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SalaryMental Health Officer - Female
Salary: £29,795.22 per annum (pay review pending)
Hours: 37,5 hours per week
Location: North Leeds
Benefits: Jewish High Holy days = additional paid annual leave, Free DBS, Group Pension Scheme, Death in Service, Employee Assistance Programme, Access to Mental Health First Aiders
Gender is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010.
Would you like to join one of North Leedss oldest and most established Social Care charities which positively changes lives and helps hundreds of people each year?
You will join a team of committed professionals in our Community Support Services Team in an exciting role, working with a caseload of adults of all ages with Mental Health.
You will work with them to facilitate access to recommended community-based interventions and programmes or activities that will benefit a persons well-being. As we currently have several male Mental Health workers, we would particularly favour applications from female applicants to further support our female clients.
We rely on inspirational people who share our values and want to make a real difference to peoples lives.
You will work closely with our highly skilled support team who are at the heart of the delivery of our services. As an experienced and enthusiastic expert on working with adults with Mental Health, you will be able to develop and support new projects and services, including a comprehensive and dynamic range of activities, based at our Community Centre.
Our ideal candidate will have strong communications skills and an ability to influence, engage and motivate at all levels.
The post holder will be expected to operate in line with our workplace values which are:
- Open
- Transformative
- Needs Led
- Caring
CVs are accepted however please ensure that you request a job specification to be able to evidence the essential criteria for the role.
For further information and an application pack call 0113 218 5899
The closing date for applications is Wednesday 22 May 2024 - 5pm.
The vacancy may close earlier once a suitable applicant is found.
If you are shortlisted you will be contacted directly, if you do not hear from us within 3 weeks of the closing date, it can be assumed that unfortunately, your application was unsuccessful on this occasion.
LJWB is committed to making any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job role and the working environment so that disabled people have access to job opportunities or current employees can continue to work should they develop a disabling condition.
All job applications are retained for 3 months and your data is used for recruitment purposes only.
Please note we will only consider applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK and all appointments are subject to receipt of satisfactory references & DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) check.
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Our offices are disability friendly.
We are an equal opportunities employer.
