Job Description

Closing date - 11th December

Interviews to be held on 16th December

Please note

CV's will not be accepted

, application forms can be found on our website:

https://www.mindingwent.org.uk/get-involved/work-with-us/

please email enquiries@newportmind.org to apply

Purpose of Post:

The purpose of this post, as part of Mind in Gwent's new National Mind funded Trauma-informed support project, is to provide trauma-informed mental health support to young women, girls and non-binary young people aged 11-24 and their families in Newport.

This role has the following aims:

To respond to the increasing mental health difficulties that young women, girls and non-binary young people with experience of trauma face;

To improve the overall mental health and wellbeing of young women, girls and non-binary young people;

To increase knowledge of mental health and wellbeing and improve mental and emotional literacy and resilience, for young women, girls and non-binary young people and their families and wider communities;

To increase the number of young women, girls and non-binary young people managing their mental health without being referred to specialist higher tier services;

To increase choice, control and trust in the trauma-informed support that young women, girls and non-binary young people access;

To improve public knowledge of where to find trauma-informed support in the community.

The project will offer trauma-informed, restorative and resilience-based focused interventions to address trauma and reduce the impact of poor mental health. The work will be targeted, albeit not exclusively, towards racialised communities and young people experiencing poverty.

Principal Responsibilities:

1. To develop and deliver targeted person-centred trauma-informed one-to-one and/or group support to young women, girls and non-binary young people and their families with a focus on building mental resilience through providing techniques for staying well and managing life challenges and transitions.

2. To monitor the progress of service users and service delivery by collecting evaluation data at regularly determined intervals, including wellbeing assessments and satisfaction surveys.

3. To meaningfully engage with local communities, with the aim of further supporting the mental health and wellbeing of community members and raise awareness of available trauma-informed support.

4. To work in partnership and communicate effectively with a range of partners, such as those in education, social services, health and probation services and other support services.

5. To produce and deliver presentations, workshops and training at conferences and other events to promote the project and its services, to share learning from the project and to influence key stakeholders on policy development and funding opportunities to support the sustainability of the project.

6. To ensure all work is effectively recorded and monitored in order to facilitate planning, achieve outcomes and contribute to performance management on an individual, project and organisational basis, using the information to produce high quality statistics and reports as required.

7. To take responsibility, with support and direction from the project coordinator, for the following:

a. Managing a caseload of young people, that will include service delivery planning, reviewing case progress, determining case closure and recording client-data using an online database.

b. Complying fully with safeguarding procedures in line with Mind in Gwent's safeguarding policies.

c. Complying fully with up to date GDPR requirements including the storing of all physical evaluation data securely in locked cabinets and ensuring electronic data is password protected.

d. Adhering to and promoting Mind's Trauma-informed Principles for children and young people.

e. Contributing to the production of evaluation reports and other publicity material about the project to distribute and publicise to key stakeholders, local, regional and national forums.

Expectations

1. To work in line with, and to support the delivery of, the vision, mission, values and goals of Mind in Gwent and to be a champion for Mind in Gwent at all times.

2. Adhere to and work within all the policies of Mind in Gwent, such as child protection policy, protection of vulnerable adults, confidentiality and data protection policies, and the policies contained within the employee handbook.

3. To actively participate, engage with, and respond to, the Mind in Gwent supervision, external supervision and appraisal processes.

4. To attend and positively contribute to Mind in Gwent and Project meetings and other meetings as required.

5. To attend and positively contribute to Mind in Gwent and Mind training as required.

6. To actively contribute to a positive, supportive and constructive working ethos, relationships and environment with Mind in Gwent, partner organisations and other organisations.

7. To actively communicate about your work sharing relevant updates, achievements, and people's stories with their permission with the communications team to be shared in various ways, including on social media and in impact reports to funders or stakeholders contributing to Mind in Gwent's visibility and profile.

8. To support and contribute to our overall aim of the participation for people with experience of mental health difficulties, including within Mind in Gwent, and to be committed to working alongside people with experience of mental health difficulties, as colleagues, (paid & unpaid) experts and campaigners.

9. To be flexible, adaptable and undertake work to support the aims of the project and Mind in Gwent, including travel to deliver support in the community.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: Up to 31,537.00 per year

Expected hours: 34 per week

Benefits:

Flexitime
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Newport NP20 1LU