
• General Practitioner Integrated Mental Health service (GPimhs)
• Recovery Connect – (1yr Pilot)
• In-Reach – (1yr Pilot)
• Serious Mental Illness (SMI) Physical Health Checks

As a service manager, you will oversee all aspects of delivery of

• Safe Haven
• SUN
• Recovery Connect
• In-Reach
• SMI

to ensure that business, contract, and service needs are being met. You will lead and motivate a team of individuals to deliver quality and impactful interventions: resolving and responding to any issues, delivering clinical supervision and implementing any necessary changes.

You will assist in managing key stakeholder relationships, have management responsibilities over the contracts attached to your services, work closely with your Head of Operations, and other members of the senior management team and support your manager and project managers. Also work closely with our partners.

This post is subject to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.

Job Summary

Gaddum is seeking a passionate and committed leader with a thorough awareness and background in children and/or youth services in voluntary settings. The postholder will ensure people who need support can access it, when they need it. Qualified in Social Work, Youth Work or other relevant community, health and social care, the postholder will have a demonstrable history of delivering or overseeing community programmes to children and/or young people in diverse populations.

A unique and exciting opportunity for an inspirational leader to manage our Devon Centre, supporting disadvantaged young people to transform their lives.

Amber works with young people in crisis - homeless and unemployed, often with a history of substance misuse, mental health problems and offending behaviour. Offering 24/7 residential support, we provide an employability and wellbeing programme designed to inspire, educate, motivate and - most importantly - to make possible. To offer everything under one roof that marginalised young people need to rediscover their potential and move forward with their lives into Employment, Training and Education and somewhere safe and sustainable to live.

Second Step is a leading mental health charity in the South West offering housing, support and hope to thousands of people with mental health and other problems. Our goal is to inspire hope and deliver change for everybody and every community we work with.

Service Manager

• Hours: 37 hours per week
• Contract: 12 months fixed term (with possible extension)
• Salary: £33,966 - £38,211 per annum
• Location: Central Bristol with limited travel between North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and Bath and North East Somerset.
• Please note that some home working will be required during periods of lockdown.

Second Step’s Community and Wellbeing Services Department is expanding and we need a dynamic and motivated Service Manager to support the development, implementation and management of new and existing services.

Over the last 12 months we have worked closely with NHS and Local Authority partners to expand our community mental health services. Areas of growth include supporting people in crisis and reducing admissions to emergency departments or contact with police and ambulance services, working with GP practices to offer wrap around mental health support to patients, and supporting people as they transition back in to the community after a period of hospitalisation. These services complement our existing community and wellbeing services which cover floating support, suicide prevention, peer support and volunteering.

The remit for this Service Manager will include Floating Support, Crisis Alternatives, Primary Care Recovery and Wellbeing, and Volunteering. Each service is managed by a Team Manager who reports to the Service Manager.

Areas of responsibility includes achieving service quality and performance targets; maintaining strong relationships with partners, commissioners, staff, volunteers, service users and carers; developing and implementing service workplans; improving service quality; budget management; line management and performance reporting to Second Step and commissioners.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about community mental health services and working collaboratively with partners to deliver the best outcomes for people using our services.

In return we can offer you:

• Flexi-time working (hours and locations)
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• 26 days holiday rising annually to 31 days after 5 years of continuous service
• 6% pension contribution

If you are confident you can help lead our services to future success then please apply.

Closing date: Sunday 2nd May 2021

Interviews will be held on the 10th May 2021

Second Step is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community and from people who have personal experience of using mental health services.

Main responsibilities

• Lead on the operations of all our support service provision ensuring high quality, trauma informed responsive services are delivered to men, women and children that access our services.
• Line-manage direct reports and ensures that all staff receives regular support, supervision and performance review, case management and training.
• Deliver team meetings, reflective practice and staff learning and development opportunities.
• Manage all service safeguarding concerns and incidents, ensuring compliance with Migdal Emunah policies and procedures.
• Act as a source of specialist advice and support to the staff regarding complex issues that might arise from their work with service users.
• Demonstrate to all staff that they are valued, foster good working relationships within staff teams, and build a fair and open management culture.
• Assess the risk and be involved in the management of high-risk cases.
• Work with the Chief Executive on service provision strategy.
• Contribute to the development of policies, protocols, guidelines and strategies within practice area if necessary.
• Develop and manage service plans for Migdal Emunah incorporating key milestones and objectives.
• Represent the needs and experiences of our clients with external policy-makers and agencies, providing specialist knowledge and expertise relating to the impact of sexual abuse and violence.
• Establish partnership opportunities that will support Migdal Emunah to meet operational and strategic objectives.
• Take overall responsibility for establishing and maintaining effective partnerships and referral pathways with health providers, family services, community centres, schools, police and other third sector organisations.
• Organise and attend external meetings/events as appropriate, actively participating and disseminating information to colleagues. This includes sitting on steering groups and attending multi-agency panels in order to discuss the needs and challenges facing Migdal Emunah’s client group, develop robust sector-wide responses and inform and improve internal services to ensure they are fit for purpose.
• Ensure that mechanisms are in place to collate, analyse and disseminate feedback from service users in a way that informs on-going delivery.
• Ensure effective monitoring and evaluation systems and processes are in place to report on service delivery.
• Ensure all client files and documentation are kept in accordance with agreed administrative systems adhering to Data Protection policies and procedures.

Person Specification

• Experience of developing and managing the delivery of services supporting vulnerable people, preferably services for victims of sexual abuse
• Effective leadership in a management role: leading, supervising, supporting and motivating
• Knowledge of the impact of sexual violence and sexual abuse on victims
• Knowledge of the criminal justice system and legislation
• Understanding of the principles of risk assessment and safety planning
• Knowledge and experience of what other agencies can offer to support victims of sexual violence
• Knowledge of the complexities for victims with regards to cultural and communal perspective
• Pro-active
• Experience of producing monitoring and evaluation reports for key stakeholders
• Strong crisis management skills
• Experience of managing a team
• Understanding of the process of help seeking and barriers to seeking help
• Ability and willingness to work in partnership and as part of a team
• Ability to work on own without close supervision
• Ability to manage caseload and work priorities
• Understanding of child protection and safeguarding issues and legal responsibilities
• Willingness to undertake regular training
• Commitment to continued professional development
• Knowledge of and commitment to diversity issues
• Ability to work safely and within boundaries
• Current full driving licence and own vehicle
• This role will include travel to our Manchester office one day a week

Desirable: Completed accredited ISVA Service Manager course

As a requirement for this position you will be required to be DBS checked.

You have significant experience of direct client work in an alcohol, drug or mental health setting and are used to recruiting, line managing and supervising staff. All you need is the perfect environment to put your skills to great use. Welcome to Aquarius as a Service Manager.

Aquarius is part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. We know that recovery can look and feel very different to each and every one of us. But we also know that if we provide the right support, at the right time, we can inspire recovery nationwide and that recovery is possible for everyone.

We currently have two vacancies, one at our Solihull SIAS service and one at our Birmingham Young Peoples Service. 

The Solihull SIAS service (Solihull Integrated Addiction Services), is a partnership between the lead partner Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (BSMHFT), Welcome, Changes UK and Aquarius. The service provides Drug and Alcohol substance misuse treatment and recovery support for adults and young people across Solihull, as well as homeless outreach, and floating support to clients who are rough sleeping or vulnerably housed.  SIAS have a good track record of service delivery with the addiction service being recommissioned in 2018 and the vulnerable housing service being re commissioned in 2020. Within SIAS, Aquarius lead on Brief interventions, Family support, training and homelessness.

Our Birmingham Young People’s Service provides holistic support service for under 18s with needs related to substance misuse, including those that are affected by their parent’s substance misuse. The purpose of the role is to engage young people in a variety of interventions, using a young person centred approach, empowering them to reduce risk, increase resilience and achieve positive outcomes. Primarily, the Service Manager will lead on the Young Peoples service however the role will also have oversight of and lead on the grant funds that we deliver across Birmingham. 

As Service Manager, you will have responsibility for the day to day operational management of the service. This will include the management and development of the Aquarius service, the financial performance, ensuring line management and clinical supervision for Aquarius staff, together with holding a small client caseload. You will also be responsible for the external and internal representation of Aquarius and the service as a whole.

An enthusiastic and determined leader, you will have a passion for delivering high quality services in a challenging environment. You’ll need a professional qualification in social care (e.g. NVQ Level 4 or above, DipSW, Mental Health Nursing or Counselling) or significant recent management/supervisory experience in a relevant care setting. You’ll also need to be highly motivated and flexible with the ability to lead from the front and work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary partnership. A management qualification or evidence of significant management training is also preferred. An energetic and confident self-starter, with lots of initiative, strong leadership skills and excellent literacy and numeracy, a flexible approach, good office IT skills and access to use of a car for travel within the local area are all essential too.

Both roles are permanent, requiring the post-holder to work 37 hours per week.

The salary for this role is £29,211.00-£35,243.00 dependant upon experience.

We are committed to increasing our diversity and we would welcome applications from those with lived experience and/or who are from a BAME background.

This is a rolling recruitment process, shortlisted candidates will be interviewed as and when they apply.

So, are you ready to take on this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits? Apply now via our website.

About The Advocacy Project

We help marginalised and vulnerable people make effective choices about what happens in their lives. We also support them to speak up and help improve important services we all need. We want to make sure people across all age and care groups – including learning disability and mental health – can:

• voice their concerns

• understand their rights

• make effective choices about what happens in their lives

We do this through advocacy services which support people individually, and user involvement projects that help organisations improve the services they offer.

About the role

The post-holder will lead a team of advocates working with adults and young people across NHS and private hospitals and the local community.

You will be required to provide line management support, be the point of contact for our stakeholders and ensure high quality delivery of our advocacy contracts.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of assigned advocacy services actively encouraging your team to contribute to service planning, quality improvement and development.

• Ensure the team provides instructed and non-instructed advocacy and signposting, working to the advocacy empowerment cycle and actively promoting self-advocacy throughout all work with service users where practicable.

• Ensure the team capture high quality advocacy notes, outcomes information and other evidence into the Case Management System in a timely manner.

• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of new legislation and reports and current trends and issues in mental health, mental capacity, care act, and health and social care legislation, local and national policy relating to people with mental health issues and disseminate across your team.

• Ensure quality standards are achieved by implementing operational policies and procedures to maintain professional and consistent advocacy services.

• Ensure contracts are delivered within budget, to agreed key performance indicators, case work standards and monitoring requirements, eg producing reports including quarterly monitoring reports.

• Lead on raising awareness of the advocacy service to service users and potential referrers.

• Ensure referrals are allocated efficiently, appropriately and within the requirements of the contract.

• Provide support and supervision to your staff team including professional development, appraisals, team meetings and work review meetings, and organisational activities such as CPD lectures and staff briefings.

  General responsibilities

• Participate in team meetings and training (and make sure your staff to attend).

• Keep to our policies, including health & safety, and risk regulations.

• Work to our mission, vision, and values.

• Carry out other projects and tasks as needed.

• Participate in personal, team and organisational development.

• Contribute to monitoring reports.

Person specification

Essential

• Experience of delivering advocacy.

• Achieved qualification in advocacy.

• Proven leadership ability and strong people management skills.

• Experience of managing contracts and delivering advocacy services.

• Understanding of statutory and non-statutory advocacy.

• Sound knowledge of current issues in health and social care policy, practice and legislation.

• Exceptional stakeholder management abilities with experience of building effective relationships with ranging commissioners, partners, service users and colleagues.

• Excellent communications (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills. Effective in working with a wide variety of stakeholders ranging from trustees to service users and employees.

• Commitment to working within The Advocacy Project code of conduct, equalities and safeguarding policies.

• Ability to work as part of a team and on your own initiative, to plan and prioritise your own workload.

• Willingness to promote The Advocacy Project and the mental health service in line with our mission, vision and values.

Desirable

Achieved qualification in advocacy management

Benefits of working for us

We’re committed to providing an empowering, flexible and supportive working environment for all our staff.

Our employee benefits include 30 days annual leave (including up to 3 days between Christmas and New Year), participation in a pension scheme with 6% employer contribution, access to a free confidential counselling service, and an interest-free travel/bike loan.

All our staff are supported to learn and develop in a variety of ways, including a monthly lecture series where we invite sector experts to talk to our staff on topical issues.

We are a Disability Confident and Mindful Employer.

Dynamic Service Manager is required to start ASAP for a small  Adult Mental Health & Disability Charity in StAlbans, Hertfordshire.  Managing the Trinity Community Project is a fulfilling role for somebody with a strong background in management and social care who is interested in taking on the most senior post in a small organisation.

We provide services, five days a week, for adults living with a learning difficulty and/or experiencing mental health concerns. A range of activities are provided within the centre and in the local community to encourage people to develop their independent living skills and promote a sense of well being and social inclusion. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated MANAGER with strong leadership and management skills, to manage, review and continue to develop our Day Service, Activity programme & Community Outreach provision.

The ideal candidate will have experience of managing community delivered services, for the client groups we support. As we are a small not for profit organisation, the manager’s role will involve working alongside paid staff and volunteers to deliver the day to day service. This post will provide the successful candidate with the opportunity to lead and shape a service that has played a crucial role in the local community for the past 35 years.

This is an exciting time to join Trinity Community Project as we work on our Post-Covid recovery programme and determine the future direction of our service to best support the local community. This fantastic opportunity will give you a great deal of autonomy and allow you to make a significant impact on the well-being of our clients. 

• Reference: ESS1339
• Salary: £40,424 per year

Hours: 37.5 per week
Contract:  Permanent
Location: Southend-on-Sea
Interview date:  TBC

Please note, evening and weekend working may be necessary 

If you are interested in applying for this post, please review the Job Description via the Brook website and complete an application form.

Please note - this role requires the successful applicant to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

Candidates must be able to provide paperwork demonstrating their right to work in the UK. 

For more information on what it means to work for Brook, please read the ‘Working for Brook’ document on our Current Vacancies page.

Brook are an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Please note: internal applicants with live sanctions or performance improvement plans in place will not be considered for this role.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible.

Due to the high number of applications for this post, it will not be possible to respond to every application.

If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks, then you have not been shortlisted for this role. Thank you for your interest in working for Brook.