Vacancies

NJC point 15 £23,953

Full Time Fixed term to 31/10/2022 (subject to funding)

This post will support the Wellbeing Ambassador project, which recruits, trains, and engages with young volunteers aged 14-25 years.

This project champions co-production and the participation of young people in all aspects of service design, delivery and evaluation; highlighting the power of the voice of young people and those with adverse experience and challenges.

We are looking for a person with experience of working with young people, delivering training to young people and a person that can inspire and empower young people to engage in social action and campaigning to improve their local communities and those in need of mental health services.

This role will focus on the following outcomes:

• Young people aged 14-25 are engaged in volunteering with Newport Mind, improving their wellbeing.
• Young people in Newport receive timely support for their mental health.
• Professionals are trained by the Wellbeing Ambassadors to improve how they speak to young people about mental health.
• Young people will have accessible information about mental health.

This is an established project that will continue to thrive with an enthusiastic and passionate person, who will continue the development of the volunteering opportunities we provide to young people here at Newport Mind.

NJC 16 £24,432

Full Time Fixed term to 31st October 2022 (subject to funding)

The purpose of this post, as part of Newport Mind’s Comic Relief funded Piece by Piece project in Newport, in partnership with Literature Wales and Community Youth Project, is to:

• Provide support to families in Newport that have experienced a trauma related to mental health.
• Deliver restorative and resilience based interventions in the community for up to 6 weeks for families, centred around the young person’s experience.
• Develop interventions for families that help to build family relationships, communication and resilience.
• Increase the number of young people with mental health problems and their families accessing support through community engagement.
• Support young people and their families to improve their ability and resilience to deal with, and manage, life transitions and challenges.

We target our work towards those experiencing multiple disadvantages, including deprived areas such as Pillgwenlly, ethnic minority communities, LGBTQ+ community and young people experiencing trauma.

This project creates a pathway for young people to access mental health support, and a place for families to explore the impact of daily life when a family member is experiencing mental health challenges.

NJC 16 £24,432

Full Time fixed term until 30th June 2023  (subject to funding)

The purpose of this post, as part of Newport Mind’s Comic Relief funded Piece by Piece project in Newport, in partnership with Literature Wales and Community Youth Project, is to:

• Provide support to families in Newport that have experienced a trauma related to mental health.
• Deliver restorative and resilience based interventions in the community for up to 6 weeks for families, centred around the young person’s experience.
• Develop interventions for families that help to build family relationships, communication and resilience.
• Increase the number of young people with mental health problems and their families accessing support through community engagement.
• Support young people and their families to improve their ability and resilience to deal with, and manage, life transitions and challenges.

We target our work towards those experiencing multiple disadvantages, including deprived areas such as Pillgwenlly, ethnic minority communities, LGBTQ+ community and young people experiencing trauma.

This project creates a pathway for young people to access mental health support, and a place for families to explore the impact of daily life when a family member is experiencing mental health challenges.