Team Leaders for Safe Spaces

• Do you want to be part of making a positive difference to the mental health & wellbeing of people in our community?
• Do you have experience of directly supporting people in a mental health setting and are confident in managing challenging situations?

If so, we would love to hear from you.

Mind in Bradford are working with The Cellar Trust, building on their existing, award winning crisis services and have formed a strategic partnership to lead the new NHS funded Safe Spaces programme, working with a range of different local community organisations as well as a range of public sector partners.

The Safe Spaces Service is an all-age service with a number of different elements.  It is available to people who live in Bradford, Airedale, Wharfedale or Craven and includes one to one support (365 days per year 12pm-2.30am), outreach support, community-based crisis/wellbeing cafes, overnight accommodation for children and young people, and in-reach provision. The service delivers services in a non-clinical, supportive environment designed to help people in crisis stay safe, work through and understand their feelings, and then support them to access the support they need going forward. People can be referred via various pathways as an alternative to visiting A&E.

We are looking to strengthen our existing teams and have a number of vacancies for Team Leaders working in our Bradford Hub, based in the centre of Bradford.

Team Leaders

The Role

Providing line management to a team of Crisis Support Workers you will ensure the effective running and delivery of the Safe Spaces service across the district. You will lead the shift, managing any issues such as safeguarding and serious incidents by following set procedures and providing shift handovers. Additionally, you will support the Service Manager on areas such as serious incidents/safeguarding, recruitment, reporting, feedback procedures, auditing of records and performance management.

You will also deliver crisis support to clients over the telephone or face to face support to clients, increasing the reach of the service as a whole, delivering supportive one-one and some group interventions. 

Who you are

Alongside your strong foundation of team management skills, you will also have experience of directly supporting people who have mental health difficulties within a mental health service / setting, have experience of working with vulnerable people with multiple risk factors in a clear, meaningful and non-judgmental way and need the ability to inspire hope and belief that recovery is possible in others. 

We have a number of shifts available as detailed below. We operate 365 days a year so shifts are available 7 days a week:

11.30- 19.30                Team Leaders

19.00- 02.30                Team Leaders

What do we offer

Salary scale:               Team Leader:    £23,517 - £26,585 per annum FTE

Hours:                         Various Shift Patterns available

Base:                          Kenburgh House, 28 Manor Row,Central Bradford, with occasional travel  

                                   across the district

Responsible to:          Service Manager

Annual Leave:             25 days pro-rata

Pension:                     We operate a contributory pension scheme which you will be auto- enrolled into (subject to the conditions of the                                              scheme).

Probationary period:   6 months

Closing Date:  Open Recruitment until all positions are filled

Interview Date:            Ongoing

In the first instance any enquiries should be directed to recruitment@mindinbradford.org.uk

Making an Application

• Please send an up to date CV along with a covering letter outlining your experience and knowledge linking this to the Job Description and Person Specification to recruitment@mindinbradford.org.uk
• Please note it is not possible for us to give feedback to non-shortlisted applicants
• Mind in Bradford is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and all successful applicants will be asked to apply (through Mind in Bradford) for an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a right to work in the UK check.

Downloads - https://www.mindinbradford.org.uk/get-involved/job-vacancies/

Job Details and person specification

Shift Preference Form

Equal Opportunity Form