Working at Solent Mind will give you a friendly and flexible working environment, excellent benefits, training opportunities and above all: a place where you can use your lived experiences to really make a difference.
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Here are just some of the benefits you can expect as a Solent Mind employee:
25 days annual leave rising incrementally to 30 days per year for staff on permanent full time or part time contracts and pro-rata for part time staff.
1 month full pay and 1 month half pay for permanent staff after completing 3 months service. This increases to 2 months full pay and 2 months half pay after 12 months continuous service and then rises after 24 months continuous service to a maximum entitlement of 3 months full pay and 3 months half pay. Sick pay is pro-rata for part time staff, just like holiday entitlement.
We offer flexible working to promote a healthy work life balance.
The benefit of enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave payments.
Access to our trusted Employee Assistance Programme providing free bitesize wellbeing support over the phone and structured counselling services.
A dedicated learning and development budget that supports the training of our staff; covering both current role requirements and future development needs identified through appraisals and supervisions.
A Specsavers voucher for a full eye test and help towards the cost of glasses specifically for VDU use or a financial contribution towards an eye test and the cost of glasses specifically for VDU use with your existing eye test provider.
An interest-free season ticket loan for travel to work and access to a Cycle to Work Scheme, open to all members of staff after completing three months service.
Join working groups across the organisation and share your experiences, passions and contribute to our policies and strategies, from Equality and Diversity to Environmental and green issues.
Become part of a friendly, welcoming and understanding team where you can truly bring your whole self to work, mental health challenges included.
We encourage all staff to share their experiences if they want to, as we start conversations and challenge the stigma associated with mental illness. You don't have to share anything if you don't want to, but if you do, we can give you the platform and support to share your story.
Job Details:
About the role
Solent Mind’s Training offer has grown considerably in the past few years, we take pride in delivering great training, raising awareness about mental health and wellbeing in the workplace. We generate an income for Solent Mind services from companies across Hampshire, Southampton, Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.
About you
As admin support for the team, you would be key to the smooth day to day running of the training team. You will be well organised and able to prioritise task to ensure training customers get a great training experience. A natural problem solver and good communicator as you will be in regular contact with customers, trainers, finance and the wider Solent Mind team. Ideally, you’ll have worked in a similar role and have confidence using a CRM and a range of Microsoft tools such as excel, office, teams, PowerPoint etc.
About us
Solent Mind is the largest mental health charity in Hampshire, supporting over 48,000 people with mental health interventions annually. It is part of a network of 125 local Minds in England and Wales, which are independent charities affiliated to Mind, the national mental health charity. Solent Mind has its own Board of Trustees and raises its own funds to deliver its services, support and training tailored to the needs of people living in Hampshire, Southampton, Portsmouth, and the Isle of Wight. Solent Mind has a Gold award for Workplace Wellbeing Index 2022/2023 and has signed up to be a Mindful Employer.
In Return We Can Offer You:
For More Details On This Role Please Email:
Mandy Wiltshire, Workplace Wellbeing Training Team Manager (mwiltshire@solentmind.org.uk)
DBS NOTE TO APPLICANTS - any offer for this role may be subject to a relevant Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check.
We encourage applications from all communities we serve and actively welcome individuals who have lived or shared experience of mental health to apply for roles at Solent Mind. Appointments are based on merit.
Please note that we may close vacancies before the advertised closing date if we receive a sufficient number of applications. Therefore, we recommend submitting your application as early as possible.
HOW TO APPLY:
The full details and applications for this role are only available via our Recruitment Portal.
Please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button below.
This will automatically take you to our ‘Current Job Vacancies & Volunteering Opportunities’ page in our Recruitment Portal.
Enter the name of this role in the ‘Job Title’ section at the top of the page.
Click on ‘Search’ at the bottom of the page.
Once in the job details, you will be able to view the job description and complete your application.
Job Details:
About the role
Fareham and Gosport Wellbeing service is looking to recruit a PCN Wellbeing Advisor. You will be based in the Wellbeing Centre in Gosport and occasional work base from Costal PCN surgeries. You will work solely with patients living in the Coastal PCN area, this role may on occasion include group facilitation in the Coastal PCN area’s.
In this role you will hold a caseload of patients offering assessments and 1 to 1 telephone or online sessions to help manage mental health wellbeing. You will attend meetings to enable patients to get the best service for them. You will support people to access groups and activities within our wellbeing centre and the community.
About you
You will need to have a good understanding of a mental health issue, as well as experience of working with people with mental health needs, excellent communication skills and a strong understanding of the key difficulties and challenges people face on their recovery journey. You will need good IT skills and be able to navigate different IT systems.
About us
Solent Mind is the largest mental health charity in Hampshire, supporting over 48,000 people with mental health interventions annually. It is part of a network of 125 local Minds in England and Wales, which are independent charities affiliated to Mind, the national mental health charity. Solent Mind has its own Board of Trustees and raises its own funds to deliver its services, support and training tailored to the needs of people living in Hampshire, Southampton, Portsmouth, and the Isle of Wight. Solent Mind has a Gold award for Workplace Wellbeing Index 2022/2023 and has signed up to be a Mindful Employer.
In Return We Can Offer You:
For More Details On This Role Please Email:
Patricia De Carvalho – pdecarvalho@solentmind.org.uk
DBS NOTE TO APPLICANTS - any offer for this role may be subject to a relevant Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check.
We encourage applications from all communities we serve and actively welcome individuals who have lived or shared experience of mental health to apply for roles at Solent Mind. Appointments are based on merit.
Please note that we may close vacancies before the advertised closing date if we receive a sufficient number of applications. Therefore, we recommend submitting your application as early as possible.
HOW TO APPLY:
The full details and applications for this role are only available via our Recruitment Portal.
Please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button below.
This will automatically take you to our ‘Current Job Vacancies & Volunteering Opportunities’ page in our Recruitment Portal.
Enter the name of this role in the ‘Job Title’ section at the top of the page.
Click on ‘Search’ at the bottom of the page.
Once in the job details, you will be able to view the job description and complete your application.
Job Details:
Do you want to use your skills and expertise to really make a difference and help support people with mental health problems? If so, this could be a great role for you.
About the role
Working in partnership with our NHS colleagues, Solent Mind are providing Peer Support from within Community Mental Health Teams across Southampton.
This roles includes:
About you
It is essential that you have your own lived experience and have a key understanding of the role of peer support in mental health as well as the ability to manage your own time with competing priorities taking responsibility for your own work and accountabilities.
About us
Solent Mind is the largest mental health charity in Hampshire, supporting over 48,000 people with mental health interventions annually. It is part of a network of 125 local Minds in England and Wales, which are independent charities affiliated to Mind, the national mental health charity. Solent Mind has its own Board of Trustees and raises its own funds to deliver its services, support and training tailored to the needs of people living in Hampshire, Southampton, Portsmouth, and the Isle of Wight. Solent Mind has a Gold award for Workplace Wellbeing Index 2022/2023 and has signed up to be a Mindful Employer.
In Return We Can Offer You:
For More Details On This Role Please Email:
Emma Frewin– efrewin@solentmind.org.uk
DBS NOTE TO APPLICANTS - any offer for this role may be subject to a relevant Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check.
We encourage applications from all communities we serve and actively welcome individuals who have lived or shared experience of mental health to apply for roles at Solent Mind. Appointments are based on merit.
Please note that we may close vacancies before the advertised closing date if we receive a sufficient number of applications. Therefore, we recommend submitting your application as early as possible.
HOW TO APPLY:
The full details and applications for this role are only available via our Recruitment Portal.
Please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button below.
This will automatically take you to our ‘Current Job Vacancies & Volunteering Opportunities’ page in our Recruitment Portal.
Enter the name of this role in the ‘Job Title’ section at the top of the page.
Click on ‘Search’ at the bottom of the page.
Once in the job details, you will be able to view the job description and complete your application.
Job Details:
About the role
Fareham and Gosport Wellbeing service is looking to recruit a PCN Wellbeing Advisor. You will be based in the Wellbeing Centre in Gosport and occasional work base from Costal PCN surgeries. You will work solely with patients living in the Coastal PCN area, this role may on occasion include group facilitation in the Coastal PCN area’s.
In this role you will hold a caseload of patients offering assessments and 1 to 1 telephone or online sessions to help manage mental health wellbeing. You will attend meetings to enable patients to get the best service for them. You will support people to access groups and activities within our wellbeing centre and the community.
About you
You will need to have a good understanding of a mental health issue, as well as experience of working with people with mental health needs, excellent communication skills and a strong understanding of the key difficulties and challenges people face on their recovery journey. You will need good IT skills and be able to navigate different IT systems.
About us
Solent Mind is the largest mental health charity in Hampshire, supporting over 48,000 people with mental health interventions annually. It is part of a network of 125 local Minds in England and Wales, which are independent charities affiliated to Mind, the national mental health charity. Solent Mind has its own Board of Trustees and raises its own funds to deliver its services, support and training tailored to the needs of people living in Hampshire, Southampton, Portsmouth, and the Isle of Wight. Solent Mind has a Gold award for Workplace Wellbeing Index 2022/2023 and has signed up to be a Mindful Employer.
In Return We Can Offer You:
For More Details On This Role Please Email:
Emma Deacon – eshaw@solentmind.org.uk
DBS NOTE TO APPLICANTS - any offer for this role may be subject to a relevant Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check.
We encourage applications from all communities we serve and actively welcome individuals who have lived or shared experience of mental health to apply for roles at Solent Mind. Appointments are based on merit.
Please note that we may close vacancies before the advertised closing date if we receive a sufficient number of applications. Therefore, we recommend submitting your application as early as possible.
HOW TO APPLY:
The full details and applications for this role are only available via our Recruitment Portal.
Please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button below.
This will automatically take you to our ‘Current Job Vacancies & Volunteering Opportunities’ page in our Recruitment Portal.
Enter the name of this role in the ‘Job Title’ section at the top of the page.
Click on ‘Search’ at the bottom of the page.
Once in the job details, you will be able to view the job description and complete your application.
Sue's experiences of accessing mental health services has empowered her to give help and hope to others through Peer Support.
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Clinton Perry works for Solent Mind in the Fareham and Gosport Primary Care Network (PCN), supporting individuals with their mental health at local GP surgeries in the region. Having worked for the charity for nearly 18 months, the 35-year-old said it was coming through his own personal struggles that gave him the skills to support others in a similar situation.
Read more about Clinton's Story