{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nTeam Manager - Open Mental Health with Second Step in Yeovil, Somerset, United Kingdom\n\n Team Manager - Open Mental Health Location: Somerset Salary: £36,129 pro-rata per annum Hours: 29.6 hours per week, Monday to Friday (occasional weekend working may be required) Contract: Fixed-term post to end of March 2025, with potential for extension /Internal Secondment Closing Date: Friday 07 June 2024 Team Manager - Open Mental Health - Somerset Are you passionate about making systems work for the people that need them? Are you a creative problem solver with a passion for leading teams? Do you understand the experiences that may lead people to need support from services and have ideas about how to work collaboratively with them to improve those experiences? If you answer yes we'd love to hear from you Second Step is a leading mental health charity in the South West offering housing, support and hope to thousands of people with mental health and other support needs. Our goal is to inspire hope and deliver change for everybody and every community we work with. Open Mental Health is partnership of nine local voluntary organisations and the NHS in Somerset. By adopting a multidisciplinary, partnership approach we work as one service to limit barriers to accessing services and ensure that people get the support they need, when they need it. We have a shared ambition to support people to achieve a fulfilling life beyond services. We are recruiting a Team Manager to lead our Step Down and Stepladder services in Somerset. Step Down works with clients on their journey from acute services to their own accommodation, coproducing strengths-based, individual recovery plans that provide strategies to; better manage their mental health, identify 'warning signs', build resilience and nurture positive relationships. From the moment someone moves in, the focus will be on life after 'move on' and building practical living skills to support independence and wellbeing. Step Down is a 9-5 service that operates 7 days a week, 365 days a year to support our clients maintain a meaningful life and continue on their pathway to recovery. Stepladder Men's Mental Health service is a men's mental health and wellbeing project, supporting men to make connections and find support in their local communities. Working across Somerset as part of Open Mental Health, Stepladder focuses on community development project work, acting as a catalyst for other groups, organisations and individuals to reach out to men who may be isolated and finding life tough. About the role: We are committed to working with a recovery-based approach and supporting people to meet their individual needs. As a Team Manager, you will: Recruit, manage and lead a team, creating a supportive culture. Ensure that services and projects run effectively on a day-to-day basis. Collaborate with other Open Mental Health managers to maximise achievement of operational objectives, ensure warm-transfer to appropriate Open Mental Health and other VCSE services, and promote effective communication and teamwork. Ensure that services are delivered in a Psychological, Adversity and Trauma informed with co-production at the heart. Full details of this exciting opportunity can be found in the role profile. Location: This role will work across Somerset, with services based in Yeovil and Wells. Second Step is OMH Locality Lead in Sedgemoor with a combined office space in Bridgwater and our head office is in Bristol. Some home working is to be anticipated. A working base will be agreed upon appointment. About you We are looking for someone who is passionate about working collaboratively with partners and leading services that support people with mental health challenges achieve fulfilling lives beyond services. You'll have good knowledge of the support needs of people with long-term and enduring mental health challenges and experience in managing teams. You'll be an excellent communicator, be great at building trusting relationships at all levels of the system and be keen to contribute to the development of the wider team and a proven track record of delivering quality services. You will: be passionate about improving the lived experience and health of people using mental health services have proven knowledge of support needs of people with mental health needs have proven knowledge of trauma-informed practice have proven experience working in a community-based service (e.g. supported housing service, community mental health team, day centre, supporting seniors, education or hospital discharge services) What we offer To be part of a friendly team, with direct support from a line manager In-depth induction to Second Step and all the relevant training and support you need to do your job well Blended working - a combination of home, office and community-based working Monthly one-to-one sessions with your line manager Monthly group reflective practice with your wider team and/or peers If you are interested in this role but are concerned that you may not have the experience or knowledge please contact us for an informal conversation, we would very much like to hear from you. Please contact: Alex Stewart, Service & Transformation Manager on 07860 938272 or email alex.stewart@second-step.co.uk About us We are taking positive action to increase diversity throughout our organisation, and to nurture a culture of inclusion for all our people and the clients that we support. We welcome applications from everyone who meets the criteria and strongly encourage individuals who identify as being of Black, African, Caribbean or Asian descent to apply as these groups are currently under-represented at Second Step. To ensure fairness and consistency, all applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed so that shortlisting is based solely upon the suitability of the candidate's skills and qualities. Closing date: Friday 7th June 2024 Interview dates: We will be actively interviewing to this post, and reserve the right to close recruitment if we are successful prior to the closing date - we encourage applicants to apply as soon as possible. The ability to travel to several appointments daily (including in rural areas with limited/ unreliable public transport) is essential. For more information and to apply please see our website www.second-step.co.uk. Second Step is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community and from people who have personal experience of using mental health services. Unfortunately, Second Step is unable to sponsor applicants from outside the UK."}