*Any increase in pay point(s) will be reviewed on annual basis based on the financial position of Touchstone and will only be awarded on this basis. Your pay/pay point will not automatically increase.
Touchstone is a multi-award-winning mental health and wellbeing charity operating in communities across Yorkshire. Touchstone understands that they can only deliver excellence to the people they serve if the people they recruit are happy, empowered, supported to reach their potential and trusted to lead.
The Here For You service provides support to individuals who are struggling to cope and may have thoughts of self-harm or suicide in an evening and feel they need support. The service operates 7 nights a week, 365days a year supporting people aged 16years or older across Kirklees, Leeds, and Wakefield. The service works alongside emergency services, primary care, statutory services and other third sector community services to provide the most appropriate support for individuals away from A&E and section 136 suites wherever possible. The service delivers 1-to-1 support to de-escalate crisis and listen to individuals immediate concerns, as well as providing a calming and inclusive space for individuals to be their authentic self and develop distraction and coping techniques to empower self-management and prevent future crisis.
Information Session: Thursday 12 June 3pm - 4pm via Microsoft Teams
To attend, please email recruitment@touchstonesupport.org.uk
CLOSING DATE: Monday 23 June 2025
Interviews will be held on: Monday 7 July 2025
As an employee of Touchstone, all successful applicants continually benefit from the following:
Touchstone is an equal opportunities organisation, an equal rights employer and applications are welcome from all sections of the community, particularly, BME and LGB and Trans communities and/or people with disabilities who are under-represented within Touchstone. Further information can be obtained from their equal opportunities policy.
Please note that Touchstone do not hold a sponsor licence and they do not intend to offer sponsorship for this particular role. You should therefore ensure that you have/will have the right to work in the UK to be able to undertake this role, if appointed, you will be required to provide relevant right to work documents at the point of an offer being made to you.
Applications can be obtained by visiting www.touchstonesupport.org.uk or by e-mailing recruitment@touchstonesupport.org.uk.
Please note that feedback is not provided to applicants who have not been shortlisted.
Touchstone reserve the right to close this vacancy early if they receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.