Job summary
Co-Occurring Co-ordinator (GM Co-Occurring Conditions
Team)
The Big Life Group is working in partnership
with Greater Manchester (GM) Integrated Care System (ICS) and Greater Manchester
Combined Authority (GMCA) on Co-Occurring Conditions.
We are recruiting for 4 new roles into the
project team.
All posts are fixed term for 12 months and
secondments would be considered.
Are you passionate about Mental Health and Substance Misuse?
Do you have knowledge of Co-Occurring
Conditions?
Would you like to do something different for
the people and communities across Greater Manchester?
You will have the
opportunity to work as part of the GM Co-Occurring Conditions team in one of
the following roles:
1.
Project Manager x1
2.
Co-ordinator x2
3.
Administrator x1
For
more information and for a full job description please visit www.thebiglifegroup.com/jobs
The closing date for applications
is Wednesday 20th December 2023. Applications received after this
time will not be considered and CVs will not be accepted.
If you already work in the Health
and Social Care System in GM, please reach out to heather.etheridge@thebiglifegroup.com for a conversation about these roles.
Interviews will take place on:
Co-ordinators - 18th or 19th January 2024.
Main duties of the job
To work with the project manager
and team to support the Greater Manchester (GM) Co-occurring Conditions
workstream. To deliver the co-occurring project across five of the 10 GM
boroughs to a high standard. Engaging multiple stakeholders from a range of disciplines
and facilitating change across mental health and drug and alcohol services and
pathways.
About us
Big
Life is in the business of changing lives, creating opportunities for people
who have the least. When you become part of Big Life - as a staff or volunteer
- we want you to feel great about your time with us.
Your
health and happiness is important to us, so we offer a comprehensive staff
wellbeing package. It's important to us that staff feel great while they work
here. That partly comes from a supportive, flexible approach to managing and
nurturing our staff, but also from a wide range of perks, schemes and support,
which help make being part of Big Life a bit brighter.
The
Big Life group positively promotes diversity in the workforce.
The
Big Life group is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1.
To work with stakeholders and staff team to ensure that
the team are cohesive and work well together
2.
To provide advice, support and guidance to team members
and stakeholders
3.
To understand the purpose of the project, and help to achieve
outcomes
4.
To develop and implement innovative ways of working with
stakeholders
5.
To deliver or facilitate training and development
opportunities for the team as required
6.
To ensure that relevant data and information is
collected and where necessary collated for reports and recording
7.
To develop and maintain relationships with external
organisations and agencies
8.
To undertake appropriate administrative duties for the
post
9.
To provide information for the manager to ensure that
the service is compliant with relevant external regulatory requirements
10. To represent the
team and organisation at external events
11. To stand in for the
team manager in their absence and as agreed
Job description
Job responsibilities
1.
To work with stakeholders and staff team to ensure that
the team are cohesive and work well together
2.
To provide advice, support and guidance to team members
and stakeholders
3.
To understand the purpose of the project, and help to achieve
outcomes
4.
To develop and implement innovative ways of working with
stakeholders
5.
To deliver or facilitate training and development
opportunities for the team as required
6.
To ensure that relevant data and information is
collected and where necessary collated for reports and recording
7.
To develop and maintain relationships with external
organisations and agencies
8.
To undertake appropriate administrative duties for the
post
9.
To provide information for the manager to ensure that
the service is compliant with relevant external regulatory requirements
10. To represent the
team and organisation at external events
11. To stand in for the
team manager in their absence and as agreed
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Written communication to enable report writing
- Numerical/statistical skills to enable monitoring and evaluation
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing staff or a project
- Experience of working with a range of service providers and stakeholders
- Experience of developing and improving services, and projects
- Experience of effectively working under pressure in a dynamic environment
- Experience of designing and undertaking research
Skills
Essential
- Ability to effectively manage staff and teams
- Ability to successfully contribute towards bids and tenders
- Ability to effectively work with a range of people from different skills and backgrounds, both internally and externally
- Ability to write reports and communicate well in English
- Ability to use IT (Word and relevant software including databases)
- Project Management skills and experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the barriers that service users face when accessing mainstream services
- Knowledge of the local area your service is based in (community groups, services available as well as local demographics)
- Thorough knowledge, understanding and experience of commissioning and delivering mental health and substance misuse services.
- Knowledge of Co-Occurring Conditions
- Awareness and understanding of the following papers: Dame Carol Blacks National Review of Drugs, National Drug Strategy, Community Mental Health Framework
Personal
Essential
- Positive and outlook and a can do attitude
- Personal resilience and flexible attitude in the face of difficulties
- Commitment to working towards the Big Life groups missions and values including having a non-judgemental approach
- Commitment to personal development and willingness to regularly update skills and experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Written communication to enable report writing
- Numerical/statistical skills to enable monitoring and evaluation
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing staff or a project
- Experience of working with a range of service providers and stakeholders
- Experience of developing and improving services, and projects
- Experience of effectively working under pressure in a dynamic environment
- Experience of designing and undertaking research
Skills
Essential
- Ability to effectively manage staff and teams
- Ability to successfully contribute towards bids and tenders
- Ability to effectively work with a range of people from different skills and backgrounds, both internally and externally
- Ability to write reports and communicate well in English
- Ability to use IT (Word and relevant software including databases)
- Project Management skills and experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the barriers that service users face when accessing mainstream services
- Knowledge of the local area your service is based in (community groups, services available as well as local demographics)
- Thorough knowledge, understanding and experience of commissioning and delivering mental health and substance misuse services.
- Knowledge of Co-Occurring Conditions
- Awareness and understanding of the following papers: Dame Carol Blacks National Review of Drugs, National Drug Strategy, Community Mental Health Framework
Personal
Essential
- Positive and outlook and a can do attitude
- Personal resilience and flexible attitude in the face of difficulties
- Commitment to working towards the Big Life groups missions and values including having a non-judgemental approach
- Commitment to personal development and willingness to regularly update skills and experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
