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West Sussex Independent Mental Health Advocate (IMHA)

Employer
Mind in Brighton & Hove
Location
Brighton BN1 and surrounding West Sussex areas
Salary
£24,102 per annum (pro rata £19,282)
Closing date
15 Mar 2021

Job Details

Part time (28 hours per week)

Mind in Brighton and Hove empowers and supports people who have experience of mental health issues in Brighton and Hove, West and East Sussex. Our Advocacy Services take action to help people say what they want, secure their rights, represent their interests and obtain services they need.

We are seeking to appoint a part-time Independent Mental Health Advocate (IMHA) in West Sussex, based in Worthing and the surrounding areas of West Sussex.

Advocates are responsible for the provision of independent, professional mental health advocacy primarily within community settings across West Sussex. This post requires an understanding of advocacy, experience of managing a client case load, excellent communication skills and the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a range of professionals, whilst retaining independence.

In return, we offer a range of benefits including full induction, nationally accredited advocacy qualification and 29 days’ leave (pro rata) per year excluding bank holidays, 3% pension contribution and access to a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme.

All successful applicants are subject to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance.

Full job details and application pack can be found on our website via the Apply button.

Closing date:  5.00pm on Monday 15 March 2021

Interview date: Wednesday 24 March 2021 via Microsoft Teams

We are committed to equal opportunities and we value diversity in our workforce and aim to recruit a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability (including experience of living with mental health issues), gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership and pregnancy and maternity.

Company

Mind in Brighton and Hove empowers and supports people who have experience of mental health issues in Brighton and Hove and West Sussex. Our Advocacy Services take action to help people say what they want, secure their rights, represent their interests and obtain services they need.

Company info
Website
Telephone
01273 66 69 50
Location
Mind Central Office
51 New England Street
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 4GQ
GB

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