Mental Health Development Worker
- Location:
- Triest House, Bridge Street, Galashiels, TD1 1SW
- Salary:
- £25,825 per year pro rata
- Contract Type:
- Permanent, Temporary
- Position Type:
- Part Time
- Hours:
- 21 hours per week
- Work From Home:
- Hybrid
Do you have experience of working with people with lived experience of mental ill health?
Do you want to work for a charity that aims to give them a voice?
We are looking for a Mental Health Development Worker (21 hours per week) to join our team in the Scottish Borders. The salary is £25,825 pro-rata and we offer generous benefits.
You’ll be supporting people with experience of mental health conditions (and their carers) to be actively involved in improving local health and social care services.
You’ll also promote, facilitate and support the Scottish Borders Mental Health and Wellbeing Forum, including its role in mental health planning.
There will be some travel throughout the Borders. You may be required to work occasional evenings and weekends.
This job is fixed term for 12 months, but there is potential to extend it.
Disability Committed Employer
We actively encourage applications from people living with a disability or long-term health condition. Please let us know if you need any adjustments or arrangements for any part of the recruitment or selection process.
Closing date: 30 September 2022
Interviews: w/c 10 October 2022