Job Description

We are looking for a caring and passionate Mentor to work as part of our Criminal Justice & Secure Care Team in Northumberland. 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 \xe2\x80\x93 and that\xe2\x80\x99s why equity is one of our core values. We draw on the expertise, unique perspectives and lived experience of our people \xe2\x80\x93 regardless of who they are or their background \xe2\x80\x93 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. At HMP Northumberland, we run the full prison operations including Prison Custody Officers, integrated Facilities Management, and we provide rehabilitation services, resettlement programmes, offender behaviour programmes, education and skills development, vocational training, and workshops and industries. We work in partnership with many different organisations and charities to improve the outcomes for the those in our care. Our partners share our vision and help us to achieve our aim to change lives for the better. Our prison population demographic is complex and diverse, but our regime offer caters for everyone.

• Appointments will be at the minimum of the band.
• London Allowance is paid for roles that are based within the Greater London area only.

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. Please see further details on our website You can also follow us on Facebook / Twitter / Instagram and LinkedIn to find out more about the work we do! Don\xe2\x80\x99t meet all requirements? If the role sounds exciting to you but your experience, skills or qualifications don\xe2\x80\x99t exactly match every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply, you may be just the right person for our position! Caring for our people. We offer a wide range of support. Some of our benefits include:

• PULSE: our recognition, rewards, wellbeing, and benefits platform. Providing access to thousands of discounts and benefits including cashback; reloadable cards; savings etc. As well as being able to thank colleagues and nominate them for awards.
• Wagestream: gives you instant access to up to 50% of your pay. Also provides a library of expert tools, tips and articles plus, helps you start building a rainy-day pot straight from your salary.
• Wellbeing support: our Wellbeing hub gives physical, emotional, and mental health support. We also have a BUPA Employee Assistance Programme with access to appointments.
• Taking time for you: we work flexibly \xe2\x80\x93you get to choose where you work, managing your own diary. We have generous annual leave, starting at 25 rising to 30 days, plus bank holidays, as well as your birthday off. We also offer the opportunity to buy and sell annual leave.

• Planning for the future: We have a contributory pension scheme.
• Structured Corporate Induction: Onboarding you into the Charity supporting your wellbeing along the way.
• \xc2\xa3300 when you introduce a Friend: receive up to \xc2\xa3300 when you introduce a friend or family member.

Who are we?

We\xe2\x80\x99re Rethink Mental Illness, a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. We support thousands of people through our groups, services, policy, campaigns and advice and information. Our work supports us in delivering on our mission: \xe2\x80\x9cA better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.\xe2\x80\x9d It is an exciting time to join our growing charity. We are on a transformation journey, one that supports the delivery of the organisation strategy \xe2\x80\x93 delivering Communities that Care. Supporting employees, managers and leaders through this change is a key priority for the People function. Just like its key that we attract diverse people to come and work for us. 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\xe2\x80\x99re 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 for our Black, Asian and minority ethnic and our 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. 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 demonstrate our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and (asexual) (LGBTQIA+), people with a disability, and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.

Our work to achieve this is guided by seven core values:

• Commitment
• Equity
• Expertise
• Hope
• Openness
• Passion
• Understanding
  

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