This is an opportunity to lead a groundbreaking project to raise awareness of mental health issues and tackle taboo and discrimination in local black and minority ethnic communities.
Hours: 325 hours across the project
Salary: £23,000 per annum, pro rata
Length of contract: 16 months
Let's Get Talking will produce a 30-minute documentary film that captures the stories of people with personal experience of mental health problems and their carers with a focus on the Pakistani and Somali communities.
The project started in October 2012, with the film currently in production. When completed the film will be shown at workshops and events until September 2014.
The Project Co-ordinator will be responsible for delivering the Let’s Get Talking project with the support of a steering group. This includes working with the film maker in editing and final production of the film and then organising and supporting volunteers to run workshops and groups where the film will be shown and discussed and volunteers will share their own experience of mental health problems, as a way of breaking down stigma. They will be highly organised with previous experience of planning and delivering projects. An understanding of mental health issues particularly within black and minority ethnic communities is essential, as is the ability to effectively communicate with and motivate others. The ability to speak Somali or Urdu and/or personal experience of mental health problems is desirable.
The Let's Get Talking project is a partnership between Sheffield Mind, Pakistani Advice and Community Association and the Sheffield Health and Social Care Trust Community Development Team, and is funded by Time to Change, England’s biggest programme to end the stigma and discrimination faced by people with mental health problems. The programme is run by the charities Mind and Rethink Mental Illness, and funded by the Department of Health and Comic Relief.
To apply for this post please submit your application electronically to job@sheffieldmind.co.uk
The application pack is available at http://www.sheffieldmind.co.uk/vacancies
If you have any queries about the application process please
email: job@sheffieldmind.co.uk
Ring the office on 0114 258 4489.
Closing date: 5pm, Thursday 23rd May
Interviews: Thursday 30th May