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.

We always welcome applications from people with lived experience of mental health problems and make reasonable adjustments where this is necessary.

Our Values

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. 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

IMHA Advocacy Worker

Reporting to:        Advocacy Service Manager

Responsible for:  No staff

Salary:                   £27,508 to £30,404 per annum, pro-rata dependent on experience

Hours:                   36 hours per week, Monday-Friday, 9am-5p

Contract:              Permanent (Full-Time)

Location:              Orchard House, 15A Purley Road, South Croydon, CR2 6EZ and other locations such as Bethlem Hospital, Monks Orchard Rd, Beckenham BR3 3BX.

 

We are looking for an IMHA who is qualified or in training to join our mental health advocacy team.

Purpose of the role:

General Advocacy – to provide independent issue-based advocacy to informal inpatients and residents of Croydon. IMHA Advocacy – to provide statutory representation to inpatients or those living in the community when subject to compulsion under the 1983 Mental Health Act (2007) and to exercise, as instructed by clients, the powers given to IMHA’s under that legislation.

IMHA Advocacy Worker Job Description And Person Specification

Mind in Croydon is an equal opportunities employer. No job applicant or employee will be discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

We encourage applications from those with Lived Experience.

To apply please send your CV and a Covering Letter to hr@mindincroydon.org.uk explaining:

  • Why would you like to apply for this role?
  • How your skills and experience relate to the competencies in the Person Specification of the job description?
  • What value you can add to the service?

 

We will be actively interviewing as applications come in.

No agencies please.

Croydon Health and Wellbeing Space Advice Worker

Reporting to:        Croydon Health and Wellbeing Space Manager

Responsible for:  None

Salary:                   £28,388.08 per annum

Hours:                   36 hours per week (full time), Monday to Friday with occasional weekend working required.

Contract:              Fixed Term until 31 March 2025

Location:               Croydon Health and Wellbeing Space (CHWS), Whitgift Centre, North End, Croydon CR0 1LP (additional locations may be identified in the future)

 

Purpose of the role:

Croydon Health & Wellbeing Space (CHWS) is an exciting and dynamic service, run in partnership with Mind in Croydon and Croydon BME Forum and commissioned by South London and Maudsley Mental Health Service (SLaM). The CHWS opened in 2022 with the aim of providing advice, information, and specialist support to Croydon residents with mental health concerns, who drop-in, or have been referred to the via multi-disciplinary clinical and community mental health support teams.

The Advice Worker will be part of a friendly team, including support workers, crisis workers and clinical mental health professionals and act as the first point of access for visitors to the CHWS. Following an initial conversation to ascertain the clients’ needs, the Advice Worker will provide information, advice, and casework support, as well as signposting and referrals to specialist services. The roles will be fast paced and vary each day offering a fantastic opportunity for the postholder to develop their knowledge and skills and make a difference to the users of this service.

CHWS Advice Worker Job Description And Person Specification

Mind in Croydon is an equal opportunities employer. No job applicant or employee will be discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

We encourage applications from those with Lived Experience.

To apply please send your CV and a Covering Letter to hr@mindincroydon.org.uk explaining:

  • Why would you like to apply for this role?
  • How your skills and experience relate to the competencies in the Person Specification of the job description?
  • What value you can add to the service?

Closing date for applications is 20th March

We will be actively interviewing as applications come in.

No agencies please.

Head of Human Resources

Reporting to:        CEO

Responsible for:  HR Administrator and Executive Assistant

Salary:                   £45,942.84- £48,239.32 per annum

Hours:                   36 hours per week, 9am – 5pm

                               (This will include working some evenings to attend committee and Board meetings) 

Contract:               Permanent Full-Time

Location:               Main place of work will be: 26 Pampisford Road, Purley, Surrey, CR8 2NE, and other locations from time to time.

 

Mind in Croydon (MiC) is a charity concerned with the welfare of people with mental health problems living in the London Borough of Croydon and the surrounding areas. MiC delivers Mental Health Transformation Program services alongside Croydon BME Forum, these include Croydon Health and Wellbeing Space and Mental Health Personal Independence Coordinators. Other services include Recovery Space, Advocacy, Active Minds, Carers Support, Peer Support In Reach, Social Networking, Counselling and an Information Service.

Purpose of the role:
As the Head of Human Resources, you will play a crucial role in fostering a positive work environment for all volunteers and employees. The post holder will drive organisational initiatives to enhance our organisation, effectiveness, and responsibilities spanning from managing our HR and Volunteering teams, employee and Volunteer development, well-being, and performance management. The successful candidate will have learned experience and be a strategic thinker to contribute to organisational growth.

HR Manager Job Description And Person Specification

Mind in Croydon is an equal opportunities employer. No job applicant or employee will be discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

We encourage applications from those with Lived Experience.

To apply please send your CV and a Covering Letter to hr@mindincroydon.org.uk explaining:

  • Why would you like to apply for this role?
  • How your skills and experience relate to the competencies in the Person Specification of the job description?
  • What value you can add to the service?

 

We will be actively interviewing as applications come in.

No agencies please.

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