Mental Health Co-ordinator
- Part time
- £25,000 – £29,000 pro-rata
- On site: Wester Hailes
- Closing 27th September 2024
- Advertised from 10th September 2024
- 21-24 hours per week over Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday based at The Living Well Centre in Wester Hailes. Some occasional evening or weekend working may be required.
Role
Are you passionate about being part of an organisation where your work has meaningful impact on delivering vital health services to local people facing entrenched multiple deprivation?
The Health Agency (THA) is a leading community-based organisation providing services within the integrated Health and Social Care Healthy Living Centre in Wester Hailes. Set up in 1999, it aims to make a positive and meaningful impact on the physical and mental health and wellbeing of those who live within the local community.
The Health Agency does this through the rich provision of community services covering;
- Mental Health support through Counselling delivered by qualified and trainee therapists
- Support services to those affected by cancer and long-term conditions such as COPD and long COVID. Services are also provided to relatives, carers, and friends of anyone who has received a diagnosis, and anyone bereaved due to cancer
- Food insecurity and the health inequalities that prevent people from getting access to quality, affordable, healthy food
- Physical activity and maintaining a healthy diet long term.
- Community groups for carers, women and more
- Complementary therapy services
- A community gardening group
We are seeking a talented Mental Health professional to fill a permanent role part time role as a Mental Health Co-ordinator. This role reports to the CEO and works as part of a team delivering exceptional standards of critical services across multiple programs to the local community in Wester Hailes.
Key Responsibilities
Recruitment, Development & Performance:
- Initiate and progress regular trainee intakes to ensure the provision of services across all therapies from counselling to complimentary and more. This includes selecting for interview, interviewing and induction activity.
- Support with broader THA role recruitment activity and induction of new employees.
- Assist in the management of any flexible support team resource, in relation to work tasks, attendance, identification of training needs and day to day supervision.
Operational Co-ordination & Administration:
- Collaborate with CEO for THA and undertake activities as agreed with them to ensure THA services are delivered to an exceptional and compliant operational standard.
- Support each Service Manager to schedule and co-ordinate THA employees, sessional workers and volunteer capacity across all agency provided services.
- Perform all necessary operational tasks of a placement provider, including completing and ensuring all placement paperwork and record keeping is fully compliant and of a high standard.
- Develop and progress projects as required. In addition, assist in the monitoring, tracking and administrative tasks associated with projects underway within THA service teams.
- Responsible for gathering all counselling related paperwork/records, information is completed accurately, entered the appropriate THA system, and maintained on an ongoing basis.
- Ensure that relevant data and reporting requirements relating to services such as counselling, CORE scores and evaluation are collated and shared with the CEO and the Board.
Safeguarding
- Provide safeguarding rota cover as part of a small safeguarding team and in line with the THA Safeguarding policy to those providing individual counselling, group counselling or other relevant services.
- Provide operational support to a team of mental health practitioners providing therapeutic, emotional, and practical support.
Relationship Management and Service Partner Integration
- Work collaboratively with statutory services such as NHS specialist mental health services and GP’s, to ensure that joined-up, integrated support experience is offered to all THA service users
- Build co-operative and beneficial relationships, develop networks and promotes partnership working with local community members, groups and wider with session providers, agencies, funders, and local authorities.
- Develop relationships with academic institutions and promote The Health Agency as a placement provider to trainees looking to carry out clinical hours as part of their counselling courses.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
- Diploma in Counselling such as; person centred counselling, CBT or an equivalent qualification is essential. Ideally the qualification would be accredited by BACP or BABCP or COSCA,
- PVG Scheme Membership
- Experience of a person-centred approach to mental health support
- Experience of taking a lead role in the planning and delivery of mental health support and recovery
- Understanding of health & safety requirements and safeguarding needs for a counselling service and those delivering counselling services
- A solid working understanding of the challenges faced by people living in areas of multiple deprivation
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence e a wide range of stakeholders.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and email.
- Right To Work in the UK
What We Offer
- A unique opportunity to be part a respected and impactful organization.
- The chance to make a real difference to the lives of individuals and communities in Wester Hailes.
- A base salary between £25 – 29k per annum (prorated) plus 3% contribution to NEST pension scheme with an employee contribution of 5% required.
- Working hours: 21-24 hours per week over Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday based at The Living Well Centre in Wester Hailes. Some occasional evening or weekend working may be required.
Application notes
To apply, by end of day Friday 27th September 2024, please email the following to
Recruitment@thehealthagency.org.uk
- a current CV
- a covering letter clearly outlining your suitability for the role and detailing any experience of working for community-based organisations
Shortlisted candidates will be requested to complete an additional written exercise as part of the recruitment process during the first week of October with interviews starting mid-October 2024.
For more information about The Health Agency and the role, please visit thehealthagency.org.uk or contact Recruitment@thehealthagency.org.uk
The Health Agency is committed to equal opportunities in employment and service delivery. We make recruitment decisions based on your experience and skills. For individuals with disabilities who require an accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, can email; Recruitment@thehealthagency.org.uk
The successful candidate will be required to apply for a Basic Disclosure check from Disclosure Scotland. The Health Agency will cover the cost of the application.
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At Capella, we believe in creating meaningful change through tailored support and education. We’re looking for a dedicated Operations Coordinator to play a critical role in maintaining our organisation’s efficiency and excellence.
About the Role:
As an Operations Coordinator, you’ll support a range of functions essential to smooth daily operations, including:
- Administrative Duties: Welcoming contractors, managing inventory, and handling data entry.
- Facilities Management: Overseeing building maintenance, supplies, and environmental compliance.
- IT Support: Assisting with day-to-day technical issues and maintaining business systems.
- Health & Safety: Conducting risk assessments, fire safety checks, and ensuring regulatory compliance.
You’ll also supervise caretakers and cleaners, contributing to a safe, efficient, and positive environment across our sites.
What We’re Looking For:
- Previous experience in an administrative or operations role (desirable).
- Knowledge of Health & Safety protocols, including COSHH and PAT testing.
- Proficiency in IT systems and problem-solving skills for technical issues.
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent communication skills and a collaborative attitude.
- Driving ability (preferred).
Our Values:
At Capella, we value tailored support, humour, resilience, integrity, value, and empathy. We seek individuals who live these values every day.
Key Competencies:
- Proactive problem-solving and multitasking.
- Initiative and accountability.
- Adaptability to evolving operational needs.
Why Join Us?
- Be part of a compassionate, values-driven team.
- Engage in meaningful work that improves lives.
- Access training and development opportunities in a supportive environment.
Apply Today and help us make a difference!
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The role: We have a great opportunity for a business support officer to join our small team. This wide-ranging and diverse role will see you providing high quality, professional business support across the organisation. You will be involved in a wide range of activities including supporting projects and events, diary management, and coordinating external suppliers. You will engage with stakeholders at all levels, including liaising with nurses and midwives, supporting senior managers, and coordinating committee meetings for the Board of Trustees. Being a small team, we need someone who is also happy to roll their sleeves up and pitch in, scanning documents, packing boxes, or running to the shops when required.
The post is full time (37.5 hours). The place of work is our office in central Edinburgh. We support hybrid working, this is dependent on business needs and would likely require a minimum of two days per week in the office. We are offering a starting salary of £30,686 (FTE). Benefits include:
- Contributory pension scheme, and salary sacrifice.
- Non-contributory death in service benefit scheme.
- 38 days of annual leave including public holidays and a day off on your birthday.
- The opportunity to work with a passionate and friendly team focused on making a difference for community nurses and midwives, and the people they support, across Scotland.
- Learning and development opportunities.
About you: An experienced administrator, you will be able to meet deadlines while maintaining a very high level of attention to detail. With strong IT skills and an ability to manage a range of work with many parallel sub-projects, you will have excellent organisation and planning skills. Experience of working with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems would be an advantage. Crucial to success in the role will be a high level of self-awareness, the ability to communicate clearly, cheerfully and tactfully with people at all levels, both internally and externally. We are looking for someone who brings energy, creativity and kindness to the team.
For more information about the role and the organisation, please download the Excellence Profile and visit the QNIS website. The Excellence Profile sets out how we might expect someone who is experienced and flourishing in the role to perform and we are not assuming that an individual will have the full suite of capabilities at appointment.
Person Specification
Essential
- Confident working across multiple workstreams and projects simultaneously
- Experience of providing comprehensive support to committees and or project leads
- Minute taking and meeting and diary management
- Experience of building relationships with a variety of stakeholders
- Excellent communication skills
- Able to prioritise, plan and organise own workload to meet deadlines.
- Able to work collaboratively as part of a team and contribute to a positive working environment and culture
- Strong IT skills including proficient use of Office 365, MS Teams and Sharepoint
- Interest in working for a small charity
Desirable Experience
- Previous PA experience
- Experience planning and supporting events
- Use and management of a CRM system
- Willingness to provide support across the organisation when required
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This position will be hybrid working with the majority working from home, with some work on occasion in our office in McDonald Road, Edinburgh. Occasional travel within Edinburgh and the surrounding areas will be required but planned in advance.
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About the Company
“St Andrew’s First Aid is a long-standing charity formed in 1882 as St Andrew’s Ambulance Association by doctors and businessmen in Glasgow who showed concern for the number injuries during the rapid growth of industrial cities.
As Scotland’s leading first aid charity, St Andrew’s First Aid has an impressive country-wide network of First Aiders ready to provide support at hundreds of events. The organisation aims to provide the highest standards of first aid and to share their knowledge through training and education to the public.
In addition to providing first aid services, the charity also runs a number of projects aimed at building strong and safer communities in Scotland. With the Scottish Government they aim to equip 500,000 people with CPR skills, increasing the number of bystanders to help in an emergency thereby increasing the number of survivors.”
To learn more about St Andrew’s First Aid, please visit firstaid.org.uk
The Role
As Volunteer Development Officer, you will be responsible for many aspects of volunteer development such as recruitment, induction, training, retention, motivation and engagement. Reporting to the Head of Volunteer Development, your main responsibilities will include:
- Promote volunteering within the organisation
- Plan, organise and monitor volunteering activities to deliver St Andrew’s First Aid’s charitable aims
- Learning and development
- Manage volunteer conduct, addressing problems with performance and ensuring the quality of services are upheld by volunteers
- Promote productive working relationships between volunteers and other stakeholders
- Organise events involving volunteers such as meetings, seminars, forums, internal conferences, promotional events and social events
- Deal with conflict, volunteer conduct issues to mediate and resolve
- To represent the organisation as appropriate at meetings of relevant external stakeholders/organisations/partners
- Support the team in ad hoc administration duties.
The full range of tasks can be viewed in the attached job description. This job description describes the practical purpose and main elements of the job. Its sole purpose is to act as a guide to the nature and main duties of the job as they exist currently, but is not intended as a wholly comprehensive or permanent schedule.
In addition to the duties highlighted, the organisation operates a flexible approach to its activities and the post holder may accordingly be called upon to undertake any other duties from time to time as circumstances warrant.
An element of unsocial hours will be required to be undertaken.
Requirements
This role would best suit an individual with a passion for and experience of volunteering or working in the third sector, or any other relevant experience.
The ideal person will be very people-orientated, pro-active and flexible, empathic, creative, persuasive, resourceful and imaginative.
You’ll be someone who is a real team player who can easily fit in with a diverse team of people. You’ll be outgoing, friendly with good communication skills and be able to fit in wherever the job takes you.
If you have any questions about this role or the organisation please contact stewart.simpson@firstaid.org.uk.
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