Living Well Senior Wellbeing Coach

This is a Permanent, 35 vacancy that will close in 10 days at 23:59 BST.

We are currently hiring a Living Well Senior Wellbeing Coach to join our inspiring and friendly team at our Derbyshire Living Well Service. Rethink Mental Illness is an organisation whose common purpose is to help those who are severely impacted by mental illness.

The service is Derbyshire Recovery & Peer support, which has a team that provides recovery services to people in the community and supports them in long term recovery through Peer activity. An extension of this is the living well service that you will be based, which is in collaboration with partner organisations and the NHS Trust underpinning this is Peer support development and training. The service has an over service contract manager and 2 managers located in areas across Derbyshire who support teams of mental health recovery workers & coaches including those with lived experience.

How you will make a difference as a Lifestyle Support Worker:

• Provide support to the Service Manager.
• Support with the line management of the Rethink Wellbeing Coaches and Peer Support Workers assigned to the DLW project, including task assignment, case load management, professional development and staff supervision.
• To develop and maintain strong links between partner organisations within the Derbyshire Living Well team.
• The successful development of the VCSE roles within the DLW project, by ensuring that principles of the voluntary sector are embedded with the team.
• Represent the VCSE at the Derbyshire Living Well Multi Disciplinary team meeting, other team meetings and wider Derbyshire Living Well project meetings as required.
• To support the development of the Peer Coach role to ensure the voice of lived experience is at the heart of the team.
• Provide support with service audits, IPL reports, and paperwork compliance for Living well.

Essential skills and experience required for this role:

• Has experience working with individuals with multifaceted mental health needs and complexity- including serious mental illness.
• Genuinely cares about making a difference and is motivated to improve mental health outcomes for people and their communities.
• Be willing to attend Training and personal development.
• Health & social care qualification or willing to work towards.
• Has experience managing caseloads of individuals with complex disadvantage.
• Has a working knowledge and understanding of mental health and the ability to recognise the indicators of deteriorating mental health.
• Has good communication skills and works well as part of a team.
• Has the ability to prioritise work tasks and develop effective work streams both for oneself and individuals in teams.
• Has a sound knowledge of information governance and the management of risks.

We’re Rethink Mental Illness, a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. We support thousands of people through our groups, services, policy, campaigns and advice and information. Our work supports us in delivering on our mission: “A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.”

It is an exciting time to join our growing charity. We are on a transformation journey, one that supports the delivery of the organisation strategy – delivering Communities that Care. Supporting employees, managers and leaders through this change is a key priority for the People function. Just like it’s key that we attract diverse people to come and work for us.

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.

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

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

What do we value?

• Passion: We are passionate about leading the way to a better quality of life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.
• Commitment: We work tirelessly to provide support for everyone severely affected by mental illness.
• Hope: We offer hope of a better quality of life for all those severely affected by mental illness.
• Expertise: We constantly use our expertise to provide practical and personal support for people who are severely affected by mental illness.
• Equity: We believe that in a world where discrimination and disadvantage exist, treating people with equity is critical to ensure justice and fairness for all.

What will you receive?

• You will have plenty of opportunities to enhance your abilities with the opportunity to make a real difference every day.
• In addition, you will have excellent development opportunities including funded training, career development, and a range of e-learning courses.
• You will also receive:

• Employer funded pension
• Flexible working
• Life assurance up to £55 towards the cost of new glasses or lenses
• Training opportunities
• e-learning courses & much more
• Annual leave 25 days rising to 30, plus bank holidays
• PULSE Reward, Benefits and Recognition Platform
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Rethink day 1 day’s additional leave (pro rata) on your Birthday

Our colleagues say:

• “From the very start I was made to feel welcome and respected in my new team. In the short time I have been working with Rethink Mental Illness as a service administrator I have been able to contribute ideas and make meaningful change, and I appreciate that Rethink allows me to direct my own role development and help me build on the skills I want to work on.”
• “Working for Rethink Mental Illness is the most rewarding job I could ask for. As a Peer and Volunteer Co-ordinator I get to work with a huge variety of people, with a range of skills and support them to incorporate those skills into their volunteering roles.”
• “I’ve previously worked in a large corporate environment, in the criminal justice sector and other charities. Without a shadow of a doubt, Rethink Mental Illness has been the best employer I’ve ever had. They care about their staff. It’s great working with like-minded people and knowing that you are making a real difference to people’s lives.”
• “It feels very rewarding to be part of such a meaningful Organisation where everyone is valued and has the opportunity to make a difference.”