Community Development Worker

We are looking for an experienced and passionate Community & Development Coordinator to work as part of our Bristol Carers Community & Ethnic Inclusion Service.

This service runs Monday-Friday 09:00-17:00.

Imagine being part of an organisation whose common purpose is to help those who are severely impacted by mental illness. We believe that everyone should be treated with respect and dignity – and that’s why equity is one of our core values. We draw on the expertise, unique perspectives and lived experience of our people – regardless of who they are or their background – to help us become inclusive and anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider that reflect the diverse communities we support as a mental health charity.

The service supports adults who live in the area covered by Bristol City Council and work with people with mental health problems.

We support all people or those who have mental health problems, their formal or informal carers and families in the community to identify their strengths and work towards empowering them.

Our support is based on values of Recovery and Social inclusion using a person-centred approach.

We offer one to one support, and groups.

The CDW will provide and seek opportunities to implement a service to reach Black, Minority and Ethnic Groups.

The CDW will work with related agencies to:

- Develop the cultural competencies within the whole team for a more responsive service provision for diverse communities.

- Play a key role in maintaining the existing partnerships and in engaging communities, where gaps in service provision are identified.

- To improve better dissemination of information and good practice about effective services.

The CDW will promote positive mental health, cultural sensitivity awareness.

Where appropriate they will improve access to talking therapies, and other forms of supportive therapies and collaborative working with the primary and secondary care statutory sector, including police authorities and related crime reduction services.

I will work with the following people and teams

• The CDW will be part of the Community and Carers Team.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

Diversity is important to us and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer.  We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.

We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.

Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation

We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation. You can read more about our progress here.

If you have any questions about the position, please contact - recruitment@rethink.org

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