Senior Service Manager
- Full time
- £36,650 – £39,489
- Lothian and Border – You should be based within the geographical area of remit (home working initially with the expectation of regular service visits)
- Closing 21st October 2021
- Advertised from 6th October 2021
- Salary Points 40 – 43. Permanent. 37.5 per week
- N946
Role
SSAMH is Scotland’s mental health charity. For almost 100 years SAMH has promoted the importance of good mental health; delivered dynamic and innovative recovery-focused services across Scotland; campaigned on behalf of people with mental health problems; and challenged stigma and discrimination.
At SAMH, we pride ourselves on the high quality of our support services across Scotland, and as we launch our brand new organisation strategy, we are looking to recruit to newly created roles. Senior Service Managers will lead our services to continue to build on their success and shape new developments and innovation across the organisation.
With overall responsibility for high quality standards and delivery across a number of social care services, within the geographic location above, you’ll demonstrate your energy, drive and enthusiasm for excellence in mental health support and social care.
An accomplished communicator, you will have instant credibility when engaging with both internal and external stakeholders and local partnerships and your experience as a senior manager, will enable you to lead, develop, and support your service managers to build positive and effective environments and deliver outstanding quality services.
If you share our passion and vision for a society where people are able to live their lives fully, regardless of present or past circumstances we would be delighted to receive an application from you.
Application notes
SAMH is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.
Applications are welcome from people who have experienced mental health difficulties.
A Disclosure Scotland check is required for this post, along with a Right to Work in the UK check.
Candidates will also be required to provide proof of qualifications declared on the application form.
Closing date for all applications is 5:00pm, Thursday 21st October 2021
Interviews will be held on Friday 29th October 2021
Application forms, job descriptions and guidelines are available to download from our website samh.org.uk
Please note that your application should be completed electronically and emailed back to jobs@samh.org.uk no other form of application will be accepted.
Top job! Chief Executive Officer
- Part time
- £37,450 pro-rata
- Working from home/remotely with occasional meetings in Edinburgh (Remote)
- Closing 1st May 2024
‘NEECS saves lives’
(service user feedback)
Would you like to lead an organisation providing vital mental health support to some of the most vulnerable?
North East Edinburgh Counselling Services (NEECS) have been delivering counselling services to communities in North East Edinburgh for almost 30 years.
We are seeking a new CEO who can further develop the success of our outgoing CEO in securing substantial funding. We are planning for the future and are looking for a candidate who can achieve our ambition to expand our service and provide more people with the help they need.
Leading a small staff team and a team of sessional self-employed counsellors, this role offers an exciting opportunity to build a sustainable future for the organisation and those most in need of its services. NEECS is committed to supporting staff in their professional development and this role offers the the chance to grow and develop your skills along with the organisation and its impact.
What you will bring
- A passion for improving mental health in the local community.
- A proven track record of securing external funding from a range of sources, including statutory, trusts and grants and donations.
- An inclusive leadership approach and experience of managing, growing and developing thriving staff teams.
- A high level of business acumen, including managing and overseeing all aspects of operation of a small organisation.
- A sound understanding of finance.
- A self-starter with a ‘Can Do’ attitude, who is comfortable working for a small organisation.
- The ambition to increase our impact, so we can do more for more people.
What we offer
- Flexibility in location and when your hours are worked
- 27 days annual leave plus 8 days public holidays (pro rata)
- Auto-enrolment workplace pension scheme with 5% employer contribution if staff make the minimum statutory contributions.
- External supervision from a supervisor/professional consultant (as agreed with board of trustees).
Stigma Free Lanarkshire Senior Development Officer
- Full time
- £37,664
- Location Office base: Lanarkshire Links, Dalziel Business Centre, Scott Street, Dalziel Business Centre, Motherwell, ML1 1PN with travel as required to fulfil the post (On site)
- Closing 3rd May 2024
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Stigma Free Lanarkshire team based in Motherwell, Lanarkshire. Building on a history of vigorous campaigning against mental health stigma, and working in partnership with See Me Scotland and NHS Lanarkshire, the Stigma Free Lanarkshire programme is leading in the planning, delivery, monitoring and evaluation of an ambitious programme of change at local level here.
We are looking for an experienced, focused and motivated person who understands the issues surrounding mental health stigma and is passionate and serious about tackling it. As Stigma Free Lanarkshire Senior Development Officer you will develop, manage, and maintain key relationships with NHS Lanarkshire, See Me colleagues, and other key stakeholders, in the promotion and delivery of the project across four areas: health and social care, communities, the workplace, and education and young people.
In addition, embedding a rights-based approach, you will assist in achieving the project’s aims to create inclusive systems, culture, and practice as well as encouraging opportunities for contact between those who experience stigma and those who perpetrate it.
This project is funded by NHS Lanarkshire. It is hosted by the service user and carer organisation, Lanarkshire Links, whose purpose is to support mental health service users and carers to be involved in the process of planning services and provision.
Top job! Management Accountant
- Part time
- £39,701 pro-rata
- Edinburgh (Hybrid)
- Closing 19th April 2024
We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced Management Accountant to join our Finance Team, which is part of our Corporate Services pillar. The Finance Team plays a vital role in ensuring the effective governance and financial management of Health in Mind.
Our Management Accountant will work closely with the Head of Finance, Senior Management Team and Service Managers, preparing quarterly management accounts as well as support month/quarter end processes, forecasting and preparation of the annual budget. You will have a strong background, knowledge, and experience in a similar role, and hold a relevant professional accounting qualification or significant equivalent experience.
You will be motivated, self-directed, and have robust communication skills, able to build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders across the organisation. The ability to manage your time effectively, to plan, prioritise and deliver is essential.
This is a new role within the organisation and is an exciting opportunity to see all aspects of the finance function, overseeing essential reporting processes and governance.
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Senior Policy & Public Affairs Officer (Scotland)
- Part time
- £36,724 – £40,755 pro-rata
- Glasgow (On site)
- Closing 1st May 2024
Since 1949, the Mental Health Foundation has been the UK’s leading charity for everyone’s mental health.
Our vision is for a world with good mental health for all. With prevention at the heart of what we do, we aim to find and address the sources of mental health problems so that people and communities can thrive.
We will drive change towards a mentally healthy society for all, and support communities, families and individuals to live mentally healthier lives, with a particular focus on those at greatest risk.
The Foundation is the home of Mental Health Awareness Week.
Our approach is:
- Tell the world
- We publish studies and reports on what protects mental health and the causes of poor mental health and how to tackle them.
- Find solutions
- We test and evaluate the best approaches to improving mental health in communities and then roll them out as widely as possible.
- Inform and empower
- We give advice to millions of people on mental health. We are most well-known for running Mental Health Awareness Week across the UK each year. We enable mentally healthier lives through public information and engagement.
- Change policy and practice
- We propose solutions and campaign for change to address the underlying cause of poor mental health.
- Build a strong foundation
- We aim to become an exemplar employer and aim to continue to build an organisation that is financially sustainable and thriving.
We have pioneered change for over 70 years and we are not afraid to challenge the status quo. Come join us!
The Mental Health Foundation is recruiting for a Senior Policy & Public Affairs Officer (Scotland) to support our Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland teams.
This exciting Senior Policy & Public Affairs Officer (Scotland) role will manage a portfolio of policy and influencing activities and play a significant role developing the Foundation’s policy and public affairs work in Scotland. This is an opportunity to join one of the UK’s leading charities and deliver social change by addressing the root causes of mental health problems and improving the mental health of people in Scotland.
What does the role involve?
- Developing and sustaining relationships with valuable decision-makers, influencers and allies
- Developing and implementing impactful influencing plans
- Providing policy intelligence and analysis and writing evidence-based submissions, policy reports, position papers, briefings and blogs
- Engaging with people with lived experience
Requirements
What skills, knowledge and experience are we looking for?
- Ability to shape and lead policy programmes professionally and strategically, working with others
- Skill in building strong relationships with relevant external stakeholders including senior officials, elected representatives, people with experience of mental health problems and people who experience inequity
- Experience of working in a public policy role, with experience of a range of policy and public affairs approaches and work
• Knowledge of public health and/or mental health policy or a related field
Safeguarding is Everyone’s business – Mental Health Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of all its beneficiaries, those who surround them, its staff, volunteers, and anyone else who comes into contact with its services and expects all trustees, staff, and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to appropriate vetting procedures (proof of eligibility to work in the UK, proof of residency and satisfactory employment screening, including a Disclosure check and two most recent references) along with 3-year renewals of Disclosure checks. We are unable to provide sponsorship for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.
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