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Whole HubApproach to Mental Health Advisor
Job Title:
Whole HubApproach to Mental Health Advisor
Grade & Salary:
WM6 (SP 29) £31,003
Hours of work:
37.5 hours per week
Contract:
Fixed term contract until 31st March 2025
Accountable to:
Clinical Supervisor
Line reports:
n/a
Job Purpose:
The Whole Hub Approach (WHA) to Mental Health (MH) Adviser will be a part of our Children and Young People (CYP) Services and will work to support our new KCW Mental Health Hub in Westminster to develop a whole Hub Approach to Mental Health. This will involve working with education settings, after school clubs, embed Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health (EWMH) activities and events in the annual calendar and support young people age 10-25. You will do so by delivering and creating a set of workshops for children and young people, across the schools and youth clubs in WCC.
The aim of the service is to deliver a service that meets identified needs and gaps in EWMH provision and to promote a culture that is supportive of EWMH for all stakeholders, within the model of a Whole Hub Approach to MH
Based at:
Westminster Hub
We are looking for a:
Whole Hub Approach (WHA) to Mental Health (MH) Advisor who will be a part of our Children and Young People (CYP) Services, and will work to support the newly established Mental Health Hub in Westminster.
We have an opportunity for you to join our exciting CYP service working with children and young people and their parents/carers and to develop a whole Hub Approach to Mental Health. This will involve working with education settings after school clubs, embed Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health activities and events in the annual calendar and support young people aged 11-25.
Brent, Wandsworth & Westminster Mind has been delivering services and support for people living in Brent, Wandsworth, Westminster for over 40 years. Our aim is to help people in our local communities to have better Mental Health and wellbeing and to live the best lives possible. If you have a passion in delivering workshops and having a positive impact on the future generations - please apply!
You will:
- Support the development of service processes and procedures and service start-up
- Deliver and create a set of workshops for children and young people, across the afterschool and youth clubs.
- Lead on the co-production (forum) for children and young people.
- To support the implementation of Mental Health Hub surveys and analysis of results
- To carry out audits of existing EWMH interventions and activities in the school and youth clubs and identify gaps and needs, and present the results of survey/audit analysis to stakeholders
- To carry out regular check-ins and reviews to keep action plan targets and processes on track
- To support schools after school clubs and youth hubs to embed EWMH in their academic calendar, by reviewing calendars and identifying timelines, activities and events to keep EWMH on the agenda, raise awareness and combat stigma
- To promote co-production with all school stakeholders (Governors, Senior Leadership Team, education staff, parents/carers, children and young people) in the development of action plans, policies and procedures.
- To facilitate group discussions amongst stakeholders
- To deliver psychoeducation workshops to parents/guardians/families
- To create, compile and circulate a monthly YP newsletter that will be sent to all stakeholders
- To manage the spreadsheet overlooking the Whole Hub Approach delivery (overlooking the amount of workshops/assemblies/group interventions provided)
- To support stakeholder engagement with students, parents and the school workforce so that there is buy-in and support for the process
- To raise safeguarding alerts and work with partners to ensure that young people are effectively safeguarded
- To support other CYP Services service delivery, when required
- To support the development of CYP tools, materials and services (collate/structure these, research other approaches and develop other supportive materials)
- To monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the WHA services delivered
- To input into quarterly monitoring reports to funders when necessary
- To keep administrative processes and databases up to date
- To follow organisational policies and procedures
- To maintain and nurture a positive working relationship with partners
- To attend regular group and 1:1 supervision, as well as team and staff meetings
- To attend mandatory in-house and relevant external training opportunities, to support capacity development
About us
We’re a leading community-based organization dedicated to providing outstanding Mental Health support and clinical interventions across London. Our experienced clinically led teams are focused on directly addressing a range of Mental Health needs in our communities. We combine innovative solutions with decades of local community knowledge to empower people to live the life they choose. We partner with the NHS and local authorities to deliver clinically driven frontline services with fantastic outcomes. We focus on early intervention and prevention, targeting Mental Health conditions at the most cost-effective stage, while also supporting people with moderate to severe Mental Health needs across our communities.
Why work for us?
- Hybrid-working.
- Life-changing work.
- Learning and development opportunities.
- Passionate and professional workforce.
- Diversity and Inclusion.
- Flexi time.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- 27 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme.
- Birthday leave.
Application process
- Please check the Job description to ensure that you meet the requirements of the role.
- To apply please go to our website. https://www.bwwmind.org.uk/mind-jobs-in-london/
- Deadline for submission of application is 26th March 2024
- Interviews will be held on 5th April 2024
- Please note, we may close applications early if we receive a high volume of applications.
- If you wish to have an informal chat about this role please contact NCalovska@bwwmind.org.uk
