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Mind in West Essex and WECAN are looking for a Digital Inclusion Facilitator

WECAN – West Essex Community Action Network is the lead provider of digital inclusion work in West Essex. Together with project partners we are working to ensure that everyone can access the help and support that is available online

WECAN – West Essex Community Action Network is the lead provider of digital inclusion work in West Essex. Together with project partners we are working to ensure that everyone can access the help and support that is available online. We do this by providing refreshed IT equipment, data, access and skills development to enable vulnerable members of our community to get online and participate.

Mind in West Essex are hosting a Digital Inclusion Facilitator as part of this initiative, with a focus of working with people who have experience of mental ill health.

Base – Office Base – TBC – travel throughout West Essex essential

Hours – 22.5 hours per week

Salary – £12.73 per hour, this a fixed term contract for 5 months (with the hope of an extension)

Please see the attached job description here

To apply for this position please visit https://www.mindinwestessex.org.uk/vacancies and complete the form by the closing date of Thursday 10th November 2022 

Shortlisting – 11th November

Interview date – 17th November 2022 via zoom 

The Adult Mental Health and Wellbeing Team, part of Essex County Council, are running another Men4MentalHealth course starting in November

The Adult Mental Health and Wellbeing Team, part of Essex County Council, are running another Men4MentalHealth course starting in November

It is for any man feeling low, experiencing a lack of motivation, loss of direction, struggling in their relationships or struggling in any other way with their mental health

The course is open to any man living in Essex (excluding Southend and Thurrock) aged between 18 and 65.

The course will be running on Tuesdays, between 5pm-7pm, held over 6 consecutive weeks. Start date yet to be confirmed.

Men can either attend in person or virtually. If wanting to join virtually, they can attend the session using their mobile/laptop/computer/tablet from the comfort of their own home and join with members at the in person session.

The location for the face to face sessions will be in Chelmsford near the train station.

We’ve already had some fantastic feedback from previous cohorts:

“the course gave me useful strategies for coping with mental health”

“it helped hearing other people’s stories and how even though we had different circumstances, we still helped and supported each other and had similar issues”

“I thought it was facilitated extremely well”

“I liked the fact that the group was online, because I was in the safety of my own environment, it was less anxiety provoking”

“it made me feel that I wasn’t alone. I now know that there are other people in the same boat”

“I was really in a bad place and now I’m out of that place, I’ve made friends and learnt a lot of things about my mental health, and learnt about other people’s mental health”

“I really can’t stress what a difference to my life you and Lucy have made… I can’t thank you enough.”

If you know of men who would like to attend, all we ask is for them to contact the team as soon as possible. The number is 0333 032 2958 and email is MH.wellbeingteam@essex.gov.uk.

If you have any questions please feel free in get in contact with them.

Share your experiences of mental health services in Essex

Have you or someone you care for been supported by any NHS or voluntary mental health services in Essex within the last five years?

Have you or someone you care for been supported by any NHS or voluntary mental health services in Essex within the last five years?

A five-year, all-age mental health strategy is being developed for Essex. The strategy must prioritise the needs of service users, their carers and supporters in order to improve mental health services in this area. You can share your views in this short anonymous survey 

https://healthwatchessex.org.uk/2022/08/share-your-experiences-of-mental-health-services-in-essex