Working with us
For almost 200 years, we’ve supported the people of Greater Manchester and our amazing team of staff. A couple of recent things we’re really proud of are receiving a strong Silver accreditation from Investors in People (IiP) in February this year and also that we support the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter, to improve employment standards across the region.
We don’t just talk the talk about investing in our people – we have a staff wellbeing support scheme, as well as ample training and development opportunities, Plus we offer other benefits like flexible working arrangements and wellbeing days. You’ll see from some of the quotes below how our staff feel about working here.
If you want to make a positive impact on the community and work in a supportive environment, we encourage you to apply to join us.
We are part of the national living wage scheme and have a 35 hour working week. And it doesn’t stop there. There’s also:
- Hybrid working
- Personal pension scheme
- 25 days’ holiday entitlement
- A day off for your birthday
- A winter wellbeing day
- Weekly meditation sessions
- Management training and development
- Staff support scheme
- Increasing annual leave allocation for continued long service
- Enhanced maternity package
- Death in service benefit
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How to apply
We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, faith and religion, disability and age.
To apply for a vacancy below, please complete our application form and return to hr@gaddum.org.uk.
Current Vacancies
Community Engagement Worker (Getting Help)
HOURS: Available from 0.2FTE (7hrs) up to full time (35hrs). Term-time contract can also be requested.
LOCATION: Office base at Lock 50 Business Centre, Rochdale (with some remote and community-based working across Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale)
CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed term contract maternity leave cover until March 31st 2025.
SALARY: £23,933 per annum.
SUMMARY OF ROLE:
To provide social and practical support to adults with common mental health conditions both virtually and in community settings across Heywood, Middleton & Rochdale (HMR), including assessment and support planning, and community outreach. This may include working with adults that are already in therapy, are awaiting therapy or have recently completed therapy either within Thinking Ahead, or in some cases externally.
To be a key member of Gaddum’s provision of the Getting Help element of Thinking Ahead (the central adult Primary Care Mental Health Pathway in Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale, in partnership with Big Life Group and Pennine Care NHS Trust).
Job Purpose
You will work within a multidisciplinary pathway and carry a case load providing 1:1 support across community venues within HMR, creating support plans for individuals accessing Getting Help. This will include social prescribing, signposting and onward referrals, as well as supporting individuals to overcome barriers which are impacting on their health and wellbeing.
You will facilitate regular drop-in sessions in the community in order to promote and facilitate new referrals to the service as well as providing face to face advice and guidance to the public. You will use your knowledge of services in HMR to connect people with the right support for their needs.
The role will include collaborative work with the partner organisations within Getting Help, our partners within Thinking Ahead, and other organisations providing support to our client groups across HMR. This includes working within the community neighbourhood teams to improve joined up working across the borough. The role may also occasionally include facilitating group work – and, very occasionally, evening and weekend working to suit business needs.
Key Responsibilities
- To provide 1:1 support for social welfare issues which are impacting on the service users’ mental well-being (e.g. housing, finances, employment etc.).
- To maintain up to date knowledge of local and national support services, provide effective signposting and onward referrals, and to remove barriers to engagement with other services.
- To facilitate regular drop-in sessions within the community, to promote the service to professionals and service users, to encourage referrals to Getting Help and Thinking Ahead and provide immediate information and advice to people.
- To work collaboratively with service users in 1:1 sessions to understand their presenting issues and goals and create personalised support plans which help meet short-term needs and long-term goals.
- To motivate and encourage service users to build independence and resilience for the future.
- To ensure that case records are appropriately maintained and updated using relevant CRM systems, in line with Thinking Ahead and Gaddum guidelines and policies.
- To participate in events within the community, and to actively promote increased access to Getting Help and the wider Thinking Ahead pathway.
- To build and maintain collaborative working relationships with Getting Help partners, and colleagues within the Thinking Ahead partnership.
- To build and maintain relationships with external organisations, with the aim of creating practical support plans for service users and increasing access to services across HMR.
- To actively participate in supervision, and to ensure that client work is conducted within the policies and procedures set by Gaddum and Thinking Ahead.
- To support and work with the Getting Help Team Leader and the team to drive continuous improvements to service delivery.
- To provide monitoring information in relation to agreed monthly targets.
- To assist in the development of the Getting Help element of the pathway, which includes working with other VCSE organisations to enhance the wellbeing and resilience of their service users.
Organisational Responsibilities
- To actively engage in ongoing personal and professional development, making full use of supervision, appraisal and learning opportunities.
- To act at all times to promote equality and diversity ensuring inclusive and integrated services.
- To seek advice, support and guidance as required
- To maintain a general understanding of the work of the whole organisation and attend team meetings/events.
- To adopt a flexible approach to working patterns to suit the needs of the role and responsibilities as required.
This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
For any queries regarding the role or to request an application form and job description / person specification by email, please do not hesitate to get in contact for an informal discussion. Queries can be directed to hr@gaddum.org.uk.
Community Engagement Worker JD and PS Oct 2024
Applications for this role close on Friday 18th October at 9am.
PLEASE NOTE: Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis as suitable applications are received; as such we would encourage you to apply promptly for this role.
Talking Therapies Coordinator
HOURS: Either one post at 35 hours per week, or two posts at 17.5 hours per week (with flexible working required to suit the needs of the role).
LOCATION: Green Fish Resource Centre, Oldham Street, Manchester M4 5LE
CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed term until 31st March 2025 with the possibility of extension based on funding.
SALARY: £30,977 full-time / £15,488.50 part-time
BRIEF SUMMARY OF ROLE
The Talking Therapies Manchester Coordinator is responsible for coordinating the operational elements of the Talking Therapies service and directly supervising the team, which consists of a group of Talking Therapies Counsellors, a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP), and a team Administrator. The Talking Therapies Manchester Coordinator will carry a small caseload and will lead on monthly and quarterly reporting on agreed KPIs.
This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
For any queries regarding the role or to request an application form and job description / person specification by email, please do not hesitate to get in contact for an informal discussion. Queries can be directed to hr@gaddum.org.uk.
Applications for this role close on Monday 14th October at 12 noon.
PLEASE NOTE: Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis as suitable applications are received; as such we would encourage you to apply promptly for this role.
Adult Carers Salford Link Worker
HOURS: 35 per week (with flexible working required to suit the needs of the role)
LOCATION: Hybrid working: Home, community and office based at Green Fish Resource Centre, Oldham Street, Manchester M4 5LE
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent
SALARY: £23,933
BRIEF SUMMARY OF ROLE
The role of the Link Worker is to deliver support sessions, groups and carers’ assessments to adult carers who live in Salford. Whether the support sessions be in person, out in the community or via phone or video call – it is the role of the Link Worker to provide meaningful and creative support to carers of all ages and backgrounds using the service.
This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
For any queries regarding the role or to request an application form and job description / person specification by email, please do not hesitate to get in contact for an informal discussion. Queries can be directed to hr@gaddum.org.uk.
Applications for this role close on Monday 14th October 2024 at 12 noon.
Apply to join our Therapy team
If you are interested in working for Gaddum as a therapist please submit a completed application form to hr@gaddum.org.uk outlining whether you would be interested in providing Adult and/or Children and Young People’s therapy.
We will reach out if we have staff or sessional worker vacancies in our team.
Children and Young People’s Therapy
Gaddum’s bereavement services provide therapeutic support to children and young people who have suffered a bereavement in Salford and Manchester area.
As a Bereavement Therapist, you will work with anyone who’s lost someone close to them and they’re finding it difficult to cope with the upsetting emotions that come up when we experience a death of a family member or friend.
Our Therapists offer one-to-one therapeutic, child centred sessions in schools and community venues. Moreover, we provide psychoeducation sessions to parents / carers when requited.
Adult Therapy
Gaddum Talking Therapies is an NHS funded therapy service for people with a common mental health difficulty, like anxiety or depression (formerly known as IAPT).
We offer a range of one-to-one therapy including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), person-centred counselling, integrative therapy and Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprogramming (EMDR) therapy as part of this programme.
As a Therapeutic Counsellor in this service, you will join a diverse team of part-time therapists responsible for delivering time-limited therapy sessions to adults in the City of Manchester.
Volunteering
Visit our volunteer page for details of any current volunteering opportunities.
A typical day
A typical day of some of the team at Gaddum, so you can get a taste into what it’s like to work for us.
Carers Manchester Contact Point Support Worker
What our team say about working for Gaddum
“I don’t think I’ve enjoyed a job as much as this. That’s down to the job itself and those I work with”
“A wealth of talent and expertise exists at Gaddum which I feel empowered by to deliver a first class service to the people we support”
What staff and volunteers say about me
It was lovely seeing the difference Gaddum makes in the community. I’d love to volunteer with Gaddum again in the future.
Gaddum is a great place to work. I have been given flexible working along with training and development opportunities. I have never worked anywhere that went out of their way when I needed it the most like they do.
My line manager is extremely supportive and the best line manager that I have ever had which makes all the difference.
Call me on 0161 834 6069 or send me a message to hr@gaddum.org.uk.