Mentoring Coordinator - Mental Health

37.5 hrs per week

Our client's vision is that everyone has a place to call home and can fulfil their hopes and ambitions. As a homelessness charity and housing association's clients are at the heart of what do. The company provide a bed and support to more than 2,500 people a night who are either homeless or at risk, and work to end homelessness and rebuild lives.

This exciting new post has been created to develop new and innovative ways of working with and supporting AWP teams to develop and implement peer mentoring, which enables service users to have access to excellent peer support; especially at times of transition. As the Mentoring Coordinator, you will be based within Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Trust (AWP). You will also be supported in your role by Wellbeing manager and AWP's participation Lead based in Bath.

To succeed, you should have knowledge, skills and an understanding of mentoring and supporting people with their mental health. You will also have good communication and influencing skills, the ability to work independently and manage your time and workload effectively. Other requirements include the ability to promote and encourage client participation and involvement and the ability to develop evaluation tools and produce reports.

In return, the company offer a range of benefits including a pension scheme, staff discounts scheme and flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work/life balance. The company are also committed to providing our staff with a wide range of learning and development opportunities; in support of their personal and professional development

If you believe that you have what our client are looking for, and have an interest in working for a charity which makes a real difference to the lives of people who are homeless, our client would love to hear from you.

Closing date: 10.00am, 19 th January 2017

Interview and assessments on: 26 th January 2017

Equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how we work. The company are in the top 100 of Stonewall's Workplace Equality Index 2016. To ensure that the workforce reflects the diversity of the clients as well as the communities that they live and work within, they encourage and welcome applications from all sections of the community.