Current Vacancies
Administrator
We are seeking a confident and responsive administrator to support our small team in delivering our massive offer to the local community. It’s a person focused role, with time split between the front desk at The Old Fire Station and as the first point of contact at the Stress Project.
The ideal candidate will be:
-Flexible and unflappable, juggling lots of tasks, balancing a wide range of priorities and getting stuff done, while providing a warm welcome to our members.
-Self-motivated, able to work independently, across two sites.
-Tech savvy, with some experience of and ability to learn loads of different computer packages from word and excel to booking systems and finance programmes to Facebook and Instagram
It’s not an essential, but we are a local charity and the role would suit someone with connections to the area, who has a vested interest in improving the quality of life for those living in Nag’s Head and the Finsbury Park ward of Islington.
Normal office hours are Monday to Friday 9.30 till 5. As a charity dedicated to promoting good mental health we are committed to staff wellbeing and support flexible working. For this reason the terms are open and negotiable.
28 – 35 hours a week, paid £24,000 pro rata.
Apply by sending a C.V. and cover letter to [email protected] or contact us with any questions or for an informal chat about the role.
DEADLINE: rolling with applications reviewed from 14th October 2024.
Please click bellow for the job description
The ideal candidate will be:
-Flexible and unflappable, juggling lots of tasks, balancing a wide range of priorities and getting stuff done, while providing a warm welcome to our members.
-Self-motivated, able to work independently, across two sites.
-Tech savvy, with some experience of and ability to learn loads of different computer packages from word and excel to booking systems and finance programmes to Facebook and Instagram
It’s not an essential, but we are a local charity and the role would suit someone with connections to the area, who has a vested interest in improving the quality of life for those living in Nag’s Head and the Finsbury Park ward of Islington.
Normal office hours are Monday to Friday 9.30 till 5. As a charity dedicated to promoting good mental health we are committed to staff wellbeing and support flexible working. For this reason the terms are open and negotiable.
28 – 35 hours a week, paid £24,000 pro rata.
Apply by sending a C.V. and cover letter to [email protected] or contact us with any questions or for an informal chat about the role.
DEADLINE: rolling with applications reviewed from 14th October 2024.
Please click bellow for the job description
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Our Volunteer Opportunities!
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Know the Nag’s Head area and want to make it better? Looking for a new way to support your local community?
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The Stress Project Therapy Centre is part of Holloway Neighbourhood Group. Our therapeutic services are for people experiencing stress and mental health challenges. We provide range of volunteering opportunities including counselling placements, gardening, complementary therapy placements and administrative roles.
Gardening volunteers
Office Assistant volunteers
Activity Assistant volunteers
In touch telephone service volunteers
Social media volunteers
Resource Pack volunteers
Yoga teacher volunteer
If you are interested, please email us:
[email protected]
Gardening volunteers
Office Assistant volunteers
Activity Assistant volunteers
In touch telephone service volunteers
Social media volunteers
Resource Pack volunteers
Yoga teacher volunteer
If you are interested, please email us:
[email protected]
Activity Assistant Volunteers
Can you work with our activity facilitators to ensure the smooth running of activities and events for service users and clients in a small therapy centre? If so, we are looking for you!
We are looking for someone who:
Duties will include:
What you will get in return:
To apply, please contact Dee [email protected]
Can you work with our activity facilitators to ensure the smooth running of activities and events for service users and clients in a small therapy centre? If so, we are looking for you!
We are looking for someone who:
- Is friendly and approachable, and sensitive to the range of abilities and needs of the people that we support.
- Can maintain confidentiality and deal with any sensitive or difficult conversations with tact.
- Is available for at least a day per week, during office hours – or a nearly full day.
- Has an understanding and awareness of Mental Health.
Duties will include:
- Setting up the Earth Room on the ground floor before and after the various activities begin, including the equipment, chairs, hot beverage preparation, tidying up, etc.
- Undertaking daily maintenance inspections of the building and carrying out daily maintenance tasks such as laundering towels, watering plants and taking out the recycling.
- Providing basic assistance to the activity facilitators, as needed.
What you will get in return:
- Experience of working in a mental health setting.
- An opportunity to develop a wide range of customer service skills.
- Training, reimbursement of travel expenses, and lunch if you work a full day 10-5pm
To apply, please contact Dee [email protected]
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Complementary Therapist Opportunities apply now Are you qualified or nearly completed your training in Acupuncture, Shiatsu, Massage, Aromatherapy, Reflexology or Reiki? Are you looking to increase your experience and gain skills in a supportive environment. In the immediate, we are specifically looking to recruit Female therapist for our referral based therapy program, please submit a completed application form Complementary Therapist - Application Pack and send back to [email protected] Can you:
EXPENSES: Reimbursement of travel and any out of pocket expenses relating to your practice. Optional: Continued Professional Development training, some of which is free to access and some offered at a subsidised rate. Contact Dee [email protected] |
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Wellbeing Group Facilitator
The Wellbeing Group is a safe, relaxed place where people experiencing mental and emotional health problems can receive support in an informal environment without the need for an appointment. It's open on Tuesday morning, from 10.30am to 12noon.
We are looking for volunteers provide a listening, supportive environment for the clients who use the service, some of whom attend on a regular basis, and others who come in occasionally.
Volunteers should have good listening skills, be able to offer encouragement to people attending and help to signpost people to other services.
We are looking for a commitment of one morning a week (Tuesday), 10am to 12.30pm, ideally for a full year. Full training and travel expenses provided.
All genders can apply, please email Carol at [email protected] for more information or complete the application form.
The Wellbeing Group is a safe, relaxed place where people experiencing mental and emotional health problems can receive support in an informal environment without the need for an appointment. It's open on Tuesday morning, from 10.30am to 12noon.
We are looking for volunteers provide a listening, supportive environment for the clients who use the service, some of whom attend on a regular basis, and others who come in occasionally.
Volunteers should have good listening skills, be able to offer encouragement to people attending and help to signpost people to other services.
We are looking for a commitment of one morning a week (Tuesday), 10am to 12.30pm, ideally for a full year. Full training and travel expenses provided.
All genders can apply, please email Carol at [email protected] for more information or complete the application form.
Counselling Placement Opportunities
We are currently not accepting placement applications!
Voluntary placements at Stress Project are open to trainee or qualified counsellors and psychotherapists who wish to practise in community based mental health setting. We are looking for people who can commit to a placement of at least a year, seeing three clients per week in a morning or afternoon. Trainee counsellors will be required to have completed one year of diploma training , applicants will need to be in their own personal therapy, and some experience be able to work at depth with clients. The placement is supported by monthly individual supervision, Because we receive no funding, there is a reasonable charge for this.
Placement requirements
Please submit a completed application form and send back to Carol @ [email protected]
Intake for counselling placements are in September and December 2024 - Download the application form here.
We are currently not accepting placement applications!
Voluntary placements at Stress Project are open to trainee or qualified counsellors and psychotherapists who wish to practise in community based mental health setting. We are looking for people who can commit to a placement of at least a year, seeing three clients per week in a morning or afternoon. Trainee counsellors will be required to have completed one year of diploma training , applicants will need to be in their own personal therapy, and some experience be able to work at depth with clients. The placement is supported by monthly individual supervision, Because we receive no funding, there is a reasonable charge for this.
Placement requirements
- Commitment to at least a year on placement
- Membership of BACP, UKCP or equivalent
- Commitment to regular counselling or psychotherapy for the duration of the placement
- Commitment to monthly supervision and ongoing professional development.
Please submit a completed application form and send back to Carol @ [email protected]
Intake for counselling placements are in September and December 2024 - Download the application form here.
Stress Project - Volunteer Admin/ Office Assistant -apply now
SUMMARY OF ROLE
Helping to provide administrative support to the clinical team at the busy Stress Project office.
We are looking for someone who:
Duties will include:
What you will get in return:
To apply, please contact Dee [email protected] or fill out the application form.
SUMMARY OF ROLE
Helping to provide administrative support to the clinical team at the busy Stress Project office.
We are looking for someone who:
- Has experience in using IT for administrative purposes
- Has good written and spoken English skills
- Is friendly and approachable, and sensitive to the range of abilities and needs of the people that we support
- Can maintain confidentiality and deal with any sensitive or difficult conversations with tact
- Is available for at least a day per week, during the above hours – or nearly a full day.
- Understanding and awareness of Mental Health
Duties will include:
- Responding to general enquiries received by email, telephone and in person
- Assisting members of staff, therapists and hirers with room bookings and maintaining systems for recording this information
- Undertaking daily maintenance inspections of the building and carrying out daily maintenance tasks such as laundering towels, watering plants and taking out the recycling
- Helping to design publicity materials and disseminating them in the local area
- Assisting with updating our website and social media sites
- Handling petty cash and processing client fee payments
- Using office systems and documents, which include Microsoft Word documents, Excel spreadsheets and our database
What you will get in return:
- Experience of working in a mental health setting
- An opportunity to develop a wide range of administration and customer service skills
- Training, reimbursement of travel expenses, and lunch if you work a full day.
To apply, please contact Dee [email protected] or fill out the application form.
In-Touch (Our friendly chat service) Volunteer
SUMMARY OF ROLE
Supporting people who are facing social isolation by maintaining regular telephone contact – making time for a friendly chat and signposting to support services.
MAIN TASKS
TIME COMMITMENT:
A regular commitment of at least half a day per week for 2 months.
TRAINING:
You will receive training on our telephone contact procedures, which includes how to structure a supportive and friendly conversation, adhering to data protection and safeguarding protocols, and how to signpost to other services.
SUPPORT:
A named member of the team will be your day-to-day support and we will ask that you commit to a group de-brief at the end of each shift.
REFERENCES:
Two references are required.
DBS:
As this role involves supporting adults with care and support needs an enhanced DBS check is required.
EXPENSES:
Reimbursement of telephone expenses
No qualifications or experience required
Volunteers are required to complete an enhanced police check (DBS), Islington Council’s Online Adult Safeguarding training and read the HNG Volunteer Induction Handbook.
Application Form:
Please download the application form here
CONTACT:
Dee - 020 7607 9794 - dee@hng.org.uk
SUMMARY OF ROLE
Supporting people who are facing social isolation by maintaining regular telephone contact – making time for a friendly chat and signposting to support services.
MAIN TASKS
- Contact people by telephone
- Provide encouragement and demonstrate a genuine interest in the people you contact
- Signpost people to services if they need support
- Record information about the call on a password protected document
- Email document to your supervisor at the end of your shift
- Listening skills,
- patience,
- a supportive/enabling attitude,
- a friendly and warm demeanor,
- ability to use spreadsheets and email or other satisfactory method of returning your call records to us
- professional approach – offering friendly contact and able to maintain boundaries
- able to interact with new people with an open mind
TIME COMMITMENT:
A regular commitment of at least half a day per week for 2 months.
TRAINING:
You will receive training on our telephone contact procedures, which includes how to structure a supportive and friendly conversation, adhering to data protection and safeguarding protocols, and how to signpost to other services.
SUPPORT:
A named member of the team will be your day-to-day support and we will ask that you commit to a group de-brief at the end of each shift.
REFERENCES:
Two references are required.
DBS:
As this role involves supporting adults with care and support needs an enhanced DBS check is required.
EXPENSES:
Reimbursement of telephone expenses
No qualifications or experience required
Volunteers are required to complete an enhanced police check (DBS), Islington Council’s Online Adult Safeguarding training and read the HNG Volunteer Induction Handbook.
Application Form:
Please download the application form here
CONTACT:
Dee - 020 7607 9794 - dee@hng.org.uk
Resource Pack Volunteer
We are looking for someone who:
Duties will include:
What you will get in return:
To apply, please contact Dee dee@hng.org.uk
Resource Pack application form here
We are looking for someone who:
- Has good research skills
- Is well organised and able to use office systems such as Microsoft Office
- Can communicate clearly and professionally on the telephone.
- Is available to work on this project between March and May 2016
- Has an understanding and awareness of Mental Health
Duties will include:
- Research services, activities and events across the both the statutory and voluntary sectors
- Collecting relevant information and establishing filing systems and procedures for updating the Resource Pack
- Updating our notice boards
What you will get in return:
- Experience of working in a mental health setting
- Opportunity to find out more about health and wellbeing services in the local area
- An opportunity to develop administration, research and communication skills
- Training, reimbursement of travel expenses, and lunch if you work a full day
To apply, please contact Dee dee@hng.org.uk
Resource Pack application form here