Enable job alerts via email!

Team Leader - ET44977

JR United Kingdom

Lisburn

On-site

GBP 25,000 - 35,000

Full time

Today
Be an early applicant

Boost your interview chances

Create a job specific, tailored resume for higher success rate.

Job summary

A leading support organization in Northern Ireland is seeking a Team Leader for their mental health services. The ideal candidate will have personal experience with mental health challenges and prior supervisory experience, enabling them to lead a team of Peer Advocates. This role offers an opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of those experiencing mental health difficulties by providing guidance and support.

Benefits

Core Professional Training
Continuous Professional Development
Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

  • Lived experience as a user of mental health services.
  • Minimum 1-3 years in a team leader or supervisor role.
  • Completed accredited Peer Advocacy qualification or willingness to undertake training.

Responsibilities

  • Provide support to the Belfast Manager while leading a team of Peer Advocates.
  • Assist adults in their mental health recovery and provide Peer Advocacy.
  • Ensure team maintains high standards of service delivery.

Skills

Knowledge of mental health needs
Proficiency in Microsoft Word
Proficiency in Excel
Proficiency in PowerPoint
Proficiency in Outlook
Experience in online meeting platforms

Education

A Level/Leaving Certificate or equivalent

Job description

Social network you want to login/join with:

We are currently hiring for the role of Team Leader for a fantastic support organization. We are looking for a Team Leader with experience of being a Service User of Mental Health Services, along with 1 to 3 years previous experience in a Team Leader or Supervisor position and would like to make a difference for those currently experiencing Mental Health challenges.

The role of the Team Leader is to provide support to the Belfast Manager, while leading a team of Peer Advocates, ensuring that the team carry out their duties in an effective and timely manner while maintaining the highest standards of service delivery to our clients. In your role as Team Leader, you and the team will be working with adults who are experiencing difficulties in their mental health, assisting them in their recovery and enabling them to regain their independence through providing support, information and options. You will work with the team to provide Peer Advocacy and to ensure that the views of the service user inform your practice.

Essential Criteria for the role:

  • Have had a lived experience as a user of mental health services and have achieved a level of recovery.
  • Be able to demonstrate knowledge of the needs of those experiencing mental health difficulties.
  • A minimum of 1-3 years in a team leader or supervisor role.
  • A Level/Leaving Certificate or equivalent.
  • Be proficient in the use of Microsoft word, excel, powerpoint, outlook and online meeting platforms
  • Have completed an accredited Peer Advocacy qualification or be willing to undertake this training.
  • Have a full clean driving licence.

The following are desirable:

  • Previous experience of working in the Mental Health Sector
  • Previous experience of working for a not-for-profit organisation
  • A post-secondary school qualification

Benefits include

  • Core Professional Training and Continuous Professional Development
  • Access to Employee Assistance Programme provider
Get your free, confidential resume review.
or drag and drop a PDF, DOC, DOCX, ODT, or PAGES file up to 5MB.

Similar jobs

Team Leader - ET44977

JR United Kingdom

Newtownabbey

On-site

GBP 25,000 - 35,000

Today
Be an early applicant

Team Leader - ET44977

Osborne - Recruitment Consultancy

Belfast

On-site

GBP 29,000 - 32,000

Today
Be an early applicant

Team Leader - ET44977

JR United Kingdom

Belfast

On-site

GBP 28,000 - 35,000

Today
Be an early applicant