Compass Recovery College Manager (Maternity Cover) – closing date 9 October 2022

Compass Recovery College offers free mental health and wellbeing workshops for anyone over the age of 18 in Reading. Reaching a range of participants, their relatives, supporters and carers, voluntary sector staff and others as appropriate.

To find out more: http://www.compassrecoverycollege.uk

We are looking for a Manager to cover maternity leave for up to 12 months.

Duties include:

  • To manage Compass Recovery College (’Compass’) for adults living with mental health challenges, their families and carers, and people working to improve mental health and wellbeing in the borough of Reading, whether in paid or voluntary capacity.
  • To promote and apply the Compass philosophy of using an educational and supportive approach to help all participants towards a meaningful and satisfying life: being fulfilled and living as well as possible.
  • To develop Compass, using a ‘hub and spoke’ model to provide a centralised base with a number of delivery points so as to provide greater ease and equity of access to the service, and contributing to the reduction of health inequalities.
  • To promote and support greater social inclusion and a recovery focused approach to mental health and wellbeing in Reading across services and sectors.

We offer a flexible/hybrid working environment for this role.

Address Line 1
Reading Civic Centre
Address line 2
Bridge Street
Town
Reading
County
Berkshire
Postcode
RG1 2LU
Contract type
Full timeTemporary, Contract, or Project
Location
Central Reading
Salary
£37,568 - £40,578
Contact
Amanda Nyeke, Public Health and Wellbeing Manager
Main contact telephone
0118 937 3139
Reference number for post
DAC0238
How to apply

Apply with CV and Covering Letter: https://www.reading.gov.uk/work-for-the-council/

Closing date: 9th October 2022

The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. It is strongly advised to complete and return applications as soon as possible.

Open for applications from
14 September 2022
Closing date for applications
9 October 2022
Will my application be acknowledged?
All applicants, successful or otherwise, can expect to receive a reply from us in due course