Service Coordinator - Mental Health and Wellbeing

This role offers an exciting opportunity to join our Bedford Mental Health Prevention service for adults which aims to improve people's mental wellbeing, raise aspirations and enhance confidence.

As Service Coordinator you will be responsible for implementing working recovery models and coordinating the operational plans for the service to ensure that people are able to manage their mental health, move through their recovery journeys and achieve positive outcomes.

Along with coordinating service delivery to meet its aims, objectives and Key Performance Indicators, you will also line manage the service Recovery Workers and lead on recruitment, onboarding and management of volunteers in the service.

Additionally you will conduct assessments of individual's suitability for the service, leading on more complex cases and guiding people through the range of available interventions that can support them to achieve the outcomes that matter to them.

In addition to managing the day-to-day delivery of the service you will also contribute to the direct provision of the service by leading and facilitating group sessions where needed and by offering informal 1-2-1 mental health and wellbeing support that reduces the chance that people will fall through gaps, be isolated and ensuring the right support and the right time that manages a range of needs.

You will lead opportunities to support events in the community to raise awareness of our services and to build links with local organisations and agencies.

You will need to be empathetic and deliver a person-centred approach in a non-judgemental way, collaborating with people to empower and engage them. SUN facilitators will have regular supervision and support in this role along with appropriate training., Tags: Advice / Information, Social Care / Development, Marketing, Advocacy, Volunteering Management, Counselling, Operations, Brand, Compliance / Quality, Customer support, Delivery, Engagement / Outreach, Health / Medical, Mental Health, Mentoring / Coaching, Office Management, Programme Management, Psychology / Therapy, Wellbeing, Social / Support Work
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  £24,720 per annum FTE (£8,017.30 per annum actual)
  Part-time (2 days per week tbc (Monday - Friday), 6 hrs per day (10.00am - 4.00pm) )
  Contract (Fixed term until 31st August 2025 )
  
  Actively Interviewing,
• 25 days (pro rata) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays (pro rata)


• Auto-enrolment NEST pension scheme (employer contributes 3%, employee contributes 5%)


• Optional Health Plan


• Discounts available through Blue Light Card & Tickets for Good


• In-house and external Learning and Development as appropriate for the role.


• Flexible Working On request (in line with Mind BLMK policy on Right to Request Flexible Working)


If you have a passion for working in mental health and possess the required skills, we would love to hear from you.