As with any charity, the support we receive from individuals and charitable trusts helps us to continue to provide our essential services. However, support isn’t all about money – we value any kind of contribution you may be able to make to our services or organisation.
Part time – 21 hours a week – salary £28,947 pro rata per annum – Scale Point 5 (inclusive of London Weighting Allowance £4,157)
Mind in Camden have the exciting permanent opportunity to recruit people to work on our leading Hearing Voices Projects. The Hearing Voices Projects Support Worker will play a vital role in ensuring that those who need our services, receive kind and compassionate support. The role involves a mix of frontline support work, administrative support, and working closely with the rest of the team to build and further develop our services. Therefore the ideal candidate will have excellent communication and organisation skills. Within the Hearing Voices Projects, lots of opportunities arise for networking, collaboration, and professional development, which can lead to some fun and interesting pieces of work. We are looking for someone with knowledge of peer support and a range of perspectives on mental health to join our Hearing Voices Projects team, to help us support the people who need our services. The Hearing Voices Projects have a global reputation for offering compassionate, person-centred support that avoids pathologising experiences, especially those that are often highly stigmatised. Among other tasks, you will be required to:
- Work with partner organisations to establish hearing voices peer support groups, in addition to organising and facilitating existing groups.
- Offer support to a range of people who hear voices and/or have other sensory experiences or difficult beliefs(at the moment, primarily young people and their families) in a variety of ways (email, zoom, phone, face to face).
- Dealing with enquiries and offering information to interested stakeholders
- Facilitating focus groups and supporting young people’s involvement in a range of areas
- Support relevant data monitoring and evaluation on the projects
We particularly welcome applications from people from under-represented groups, as well as those who have lived experience of mental distress and are able to use this to inform their work.
Closing date: 5pm on 7th May 2025
First stage Interview date: week commencing 14th May 2025
Second stage interview date: Week commencing 19th May 2025 (TBC)
Please send your applications to [email protected] or by post to Barnes House, 9-15 Camden Rd, London NW1 9LQ