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Morgan Hunt's Social Care team are proud to be working exclusively with Mind in Brighton and Hove on their search for a Service Manager (Advocacy)
As Service Manager, you will be responsible for managing a team of project staff to provide high quality mental health services.
Founded in 1971, Mind in Brighton and Hove are a trusted provider of mental health services in the city and across Sussex. Committed to challenging inequality, discrimination and stigma, particularly in relation to minority and socially excluded groups, Mind in Brighton and Hove believe in equal opportunity.
Providing advice and information, advocacy and support services, the Advocacy Service is an integral part of the charities mission to empower those struggling with mental health to live a full life and be empowered to do so.
Some of the main duties include:
- Ensuring all services are client focused and promote service user involvement
- Ensure all services are of high quality and represent best practice
- Ensure all services are delivered in accordance with contract requirements
- Undertaking effective line management including regular supervision and annual appraisal
- Responsible for improvement and development of services, in line with service user's needs
- Developing and maintaining effective professional relationships with staff, volunteers, trustees, partners organisations and more.
We are looking for someone with experience with managing and delivering mental health services, advocacy experience or knowledge would be an added bonus. You should have experience managing staff and volunteers and have experience managing contracts.
We are happy to consider someone at a Team Leader level ready to take a step into management however you must have had experience overseeing paid members of staff.
The role is based in New England Street, Brighton however you will be required to travel around the West Sussex area so a car driver is desirable.
This role is a really exciting chance to be part of an incredible team at Brighton Mind who have grown tremendously over the past few decades.
The role is 4 days a week and the salary £36,561 is pro rata.
To find out plenty more about the position please contact Amara Howe, Mental Health Specialist Recruiter at Morgan Hunt.
Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.
