Community Connector - Mental Health

Company Description

Community Links is a hub tackling health and social inequality in East London and beyond. We work alongside the community helping people of all ages reach their full potential. We take our local knowledge of what works to influence national decision making. We are proud to be part of Catch22. Catch22 is a social business which designs and delivers services that build resilience and aspiration in people and communities. We believe that people can thrive when they have a good place to live, good people around them, and a fulfilling purpose. We call these our '3Ps'. If you share our values and commitment to transforming people’s lives, get in touch!

Job Description

The Community Connectors programme is an exciting partnership between Community Links, Aston Mansfield, Mind in Tower Hamlets, Newham and Redbridge, and the NHS East London Foundation Trust (ELFT). Community Connectors work alongside ELFT under the Mental Health Transformation Programme. The ethos of the programme is recovery focused, exploring needs through complexity, a focus on a person’s strengths and assets, and the wider determinants of health and wellbeing.

Responsibilities

• The role involves providing holistic support to people suffering from a serious mental illness or SMI.
• Service users will have a single or range of diagnosed conditions, will be known to ELFT and will therefore have a range of needs, including symptoms of anxiety or depression, or a diagnosis of schizophrenia.
• Specifically, the Community Connector will work with multi-disciplinary teams (MDTs) within primary care networks (PCNs) across Newham, and will support people in accessing appropriate local services, embodying a true example of wrap‑around support.
• Above all, the Community Connector will be a strong networker who engages multiple stakeholders for the betterment of service user welfare and outcomes.

Qualifications

• University degree and/or personal specification
• Local knowledge of services, provisions, and issues faced by people suffering from mental health
• Experience working with stakeholders and partnerships.
• A commitment to implementing the mission and values of Community Links.
• Any other duties deemed relevant to your role.

Contract

Permanent

Hours & Work Pattern

Full time, 37 hours over the 5 day week (Monday to Friday 9am‑5pm). This role requires the post holder to work across five days 9 to 5 to meet the needs of the service.

Salary

£32,993.00

Location

Community Links, Barking Road - London

Screening

Successful admission to post subject to enhanced DBS check and employer Right To Work in the UK check. The post-holder must have right to work in the UK. Catch22 does not currently provide a licence to sponsor visas.

Application

Please provide your CV and cover letter, along with completion of the screening questions to express your interest in this opportunity. Use reference REF3780T in your message so that we can identify the opportunity.

Equal Opportunity

At Catch22 we value equality, diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. Diversity and Inclusion is part of what we do every day, working to deliver our vision to build a strong society where everyone has good people around them, a purpose, and a good place to live. Catch22 is proud to have “Banned the Box”; we do not ask for candidates to disclose criminal convictions at the application stage, instead inviting disclosures at interview and offer stages.