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Are you someone passionate about supporting families who have a child with disabilities? Join our team!

Join our dedicated Family Support Team in Wandsworth, providing information, advice and support to families caring for children aged 0-19 with disabilities, additional needs, and complex health conditions. You will empower and inform parents through innovative workshops and training events, building a supportive community that embraces diversity and inclusion across many different communities living in Wandsworth. This is a chance to make a profound difference and be part of a team that advocates for families with SEND in various forums to create lasting change.

You will:

• Provide an advice, information, and support service to families in Wandsworth who have a disabled child/young person (aged 0 – 19).
• Link these families together through support groups and activities, providing information and support to families.
• Work closely with Children’s Services and other statutory and voluntary services to provide coordinated and improved service to families.
• Work closely with other services providing support to Wandsworth families and with members of wider BWW Mind staff team.
• Work with people across different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary.

You are:

• Able to demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of the unique challenges associated with LD for children, young people, and their families.
• Equipped with knowledge and understanding of issues relating to safeguarding Children and Young People.
• Knowledgeable and experienced in the issues and concerns that affect families who have disabled children e.g., DLA, benefits, leisure provision, education, respite care.
• Able to be flexible and creative in facilitating engagement with children and young people with SEND and their families.
• Committed to equal opportunities.

About us:

• We’re a leading community-based organisation dedicated to providing outstanding mental health support and clinical interventions across London. Our experienced clinically led teams are focused on directly addressing a range of mental health needs in our communities. We combine innovative solutions with decades of local community knowledge to empower people to live the life they choose.
• We partner with the NHS and local authorities to deliver clinically driven frontline services with fantastic outcomes. We focus on early intervention and prevention, targeting mental health conditions at the most cost-effective stage, while also supporting people with moderate to severe mental health needs across our communities.
• We offer diverse services across London, enabling us to support a broad range of people and build expertise on differing local service priorities. We are part of the communities in which we operate. Our peer-led services mean we are experts on local service priorities, having accumulated local knowledge over decades.
• We are delivery-focused and dynamic, able to mobilise quickly without the bureaucracy of larger organisations. We’re most proud of our experienced, well-trained, and trusted workforce.

Why work for us?

• Hybrid-working.
• Life-changing work.
• Learning and development opportunities.
• Passionate and professional workforce.
• Diversity and Inclusion.
• Flexi time.
• Ride to work scheme.
• 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme.
• Birthday leave.

Application process:

• Please check the Job Description and Job Specification to ensure that you meet the requirements of the role
• If you would like to apply for this position, please email your completed Application Form to vacancies@bwwmind.org.uk. 
• Deadline for submission: 18th August 2023 (Please note, we may close this post early if we receive a high volume of applications.)
• Interview Dates: 25th August 2023.
• If you wish to have an informal chat about this role, please contact vacancies@bwwmind.org.uk.
• This role requires the DBS check.

Why work for us?

Working with Mind in Brent, Wandsworth & Westminster means you’ll be part of a dedicated, passionate, and professional workforce who cares about the work they do and make a real difference to the lives of the people in the communities we serve. Over 50% of our staff have lived mental health experiences.

Attracting the right recruits and retaining them is of paramount importance and ensures that our clients get the best possible service. The benefits of working for us include a core training programme, further training opportunities, continuous professional development, generous annual leave, and an Employee Assistance Programme.

We have a number of policies to ensure we meet best practice guidelines generally. It is also our aim to actively encourage diversity in aspects such as ethnicity, age, and disability, to ensure that our staff complement our client group.

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Our mental health affects every aspect of our lives – how we think, feel and behave. We’re here to make sure that everyone suffering with a mental health problem gets the help they need to recover. Our work has a direct and positive impact on people’s lives. So, if you are passionate about supporting people who are experiencing a mental health problem and are committed to breaking the stigma, read on to join our amazing team.

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