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Coproduction Officer (Homebased)

Open Mental Health | Rethink Mental Illness

Are you passionate about supporting local communities?

Can you help us transform community mental health services?

At Rethink Mental Illness we believe that everyone should be treated with respect and dignity – and that’s why equity is one of our core values. We draw on the expertise, unique perspectives and lived experience of our people – regardless of who they are or their background – to help us become inclusive and anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider that reflect the diverse communities we support as a mental health charity.

We are working with citizens, the NHS, councils, other charities and community organisations facilitating co-production programmes to bring lived experience perspectives about positive change together.

Co-production means people with lived experience (experts by experience) of mental illness/challenges working as equal partners with people who work in organisations that provide treatment and support (experts by training).

What we are looking for

• experience of mental health services or working with service users/carers
• ability to work in an inclusive way, championing equality and diversity
• experience in administrative and operational tasks to support projects and meetings
• ability to work independently, prioritise tasks, and positively respond to unforeseen challenges.

Location: Homebased within Somerset area

Salary: £19,432.27 to £21,703.54pa pro rata

Hours: 28 hours per week, permanent

For more information about the position & to apply visit: Rethink Mental Illness

Job Description (PDF)

Closing Date: Monday 10th October 2022

Men’s Mental Health: Community Development Worker (male only)

Second Step

The role of Community Development Worker is to reduce the risk of suicide in men through promoting and encouraging help-seeking behaviour by engaging directly with men, community leaders and local communities to build support within communities. This exciting role will empower and support individuals and organisations across Somerset to take action to support men’s mental health and prevent suicide.

You will be working as part of a small team, with support from a dedicated Communications Officer who will focus on online/social media presence for the project.

The Community Development Worker will:

• Identify men’s mental health needs within individual communities; and work with communities to meet these needs
• Create, organise and lead events, previous examples include bacon butty tours of constructions sites, football and rugby events and suicide awareness days
• Work with community leaders to create spaces for men to talk
• Seek out and offer support to existing community projects
• Support community projects to access and secure funding
• Build relationships across mental health services in Somerset and work with partners to prevent suicide
• Be the “face” of the project, engaging with local support services and linking across services.
• Meet directly with men in the community to start conversations about mental health
• Work proactively and creatively to engage hard to reach men in accessing support services

Location: Somerset wide (hybrid working)

Salary: £24,554 – £26,842 pro-rata per annum

Hours: 22-37 hours per week

Role profile – Community Development Worker – Men’s Mental Health (PDF)

For more information about the position visit: Second Step

For an informal chat about this role – please contact Winston Williams – Team Manager winston.williams@second-step.co.uk

Second Step is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community and from people who have personal experience of using mental health services.

Closing Date: Monday 10 October 2022