Mental Health Carers Advisor

South West Community Chaplaincy; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

SEL Mind in Bromley is seeking a Mental Health Carers Advisor to support carers of people with mental health issues in Bromley. You will provide information, advice and guidance through practical training, workshops and peer groups, while coordinating the six‑week Coping with Caring psychoeducational programme.

The role requires empathy and experience in mental health support and risk assessment, and you will facilitate safe, inclusive groups.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting people with mental health needs.
• Ability to assess risk and respond appropriately.
• Experience facilitating psychoeducational groups and workshops.
• Ability to coordinate and run peer support activities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and facilitate the six-week Coping with Caring programme.
• Lead regular peer support groups and information workshops.
• Provide one-to-one client support including triage and access to services.
• Work as part of a small Mental Health Carers team supporting carers.

Skills

Group facilitation

Risk assessment

Peer support

Triage

Job description

Commissioned by the London Borough of Bromley, South East London ICB and managed by Bromley Third Sector Enterprise (BTSE), the Bromley Well service helps people living in Bromley borough to improve and maintain their health and wellbeing.

We are seeking a Mental Health Carers Advisor to enhance the quality of life, wellbeing and resilience of people who care for someone experiencing mental health problems in Bromley. The role forms part of a small Mental Health Carers team employed by SEL Mind, delivering support as part of Bromley Well alongside our partners; Age UK Bromley & Greenwich, Citizens Advice Bromley and Bromley Mencap.

You will provide information, advice and guidance to help carers cope in their role through practical training, workshops and peer support spaces. The role takes lead responsibility for coordinating and facilitating the six-week ‘Coping with Caring’ psychoeducational programme, as well as regular peer support groups and information workshops in collaboration with Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. The role will include some one-to-one client support including triage and helping carers access relevant local services.

You will be non-judgmental, caring and resilient, with a good understanding of the issues faced by unpaid carers. You will have experience of supporting people with mental health needs and assessing risk. You will be adept in facilitating safe, welcoming and inclusive groups, and will be able to respond appropriately to carers’ emotional and practical needs, whilst maintaining appropriate professional boundaries.

The team’s office is in Orpington. Office days must include Tuesdays, with flexibility to attend other offices and locations as required. The role will involve some evening working to enable the service to accommodate the needs of carers who work full time.

This role is ideally suited to someone with lived experience of caring and an understanding of navigating mental health services.

Successful applicants will be expected to undergo an Enhanced Level Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Closing date: Wednesday 28th October (11:59pm)

Likely interview date: Thursday 12th November

We encourage early applications as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications.

About Us

SEL Mind supports people with mental health problems and dementia in the boroughs of Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark. We are proud of our diverse workforce and know that our organisation is made stronger by the variety of backgrounds, experience, and ideas within it. We promote a culture of inclusion and representation, and are working hard to build a workforce that even better reflects the communities we support.
SEL Mind is somewhere that you can be your authentic self without fear of discrimination on the grounds of ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, neurodivergence, gender, age, lived experience of mental health problems or anything else that’s part of who you are.
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