Job Description

We are looking for an experienced and passionate Team Leader - Advice and Information to work as part of our Advice and Information Team, the role is a 12 month Fixed Term contract until September 2026, with Internal staff having the opportunity for the role to be considered as a secondment opportunity for managerial approval.


Interviews will take place between Tuesday 29th July - Friday 1st August.


Imagine being part of an organisation whose common purpose is to help those who are severely impacted by mental illness. We believe that everyone should be treated with respect and dignity - and that's why equity is one of our core values. We draw on the expertise, unique perspectives and lived experience of our people - regardless of who they are or their background - to help us become inclusive and anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider that reflect the diverse communities we support as a mental health charity.


The Rethink Mental Illness Advice and Information Service exists to create an improved quality of life for all those severely affected by mental illness. The service is national, supporting people across England.


The team deliver in depth, holistic advice on a range of issues including the Mental Health Act, social care, welfare benefits and medication. The team also write and review our information resources; over 100 factsheets and webpages accredited with the Patient Information Standard (PIF).


We provide advice and information via our helpline, e-mail and webchat and our clients include people living with a mental illness as well as their carers, friends, and relatives.


The service provides a central role within the charity working closely with colleagues in Fundraising, Communications and Campaigns, and Policy to offer expert input. Beyond the positive impact we have for those individuals we support directly, our overreaching aim is to use the knowledge and experience gained from advice work to improve mental health policies and practices in the longer term so we can improve the lives of all people affected by mental illness.

How you will make a difference

I am dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for individuals affected by severe mental illness. By providing strong leadership, tailored coaching, and ongoing support to our front-line Advice & Information Officers (AIOs), I will ensure our team delivers high-quality advice and information whether by phone, webchat, or through written content on our website consistently and compassionately to those who need it most..


I will work with the following people and teams:

Advice and Information Team (structure chart below) Mental Health and Money Advice Service Policy and Practice Teams Comms and Campaigning Teams Equity, Inclusion, and Involvement Team

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

Diversity is important to us and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we're working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer.

We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status

and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.

We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.

Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation

We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider -

and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our

anti-racist statement

.

We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our

Race Equality Action Plan

which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation. You can read more about our progress

here

.


If you have any questions about the position, please contact - recruitment@rethink.org



Our work to achieve this is guided by seven core values:

Commitment

Equity

Expertise

Hope

Openness

Passion

Understanding

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