Reports to: Youth Matters Project Manager
Salary: £12.30 per hour
Pension: Up to 9% (non-contractual)
Contract: Fixed Term Contact until March 2026
Hours & Location: 6.5 hours, Bridgwater and Wellington
Holiday: 23 days plus 8 days bank holidays (pro-rata)
Job Context
Mind in Somerset is a growing charity that supports anyone living with or affected by mental health difficulties. Our organisational values are collaborative, respectful, accountable, inclusive and compassionate, and we promote these in our work and across all of our services. This role is part of an exciting venture to expand our youth services in Somerset.
We are looking to recruit experienced, enthusiastic and empathetic individuals who put the needs of young people within the community at the centre. Our key ethos is centred around inclusivity and empowering young people to feel part of a supportive community. As part of this role, you will facilitate youth groups, as well as provide 1:1 support. You will encourage our young people to develop peer relationships, promote positive engagement, support their emotional well-being and increase their resilience. You will also encourage and support young people to express their needs, views and concerns in safe and therapeutic spaces.
Main Responsibilities and Duties:
As part of this role, you will be leading on our established Youth Matters peer youth support groups for young people aged 11 to 24, as well as providing 1:1 support for young people. You will:
- Plan, lead and facilitate youth support groups that promote positive engagement.
- Help to create a safe group environment for young people that allows them to reflect on and share their experiences.
- Offer 1:1 support that encourages young people to identify goals to work towards.
- Provide a space for young people to share the difficulties that they are experiencing and explore practical strategies that will support them with managing their difficulties.
- Support young people to access specialised mental health support where necessary.
- Work collaboratively with young people and empower them to make decisions about their mental health.
- Be a part of a service that respects autonomy and individualism.
- Encourage young people to reflect on the Youth Matters services to ensure that they are active in its development and progression.
- Facilitate therapeutic activities both indoors and outdoors that inspire young people to challenge themselves through new experiences.
- Promote the self-esteem, happiness and emotional well-being of our young people.
- Be aware of the challenges that arise through group and peer support and remain mindful of how best to support the young people – as individuals and as part of a wider support group.
- To signpost young people to ongoing support within their community, based on their individual needs.
- To share knowledge of online/virtual support tools with young people.
You will also be part of an exciting new partnership project with Young Somerset – the Umbrella Project. This will involve planning and facilitating groups that are bespoke for vulnerable young people who may be experiencing emotional distress and mild to moderate mental health issues. You will:
- To enable, support and deliver educative and empowering youth work opportunities with children and young people in the 13-18 age range, using youth work methodologies e.g. centre-based, project, group, outreach, school-based or 1:1 as appropriate.
- To uphold robust and thorough safeguarding principles and procedures which comply with organisational and statutory policies.
- To develop arts-based activities, community/environmental projects, residential activities, outdoor activities, and sporting activities which complement the aims and objectives of Umbrella Project.
- To work directly with parents and carers to provide support where appropriate, provide advice and guidance, and to advocate for the whole family in professional settings when they do not feel they have a voice.
- In consultation with the Operations Manager, provide a strengths-based outcomes approach for young people to find their own solutions to issues they feel afflicted by.
- To set targets for progression and regularly monitor and review the quality of Umbrella Project’s provision.
- To develop a relationship with children and young people accessing the service, based on respect and trust, ensuring they have a safe place to develop their identity and place in society.
- To establish boundaries and challenge inappropriate behaviour.
- To attend and contribute to multi-agency meetings where appropriate, bringing together practitioners from different sectors as part of a holistic approach to a young person’s development
- To model quality practice in the planning, delivery and evaluation of youth work programmes and the identification of a curriculum designed to meet the interests and needs of young people.
- To provide quantitative and qualitative data to support outcomes developed by YS Youth and Community Service.
- To initiate and work with colleagues at Mind in Somerset and Young Somerset, partner agencies and local communities as required to maximise the opportunities available to young people – reporting to them as required.
- To ensure and support community and voluntary services to deliver safe youth provision through modelling best practice.
Other Duties & Responsibilities
- To engage fully with the values and community of Mind in Somerset. There is an expectation to attend and actively participate in staff meetings and training events when appropriate and/or required.
- Use professional skills and knowledge in relation to confidentiality and safeguarding. You will need to use analytical skills and informed professional judgement in relation to any decisions around safeguarding. You will always be expected to adhere to Mind in Somerset’s safeguarding procedures.
- To identify, assess and manage risk to ensure that risk is minimised. This will involve working in a safe manner under the guidance of the risk assessment and ensure that the health and safety policies of Mind in Somerset are implemented and fully adhered to.
- To attend monthly one-to-one supervision with line manager.
- To attend monthly team meetings.
- To engage in group supervision, as appropriate.
- To engage in monthly clinical supervision. Abide by health and safety guidelines and share responsibility for own safety and that of colleagues.
- To maintain accurate record keeping/documentation and ensure that any storing or sharing of confidential information is in line with current GDPR regulations.
- Carry out any other appropriate tasks requested by the manager, to ensure the effective delivery and development of the service.
- To work in an inclusive and culturally sensitive way for all service-users; being responsive to individual needs and challenging stigma and discrimination.
- To cover leave and absences where required.
- Any other duties as require.
Person Specification
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Qualifications
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Essential
- Good literacy and numeracy skills demonstrated by a good standard of GCSEs, including Maths and English, at grade C or above.
- JNC Level 3 in Youth and Community work or equivalent qualification and experience.
- First Aid at Work Qualification (or willingness to complete).
- Child Safeguarding Training Level 2 (or willingness to complete).
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Desirable
- Current Food Hygiene Certificate.
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Knowledge and Experience
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Essential
- A minimum of one years’ experience of face-to-face work with young people in a supportive role.
- Work with young people with emotional health needs.
- Proven knowledge of safeguarding policies and procedures relating to children and young people.
- Working as part of a team.
- Creative response to young people’s needs.
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Desirable
- Experience of planning, leading and facilitating youth groups.
- Knowledge of Health and Safety Practice and conducting risk assessments within a relevant environment.
- Partnership engagement aimed at identifying and meeting young people’s needs.
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Skills
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Essential
- Ability to be self-reflective and an active problem-solver.
- Ability to work in a calm, patient and tolerant manner with people who may be challenging.
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships both internally and externally.
- Computer literate with a thorough understanding of the basic MS Office packages and databases. Competent in use of Office 365 including Outlook and Microsoft Teams.
- Act in ways that support equality and promote diversity.
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Personal Attributes, Values and Qualities
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Essential
- Ability to adhere to Mind in Somerset’s values – to be collaborative, respectful, accountable, inclusive and compassionate.
- Commitment to service-user participation and involvement.
- Ability to recognise own training and development needs and willingness to participate in training and development opportunities.
To apply for this role, please apply via Indeed or send your CV and a covering letter to recruitment@mindinsomerset.org.uk
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Job Title: Accounts & Payroll Lead
Reports To: Finance Manager 28 hours per week, based in Yeovil Salary £34,000 FTE Actual salary £27,200 £18.68 per hour
Qualifications Required:
Minimum AAT Qualified or PQ CIMA/ACCA/ACA
Main Purpose of Job:
1. Assist Finance Manager with all aspects of the charity’s finance function
2. Including Payroll function
3. Including Management Accounts tasks and detailed analysis
Main Responsibilities and Duties:
· To work with the FM to improve the quality of management information presented
against key performance indicators.
· Production of monthly management accounts – including accruals & prepayments
· Maintain clear financial records using SAGE 50 accounting system
· Collate monthly payroll information including additional hours worked, expenses,
pension contributions and processing new staff/leaving staff.
· Objective to bring Payroll processing in house using Healthbox HR software
· To work as an integral part of the finance team, helping Mind in Somerset meet its
commercial and financial objectives.
· Carrying out such tasks as considered appropriate, by the Finance Manager
Skills and aptitude:
a) Good communication, listening and interpersonal skills
b) Ability to maintain confidentiality
c) Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
d) Highly numerate and analytical
e) Strengths in accuracy and attention to detail
f) A willingness to seek support when required
g) Enthusiasm and motivation
h) Ability to manage time and resources cost-effectively
i) Uphold the aims and policies of employer including its equal opportunities policies
j) Participate fully in the life and work of Mind in Somerset
Experience and knowledge:
a) Part qualified/Qualified
b) Strong Excel skills – essential
c) Office 365 – essential
d) Charity finance experience – desirable
e) Payroll experience – essential
f) Sage 50 experience – desirable
Job Title: Recovery and Wellbeing Worker
Reports to: Locality Lead
Salary: £12.84 per hour
Pension: Up to 9% (non-contractual)
Contract: Fixed Term until 31st March 2027 with 6 months’ probation
Hours: 14 hours per week
Location: Shepton Mallet
Holiday: 23 days plus 8 days bank holidays pro-rata
Job Context:
‘Open Mental Health’ is a Somerset alliance of local voluntary organisations and the NHS. We are working in partnership to ensure that residents of Somerset get the support they need, when they need it.
Our shared ambition is to ensure that people living with mental health problems get the right support at the right time. Working together, we support people to live a full life, by enabling access to specialist mental health services, housing support, debt and employment advice, volunteering opportunities, community activities and physical exercise, to help support and improve their wellbeing and quality of life.
This role will be a big part of this exciting new initiative, where we value and adhere to a philosophy of ‘no wrong door’.
This role may require temporary redeployment to other areas of Somerset in response to need. This role will involve occasional weekend working (Saturday) to support the delivery of our Taunton Community Day.
Job Purpose
As a Recovery and Wellbeing Worker, you will enable people with emotional, mental health and well-being needs to aspire towards and achieve their own goals. This role will be a hybrid between 1:1 and group support. As part of the wider alliance, we will be facilitating thriving group support and activity work in each area/district across Somerset which promotes the principles of social inclusion, recovery/enablement and independence. We are looking to recruit individuals who are able to motivate and engage individuals through a range of innovative group activities. The service will complement the IAPT services and contribute to the ‘Open Mental Health’ alliance that offers accessible support at each level.
Main Tasks:
- To provide both 1:1 and group support. This will involve planning and delivering creative, engaging and inclusive group and activity support work that encourages and enables people to improve/maintain their mental well-being.
- To support service-users in accessing the group support offer. This will include ‘hand-holding’ them and ensuring that they feel confident and ready to access this group offer or other services within the alliance.
- To provide 1:1 support that is person-centred and encourages active engagement in identifying and working through mental health and well-being needs.
- To encourage peer support within the group work.
- To enable service-users to have access to a wide variety of activities that are centred around the needs of the communities we are delivering in.
- To work flexibly and creatively to meet the needs of the service-users.
- To adhere to our inclusive way of working and support a diverse group of individuals. This will include supporting younger and older adults.
- To enable service-users to have access to information and signposting to other areas of support.
- To support as lead for information and guidance within the ‘locality hub’. This will involve understanding and sharing resources/services within the district.
- To work closely and collaboratively with both the voluntary and statutory sectors to ensure that we are connecting service-users with relevant services. This will involve warmly transferring them within the alliance and also working with those warmly transferred into the Mind in Somerset offer. This will be achieved by adhering to the ‘no wrong door’ philosophy.
- To maintain accurate record keeping/documentation and ensure that any storing or sharing of confidential information is in line with current GDPR regulations. This will include using our Views Database systems.
Other Duties & Responsibilities
- To engage with and attend to own needs in the clinical supervision process.
- To engage fully with the values and community of Mind in Somerset. There is an expectation to attend and actively participate in staff meetings and training events when appropriate and/or required.
- To attend monthly one-to-one supervision with line manager.
- Abide by health and safety guidelines and share responsibility for own safety and that of colleagues.
- Carry out any other appropriate tasks requested by the manager, to ensure the effective delivery and development of the service.
- To work in an inclusive and culturally sensitive way for all service-users; being responsive to individual needs and challenging stigma and discrimination.
- To take prompt and appropriate action in a safeguarding situation. To clearly record all information and actions taken and to escalate to the Project Manager and COO as per procedure.
- To follow Health & Safety and Security procedures.
- To cover leave and absences where required.
- Any other duties as re quired.
Lived Experience
We welcome applications from people who have lived experience of mental health difficulties. The service values a shared understanding of mental health and its challenges and encourages applicants with strong values around social inclusion and recovery.
Please apply via Indeed or send a CV and covering letter to recruitment@mindinsomerset.org.uk
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