Bright Minds Project Worker
| Posting date: | 19 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £21,840 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 May 2024 |
| Location: | Fort William, PH33 6BS |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | HIJOBS |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 301550 |
Summary
About the Role:
As the Bright Minds project worker, you will be part of a dynamic and creative team of staff and volunteers. You will receive a broad range of training and mentorship opportunities to enable you to begin/grow your career in youth work and community mental health support. You will learn about the principles of peer support and be responsible for creating peer support groups and events for young people under the age of 25. The role will involve identifying young people who are interested in learning more about mental health and providing them with opportunities to grow their experience and CV in supporting others. Once established in the role, you will be designing and delivering internal training and sourcing external training to achieve this. The role is supported by our projects manager, volunteers from our roster of community supporters, and the rest of our staff team. Working closely with community partners is an essential part of the role and the position will involve local travel.
About Lochaber Hope:
Lochaber Hope is a leading local mental health charity, who since 2005 has been providing unique person-centred and holistic support. We are open to the whole community, and support those who are experiencing vulnerable or crisis periods in their lives. Among our services are confidential counselling and mentor provision, employability support, activity and peer support groups and events, The Workshop Studios and New Connections. We believe that people have within themselves the ability to reach their own potential, the people we work with are at the heart of what we do and by creating connections and support around individual needs, we believe we are creating a route to people achieving their aspirations. We are a ‘Fair Work’ employer, providing training, supervision, and flexible working arrangements.