Jobs at Healthy Minds
We have 2 vacancies.
TIME OUT PROJECT WORKERS
We are recruiting for two project workers for Time Out, a project focussing on children and young people’s emotional health and wellbeing.
Are you a creative person who can use artistic skills to boost the emotional wellbeing of children and young people? Are you a natural and confident communicator with young people and adults?
Healthy Minds works with people of all ages who live or work in Calderdale. Through a range of educational and supportive activities, our aim to is help people have better emotional wellbeing by understanding their experiences and finding what works for them to have healthier, happier lives.
Time Out gives children & young people aged 5-19 creative opportunities to improve and maintain their emotional health and wellbeing. This is about raising awareness of the value of emotional health, building resilience, and making it easier to access appropriate support when needed. A key element is a wide-ranging activity programme that opens opportunities for anyone aged 10-19 in Calderdale to ‘find their thing’: an interest or activity that helps them to feel good and stay well. As part of the Time Out team, this Project Worker role will drive the activity programme, liaising with providers and developing new opportunities. You will also develop and maintain publicity and communications to reach young people, parents / carers and professionals.
Find out more at Time Out's website.
Could this be you?
You will:
Hours: 21 hours per week. This is a fixed-term post until July 2022. Extension subject to funding.
Pay: £25,543 gross per annum, pro rata (£14,304 actual) + 5% employer’s pension
Closing date for completed applications: 9.00 a.m. on Tuesday May 4th 2021
Interviews will be held during week beginning 10th May
We are recruiting for two project workers for Time Out, a project focussing on children and young people’s emotional health and wellbeing.
Are you a creative person who can use artistic skills to boost the emotional wellbeing of children and young people? Are you a natural and confident communicator with young people and adults?
Healthy Minds works with people of all ages who live or work in Calderdale. Through a range of educational and supportive activities, our aim to is help people have better emotional wellbeing by understanding their experiences and finding what works for them to have healthier, happier lives.
Time Out gives children & young people aged 5-19 creative opportunities to improve and maintain their emotional health and wellbeing. This is about raising awareness of the value of emotional health, building resilience, and making it easier to access appropriate support when needed. A key element is a wide-ranging activity programme that opens opportunities for anyone aged 10-19 in Calderdale to ‘find their thing’: an interest or activity that helps them to feel good and stay well. As part of the Time Out team, this Project Worker role will drive the activity programme, liaising with providers and developing new opportunities. You will also develop and maintain publicity and communications to reach young people, parents / carers and professionals.
Find out more at Time Out's website.
Could this be you?
You will:
- Have a good knowledge of Calderdale’s communities, in particular what matters to children and young people, their parents, carers and professionals like teachers and youth workers
- Be able to speak with young people from all backgrounds to find out what they want and need
- Have a good understanding of mental health recovery and maintaining emotional wellbeing
- Have experience in support work, group work, community development, advice or similar roles
- Think and work flexibly to find the best ways to meet people’s needs
Hours: 21 hours per week. This is a fixed-term post until July 2022. Extension subject to funding.
Pay: £25,543 gross per annum, pro rata (£14,304 actual) + 5% employer’s pension
Closing date for completed applications: 9.00 a.m. on Tuesday May 4th 2021
Interviews will be held during week beginning 10th May
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Please read the accompanying documents carefully before applying or enquiring.
If you have questions that are not answered in these documents, please contact us. Your application will have to demonstrate how you meet all the essential requirements in the person specification in order to be shortlisted. |
APPLICATION PROCESS
Applications must be submitted electronically. Please follow these instructions carefully. A complete application consists of two documents: 1: Monitoring Form - this is kept separate from the rest of your application until shortlisting is completed. 2: Application Form. Submit both completed documents by the closing date to jobs@healthymindscalderdale.co.uk Using "Time Out Project Worker" as the subject line. Please do not send CVs. |
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