Service Lead: Community Mental Health Crisis Service - London, United Kingdom - Bury Involvement Group (BIG in Mental Health)
Description
Job description
Our peer led crisis service in Bury provides peer support and practical support, face to face or via telephone on a one-to-one or group basis for adults experiencing a mental health crisis in our community.
The service started in 2021 and has recieved year on year funding increases due to the success we have had.
We are expanding our service so we now have a vacancy for a new Service Lead position within our team.
The Service Lead position is an exciting opportunity to join our well respected metal health charity and help shape this growing service.
This is very much a lead from the front role, our service leads hold frontline responsibilities as well as their mangaement responsibilities.
You would be the 'go to' person on a day to day basis when on shift in the crisis service.
You would be responsible for:
- Overseeing the day to day functioning of the service
- Linemanaging, nurturing and developing your team
- Working with your fellow Crisis Service Leads, and the senior leadership team of the charity, to develop and evaluate the service
- Provide therapeutic face to face, and occasional telephone crisis support, through a mutual negotiation of the visitor's needs, within the service.
You will need to have proven experience of managing and leading a team or service, and great therapeutic skills, with the ability to support and develop a team.
You'll be joining a friendly and supportive team which is committed to providing the best support possible.- 32 hours a week
- Between £29,120 £30,940 FTE
- Annual Leave Entitlement of 32 days
- Monthly Clincial Supervision and access to ongoing training opportunities paid by the organisation
