Living Well Peer Support Worker
25 hours per week
£19,828.55 – £21,745.46 per annum pro rata

Position Open Until Filled

The Living Well Peer Support Worker will use lived experience and knowledge, acquired through their own experiences of mental health issues and care services, to give people facing similar challenges the right level of support and respect.

The Peer Support Worker will offer a supportive, non-judgemental, person-centred approach. The role will centre around working face to face with individuals, talking, listening, and connecting with them to offer hope, encouragement and focus on their mental health and wellbeing needs.

Main duties:

·         Representing the voice of lived experience within community organisations, including the Rochdale and District Mind team, and advising colleagues in team case discussions.

·         Meeting individuals to have initial conversations around mental health issues and wellbeing.

·         Supporting people who have anxieties around engaging with services, helping people to navigate care and think about their preferences and options.

·         Facilitating peer-led support groups and promoting peer opportunities within community settings, including Rochdale and District Mind.

·         Assisting with shaping culture, practice and new ideas for services within the community, based on lived experiences.

·         Supporting individuals who use mental health and emotional wellbeing services, including Rochdale and District Mind’s services, promoting their rights and acting as a facilitator, connector and/or navigator for the person they support.

·         Working with individuals to identify and connect with groups, activities or programmes that may improve their mental health and wellbeing.

·         Supporting individuals when they access or express interest in groups, activities or programmes to improve their mental health and wellbeing.

·         Working alongside other mental health and wellbeing workers.

·         A full, clean, UK driving license and own transport will be required for the role.

This role is subject to an Enhanced with Barring List Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check. A previous conviction does not necessarily preclude employment.

Please send a C.V. in the first instance to: [email protected]

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Mental Health Peer Support Worker
30 hours per week
£22,452.77 per annum pro rata

Position Open Until Filled

The Mental Health Peer Support Worker will use lived experience and knowledge, acquired through their own experiences of mental health issues and care services, to give people facing similar challenges the right level of support and respect.

The Peer Support Worker will offer a supportive, non-judgemental, person-centred approach. The role will centre around working face to face with individuals, talking, listening, and connecting with them to offer hope, encouragement and focus on their mental health and wellbeing needs.

Main duties:

·         Representing the voice of lived experience within community organisations, including the Rochdale and District Mind team, and advising colleagues in team case discussions.

·         Meeting individuals to have initial conversations around mental health issues and wellbeing.

·         Supporting people who have anxieties around engaging with services, helping people to navigate care and think about their preferences and options.

·         Facilitating peer-led support groups and promoting peer opportunities within community settings, including Rochdale and District Mind.

·         Assisting with shaping culture, practice and new ideas for services within the community, based on lived experiences.

·         Supporting individuals who use mental health and emotional wellbeing services, including Rochdale and District Mind’s services, promoting their rights and acting as a facilitator, connector and/or navigator for the person they support.

·         Working with individuals to identify and connect with groups, activities or programmes that may improve their mental health and wellbeing.

·         Supporting individuals when they access or express interest in groups, activities or programmes to improve their mental health and wellbeing.

·         Working alongside other mental health and wellbeing workers.

This role is subject to an Enhanced with Barring List Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.  Please note a previous conviction does not necessarily preclude employment.

Please send a C.V. in the first instance to: [email protected]

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Marketing & Engagement Coordinator

35 hours per week
£23,660 per annum pro rata

Position Open Until Filled

As our Marketing Coordinator you will be a key member of the team, supporting all colleagues who work across our inspiring projects and programmes that support and give voice to people with mental health issues. You will help us deliver our vision and mission and live our values and make a real difference for the people of Rochdale.

You will play a key role in promoting our mission, increasing awareness of what we do and why it is important. You will work with the management team and others in the organisation to develop and implement creative communications strategies with Rochdale and District Mind key audiences. This will include service users/families, community supporters, other Local Minds, Mind in Greater Manchester, National Mind, fundraisers, prospective funders, and Trustees.

Main duties:

·      Manage our organisation’s marketing and communication efforts and ensuring effective engagement with our target audience and stakeholders.

·     Bring creativity and energy to delivering the key messages, stories and campaigns about our work.

·     Share our passion for promoting and sharing the stories of people and the families of those needing mental health support.

·     Develop and execute engaging social media campaigns, including planning, scheduling, and creating graphics and monitor social media engagement, responding to comments and messages promptly.

·    Write compelling and tailored content for different audiences, including working with our users and staff to capture inspiring content.

This role is subject to a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check. A previous conviction does not necessarily preclude employment.

Please send a C.V. in the first instance to: [email protected]

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Dementia Carers Wellbeing Coordinator

22 hours per week
£23,956 per annum pro rata (£15,058.20 actual)

Position Open Until Filled

The Dementia Service empowers and supports individuals and families from all backgrounds living across the Rochdale Borough. The project aims to increase access to appropriate services and provide support at the right time, working towards tailoring dementia care services to ethnically diverse Communities.

The Dementia Carers Wellbeing Coordinator will work with carers, families, external agencies (including health, social services and other voluntary sector providers). They will provide advice, and improved access to information, guidance and support to carers and families, with a specific focus on Diverse Communities and groups who tend not to engage in mainstream services, during the pre and post diagnostic process.

The service will offer a person-centred approach to carers and family members, helping them to focus on their own mental health and well-being, and enhance their independence, so they are able to identify their own needs, gain a greater level of independence and access appropriate services, thus managing their caring role more effectively and with less detriment to their own mental health

The Dementia Carers Wellbeing Coordinator will work in partnership with carers and organisations to review and identify challenges and barriers to accessing/providing support.  Identify and implement appropriate models/methods of support and good practice to promote and facilitate improved quality of life for carers of people living with dementia

Summary of Main Duties and Objectives of the Job:

1. Seeking and accepting referrals for Carers and families who have a family member with presenting symptoms of dementia or have a diagnosis of dementia, and need help with accessing services/organisations that can provide the type of support required.
2. Develop a proactive approach in reaching Carer’s who may not be aware of the Dementia Service, or may be regarded as “Hidden Carers”.
3. Working with carers and family members to assess their individual needs, support them in accessing relevant information using appropriate methods of communication, and in community languages if required, within an established timescale.
4. Maintain accurate, up to date client support plans and client records. 
5. Work with Carers and/or family members to establish an exit strategy and where appropriate signposting them to other, more appropriate services.

This role is subject to an Enhanced with Barring List Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check. A previous conviction does not necessarily preclude employment.

Please send a C.V. in the first instance to: [email protected]

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