Community Connector

6 days ago


London, United Kingdom Mind Tower Hamlets Newham and Redbridge (MindTHNR) Full time

Tower Hamlets Community Connector

Job Title: Tower Hamlets Community Connector
Salary: £30,345 per annum (pro rata), including Inner London Weighting (30 hours/week: £24,276).
Hours: Part-Time, 30 hours per week
Contract Term: Permanent
Location: Open House, Bow E3, and across Stepney and Wapping Primary Care Network
Closing Date: 9 December 2024
Interview Date: 12 December 2024

About Us

Mind in Tower Hamlets, Newham, and Redbridge is a local charity affiliated with National Mind. We are committed to supporting individuals with mental health challenges through inclusive and accessible services, creating opportunities for connection, recovery, and resilience.

About the Role

As a Community Connector, you’ll support individuals referred by the Stepney and Wapping Neighbourhood Mental Health Team, helping them engage with services and activities. Based at our MindTHNR office and the Stepney and Wapping Neighbourhood Mental Health Team, you’ll build strong relationships, understand individuals’ interests and goals, and connect them to appropriate opportunities.

This role empowers individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) by supporting them to achieve their aspirations, access local services, and address key wellbeing factors such as housing, employment, and social isolation. You will also help identify wider issues impacting their health and wellbeing, such as debt, poor housing, unemployment, loneliness, and caring responsibilities, ensuring a holistic approach to support.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide one-to-one tailored support to help individuals set and achieve personal goals.
  • Act as a local expert, connecting people with community services and resources.
  • Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams and community organisations to create robust care pathways.
  • Use tools like health coaching and motivational interviewing to overcome barriers and monitor progress.
  • Advocate for inclusion and ensure access to welfare, legal, and community services.

If you are passionate about promoting mental health and wellbeing, have substantial experience providing 1:1 support, facilitating wellbeing groups, and collaborating with communities, and possess a strong understanding of the diverse needs and inequalities in East London, we encourage you to apply. Submit your CV and supporting statement outlining how you meet the requirements of the person specification and your interest in making a meaningful impact to  Bernadette Keane

 



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