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Rethink Mental Illness
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Axbridge, Somerset
Programme Manager - Somerset VCSE Alliance
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Would you like to work for a leading mental health charity? Do you want a rewarding career where you can really make a difference? If yes, join us here at Rethink Mental Illness. Due to growth we have an exciting opportunity within the Somerset Mental Health Alliance, where you will join our friendly and inspiring team as the Programme Manager. Your role will be a fixed term position until 31st March 2022 working part time, 30 hours per week. The Somerset Mental Health Alliance ensures that people living with mental illness get the right support at the right time. As well as reducing waiting times for clinical services, it aims to ensure that people can live a full life in their community, accessing housing, jobs or volunteering opportunities, community activities and physical exercise, to help support and improve their wellbeing and quality of life. The voluntary sector alliance is a new partnership of ten organisations, in which we are the accountable body. The alliance has been formed to transform community mental health services in Somerset, in partnership with Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, Somerset CCG and Somerset County Council. It is amongst the first in England and represents an innovative and significant change to mental health care in Somerset Who are we? 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." In everything we do, we seek to demonstrate our values: Passion, Commitment, Openness, Hope, Expertise and Understanding. If these values resonate with you, we would love to hear from you. What will you be doing? * Working in an integrated way with all partner organisations, to deliver an effective project resulting in provision that is in line with the community mental health framework. * Maintaining a positive supportive working relationship with a range of stakeholders - people who use service and our partners. * Working closely with the Head of Community Services to ensure the project is reaching its desired outcomes. * Building new relationships with a host of partner agencies. * Following policies and procedures, creating guidance and local operating procedures where required, specifically to ensure the protection of vulnerable people and the safety of all staff and volunteers involved in activities. * Supporting the promotion of the project to possible funders and stakeholders. Do you have what we are looking for? * Proven track record of project management skills and experience of delivering complex projects on time. * Experience of working in the field of mental illness. * Have a proven track record of developing and maintaining relationships with a variety of different stakeholders. * Ability to communicate the programme status, risks/issues and successes to project team, stakeholders and all levels of management. * Committed to improvements, innovation and advances in supporting practices and approaches in mental health. 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 e-learning courses. You will also receive: * Salary of £35,734.51 - £39,295.31 per annum * Contributory pension scheme * Life assurance and employee assistance programme * 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days plus bank holidays * Your "Rethink Day" - 1 day's additional leave (pro rata) on your Birthday * Eyecare vouchers * Flexible working Don't just change jobs, change lives! The Recruitment Advisor looking after this role is Katie Wright . If you'd like to know any more about the position, please feel free to drop her an email at or give her a call on 0121 522 7111 Just a couple of final things, We welcome applications from everyone, applicants with lived experience, LGBTQ+, people with a disability, or who are BAME are actively encouraged to apply. We are proud to have also been awarded Disability Confident employer status and therefore we ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to everyone. We reserve the right to change the closing date without notice depending on the number of responses received.