Can you lead teams and help grow our mental health services?

• Objective: Support a growing organisation in delivering top quality mental health services in Doncaster for people aged 11 upwards
• Organisation: A flexible, values-based local mental health charity
• Qualities Desired: Passion and enthusiasm for supporting mental health initiatives. 

Doncaster Mind is a successful local and independent mental health charity based in the centre of Doncaster, providing a range of services to support people’s (aged 11 and upwards) with their mental health recovery.

We are a small team of 29 and our organisation is going through a period of significant growth and development. As part of our continuing growth we are excited to be recruiting an additional Services Manager to join our Senior Leadership Team, this individual will be responsible for a number of services both across our Children & Young People and Adults service provision.

Working directly with the Chief Executive Officer and Senior Leadership Team, the post holder will bring their previous experience of providing inspirational leadership to a team of coordinators, staff and wider services across multiple services. You will have experience of working collaboratively with clients and commissioners to create compelling service offers for the people of Doncaster.

To apply for this role:

Not sure if this is right for you… have a conversation with us?

We know applying for roles can be time consuming, and you may also be worried that your skills and experience might not be a good fit. To book a phone conversation with us before you apply, email Laura Arthur at laura@doncastermind.org.uk to arrange a call. We absolutely want to make our roles as accessible as we can to the widest range of applicants, so these conversations give you the opportunity to ask questions, check your skills and experience against the role, and find out more about the recruitment process.

I know this role is for me and I just want to apply!

If you want to head straight to applying for the role, that’s fine too. Just send us your CV and covering letter over to us at laura@doncastermind.org.uk, once we have received your documents we will ask you to complete a simple form which gives us some simple but required information, this will be sent out via email or can be downloaded through our website. Please note that if we do not receive this form we will not be able to proceed with your application.

Interview Process...

We know how stressful and anxious time applying for a job can be so we want to be open and transparent about the process we will be carrying out for this role. Once you have submitted your documents, we will compare your details to what we are looking for with our person specification and job description, and if a good fit we will contact you for an interview.

Our interview process for this role will involve:

• Task relevant to the role (no more than 20 minutes)

• Panel interview with CEO, Trustee and Business Development Lead including a 10 minute presentation (What do your first 3 months look like?) this could take up to an hour

• Shorter panel interview with key members of staff (up to 40 minutes)

The above tasks will give you an opportunity to showcase your skills and knowledge in a variety of ways relevant to the role whilst giving us an opportunity to get to know you more. If you have any concerns or questions about this, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Closing date for written applications: 5pm on 4th September 25

Interview date: Wednesday 10th and Thursday 11th September 25

By following these steps, you will ensure that your application is well-informed and aligned with the organisation's expectations. Good luck!

For more information, please see here Service Manager Recruitment Pack - August 25

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