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Change Mental Health
Charity registered in Scotland SC013649
Change Mental Health is a national charity that works to improve the wellbeing and quality of life of people affected by serious mental illness. This includes those who are family members, carers and supporters. We do this through our direct services and through campaigning, education and the provision of information.
Current vacancies
Finance Officer
- Full time
- £30,768
- Hybrid: Edinburgh
- Closing
Change Mental Health is a leading national mental health charity providing unique support to people with severe and enduring mental ill health. With over 50 years’ experience across Scotland, we believe people affected by poor mental health and illness deserve the highest quality of support in the community and that every person has the right to be valued and to share in the opportunities, challenges, and joys of everyday life. The Finance team is a small, friendly team led by the Director of Finance, working alongside a Head of Finance and Finance Assistant. We provide the financial processing, payroll, reporting and insight that enables our services across Scotland to deliver high-quality support to the people we work with. This is an exciting time to join us: we use Xero and are actively reviewing and strengthening our finance systems, processes and reporting, so you will have the opportunity to shape how the team works and to grow with it. The Finance Officer plays a central role in the day-to-day running of the finance function. You will be responsible for month-end journals, payroll and pension processing, the sales ledger and the accounting for our trading subsidiary, and you will support the Director of Finance with budgets, management accounts, the annual audit and grant reporting. We are looking for an experienced and proactive finance professional who takes ownership of their work, enjoys improving processes, and has the ambition to develop and take on greater responsibility as the team evolves.
Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner (Hub-based)
- Full time
- £24,521
- On site: Dumfries and Annan
- Closing
As a Practitioner, you will play an active role in delivering community based mental health supports. You will contribute to multiple projects by helping create environments where people feel respected, included, and supported, and where they can engage in meaningful activities that will improve their mental health. Change Mental Health offers a community-based Hubs in Dumfries and Annan providing non-clinical, person-centred support in a welcoming environment where people can take part in group activities, peer support and recovery-focused opportunities. The Hub supports people to build social connections, develop knowledge, skills, confidence and resilience, and improve their mental health and wellbeing. Activities include art, music, walking, wellbeing sessions and confidence building opportunities. The Hubs also deliver specialist projects such as Carers Support and links to employability support as part of its wider commitment to early intervention, prevention and community mental health support The postholder will deliver high-quality, non-clinical, person-centred support that improves mental health and wellbeing, reduces isolation, and builds knowledge, skills, resilience and confidence for people accessing the Hub. As a Practitioner, you will take a primary role in ensuring the efficient and effective daily running of the Hub, providing a safe, welcoming and supportive environment where people feel believed, respected and heard. As a Change Mental Health Practitioner, you will work directly with people experiencing poor mental health or mental illness. You will empower people to self-manage their mental health and wellbeing, build confidence and resilience, make achievable goals, and strengthen their connection to peers and their local community. The role includes facilitating group activities, offering 1:1 support to help people engage, undertaking community engagement, and delivering early intervention and prevention-focused support. You will support people to develop and review meaningful, achievable personal plans, and work alongside them to build practical tools and strategies that support mental, physical, social, emotional and financial wellbeing. Working closely with colleagues, partners and communities, you will contribute to creating an environment where people feel safe and accepted, connected to others, and hopeful for the future. You will adhere to and role model the values of Change Mental Health. Disclosure & Barring Check: This post will be subject to a PVG check for working with vulnerable adults.
Senior Practitioner
- Part time
- £27,583
- On site: The Gatehouse, Lawson Memorial Hospital, Golspie, KW10 6SS
- Closing
As a Senior Practitioner, you will have delegated supervisory responsibilities, including providing day-to-day guidance and support to staff, but you will not hold overall management accountability for the service. You will contribute across multiple projects by helping to create safe, inclusive and person-centred environments where people feel believed, respected and heard, and where they can take part in meaningful activities that build confidence, resilience and sustainable self-management of their mental health. Change Mental Health offers a community-based Hub at The Gatehouse in Golspie, providing non-clinical, person-centred support in a welcoming environment where people can take part in group activities, peer support and recovery-focused opportunities. The Hub supports people to build social connections, develop knowledge, skills, confidence and resilience, and improve their mental health and wellbeing. Activities include: art; mental health self-management programmes and workshops; walking groups; gardening; wellbeing sessions and confidence-building opportunities. Change Mental Health also offers Outreach support, which is a Care Inspectorate Registered service. This service provides person-centred, outreach support to adults affected by mental illness in their own homes, in line with the Health and Social Care Standards and relevant policies, procedures and regulatory requirements. We serve the surrounding community of Sutherland with non-clinical emotional and practical support that helps people build the knowledge, skills, confidence and resilience to self-manage their mental health and wellbeing, using practical tools, coping strategies and signposting to the most appropriate next step in their journey. Our Outreach teams are required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within the required timescales, maintain registration, and hold a relevant SSSC-recognised qualification for the post. The postholder will deliver high-quality, hub-based support that is person-centred, non-clinical and community-based, helping people to build the knowledge, confidence, skills and resilience to self-manage their mental health or mental illness and live well in their communities. Alongside line managing hub-based and outreach Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners, you will provide guidance, support and supervision that promotes reflective practice, excellent service delivery and positive staff development. As a Change Mental Health Senior Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner, you will be experienced in providing direct support to individuals experiencing poor mental health/ living with mental illness. You will work directly with individuals helping them achieve the best possible outcomes across their mental, physical, emotional and financial health. You will empower people to self- manage their mental health, build self‑confidence, reconnect with others, and become more integrated within their local community. You will be a trusted and experienced point of contact for the team, offering support and guidance to colleagues and peers around working with people who find themselves in complex situations. The role includes facilitating group activities, offering structured 1:1 support, accompanying outreach Health and Wellbeing Practitioner staff on some of their outreach support visits, undertaking community engagement, and delivering recovery‑focused interventions. You will support people to develop and review personal plans ensuring goals are meaningful and achievable. Working closely with colleagues, partners and communities, you will contribute to creating an environment where people feel safe and accepted, connected to others, and hopeful for the future. You will adhere to and role model the values of Change Mental Health. You will support the local management team in their roles to meet national and funder criteria. You will offer ideas and feedback to your line manager to support service development. Occasional travel will be required for external meetings, training, pop-up hubs and fundraising. Reports To: Team Lead Disclosure & Barring Check: This post will be subject to a PVG check for working with vulnerable adults.