We are very aware at Mind in Croydon that people really are our main asset. Attracting the right recruits and retaining them is of paramount importance and ensures that our clients get the best possible service. The benefits we can offer are a flexible and genuinely family-friendly environment – many of our staff work part time, some job share and there are opportunities to take time off in lieu in order to fit the requirements of the job around one’s home life. A lot is talked of ‘home life balance’ – at Mind in Croydon this is a reality.
Training and Development
We have a highly trained human resources department which believes that good people management is essential. All staff receive a full induction programme in line with the new ‘Care Standards Act’. This involves both internal induction to all our projects and external visits to related agencies so that staff are familiar with our ‘partners’ within the borough of Croydon, and understand how we work with them. There are regular supervisions, appraisals and staff are fully trained and encouraged to become experts in their field. For example, the head of our Welfare Benefits Service sits as a member of the Appeals Service Tribunal. Recently we have enabled individual members of staff to train for Diplomas in Social Work, Diplomas in Counselling and the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development’s Diploma in Human Resource Management.
We have a number of policies to ensure we meet best practice guidelines generally. It is also our aim to actively encourage diversity in aspects such as ethnicity, age, and disability, to ensure that our staff complement our client group.
Current Vacancies
Active Minds Co-Ordinator
£25,972 to £26,621 pa wte
Our Active Minds project is based at Orchard House in South Croydon and also works out and about around the borough. The post includes helping clients to fulfil their wishes to join healthy living and sporting facilities in the local area and to start up groups within Mind. This is a fulfilling and vibrant role with lots of positive interactivity with clients within a nurturing environment. We run a gardening project, tennis, badminton, relaxation, swimming and many other activities. Your role will be to help run these activities and those in the area of health and wellbeing including smoking cessation, and to connect and support clients in accessing existing services. You will also liaise with and support volunteers. You will have a genuine interest in this field, and be able to motivate and support clients, identify new activities and assist in applying for further funding for your project.
Staff benefits include an auto-enrolment pension scheme, 28 days holiday per annum (rising to 33 after 5 years) and the opportunity to work for a ‘family friendly’ organisation.
All posts are subject to enhanced DBS checks.
For further details of how to apply for this post you can find an Application Form and Pack below. Please note that Mind in Croydon does not accept CVs as a method of application and does not wish to be contacted by employment agencies. Previous unsuccessful applicants need not apply.
Closing date for receipt of applications: Midnight on Monday 24 February 2020
Application Letter With Letterhead
Job Description Revised January 2020
Application Form Revised January 2020
Person Spec Revised January 2020
Terms Of Employment Revised January 2020
Equal Opportunities Monitoring Sheet
Please post completed application form to:
The HR Manager
Mind in Croydon
26 Pampisford Road
Purley
Surrey CR8 2NE
For an informal discussion please phone Cara Scott, Head of Human Resources, on 020 8668 2210.
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Come and train with the 3 time world champion boxer, Duke McKenzie MBE at his new gym in South Croydon and raise money for the Mayor of Croydon’s Charity.
14th March 2020 from 11am until 1pm
Duke box gym, 287 Brighton Road, South Croydon, CR2 6EQ
How does it work?
• Make your donation to the Mayor’s Charity at the event (cash, cheque or via JustGiving – minimum donation £10)
• Meet Duke McKenzie MBE
• Complete a warm-up exercise
• Do a 3 minute round in the ring with the World Champion
Donate at: www.justgiving.com/mayorofcroydon
Active Minds Co-Ordinator
£25,972 to £26,621 pa wte
Our Active Minds project is based at Orchard House in South Croydon and also works out and about around the borough. The post includes helping clients to fulfil their wishes to join healthy living and sporting facilities in the local area and to start up groups within Mind. This is a fulfilling and vibrant role with lots of positive interactivity with clients within a nurturing environment. We run a gardening project, tennis, badminton, relaxation, swimming and many other activities. Your role will be to help run these activities and those in the area of health and wellbeing including smoking cessation, and to connect and support clients in accessing existing services. You will also liaise with and support volunteers. You will have a genuine interest in this field, and be able to motivate and support clients, identify new activities and assist in applying for further funding for your project.
Staff benefits include an auto-enrolment pension scheme, 28 days holiday per annum (rising to 33 after 5 years) and the opportunity to work for a ‘family friendly’ organisation.
All posts are subject to enhanced DBS checks.
For further details of how to apply for this post you can find an Application Form and Pack at www.mindincroydon.org.uk/about-us/work-for-us/. Please note that Mind in Croydon does not accept CVs as a method of application and does not wish to be contacted by employment agencies. Previous unsuccessful applicants need not apply.
Closing date for receipt of applications: Midnight on Monday 24 February 2020
We have uploaded our film, Visible Memories, to YouTube for everyone to view. You can view this at www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK8K6aAEYTY&t=3s
VISIBLE MEMORIES
a film about self injury
The issue of self-injury is surrounded by stigma and misunderstanding. Such behaviour is often labelled as attention seeking or, mistakenly, as attempted suicide. When they come into contact with traditional health and social care agencies, people who self-injure often feel the treatment they receive exacerbates rather than relieves the situation.
Visible Memories allows people who self-injure to describe their experiences. They tell us some of the reasons why they self-injure and what approaches they find helpful or unhelpful. The film shows examples of statutory and voluntary agencies where there is good practice. Setting self-injury in a more general context of self-harm, the film argues that such behaviour is a valid coping mechanism for dealing with internal emotional distress, and that consequently, the challenge for those who do not self-injure is to come to terms with their own feelings in relating to those who do.
The film is also available for purchase on DVD at £5 per DVD.
If you would like to purchase please make a donation through our website – www.mindincroydon.org.uk/fundraising/donate/ – and email the receipt to admin@mindincroydon.org.uk with the name and address you would like it posted to.
Visible Memories - a film about self-injury
The issue of self-injury is surrounded by stigma and misunderstanding. Such behaviour is often labelled as attention seeking or, mistakenly, as attempted sui...We need volunteers to attend a football match to collect donations for Mind in Croydon.
The match takes place on Saturday 25th January at Crawley Town Stadium.
Free match tickets will be provided to those attending to collect for Mind in Croydon, friends and family are also welcome.
If you would like to shake buckets please contact Dora Crook on 0208 253 8208 or email dora@mindincroydon.org.uk
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