Current vacancies

Free AIM accredited NVQ Level 2 and Level 3 course

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Would you like to help people who are struggling with their mental health? Are you looking to move into mental health work as a career? Changes is offering a brilliant opportunity to take a free, highly regarded AIM accredited NVQ Level 2 and Level 3 course in coordinating peer-support meetings worth £1,800.

Peer-support meetings are powerful and effective in helping people to manage their mental health and wellbeing and move forward with their lives. By training as a volunteer coordinator, you will learn about yourself, others and how to support people to make the Changes they need to live a better life. We are keen to encourage people with lived experience of mental health challenges to become coordinators, including existing beneficiaries of Changes peer-support meetings.

Applicants will need to commit approximately six months to complete the training with a requirement to attend 30 peer-support meetings. Changes is supporting people at venues in Yeovil, Chard, Wincanton, Shepton Mallet and Merriott.

You can read more about Changes here, and details of the training programme here. For general enquiries about the training, please email changes@balsamcentre.org.uk. Training begins on 1 May 2025.

Part time | Salary £30,000-£32,000 per annum (FTE)

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Spark Somerset are currently recruiting a part-time Partnerships Manager (Mental Health). Joint funded by Public Health Somerset and Open Mental Health (OMH), the Partnerships Manager will facilitate the Somerset Mental Health Network (SMHN), ensuring that voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) groups who support the mental wellbeing of people across the county have an informed voice.

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The Network will also provide opportunities for the sector to unite and work with other agencies in the promotion of mental health, prevention of mental health problems, and delivery of services.

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The successful candidate will work closely with our partners in the OMH Alliance to help strengthen community services, influence and support commissioners, and enable systemic and cultural change in mental health provision across Somerset.

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Additionally, the post-holder will conduct regular meetings that enhance knowledge and understanding, and provide collaboration opportunities for VCFSE organisations working to enhance the mental health and wellbeing of others.

 
For further information, including details of how to apply, please see the Spark Somerset website. Closing date: Monday 28 April.

The role of our Trustees is to ensure that the Balsam Centre is fulfilling its mission to help people lead healthy, happy lives, supporting our Executive Team and other Board colleagues as much as holding them to account. The Balsam Centre is proud to have an excellent reputation for the quality of our work, which is based on clear values and a special way of doing things. Our Trustees are stewards of our mission, reputation, quality, values and operating model. 

We now have vacancies for Trustees to lead on finance, clinical services, strengthening the voice of the community in our work, and bringing the experience of people who use our services to the Board. 

 

For more information, please see the Role Description and Person Specification. ​To apply, please send a letter or email to Mark Payne, Clerk to the Board of Trustees, at markpayne@balsamcentre.org.uk describing why you would like to join the Board and what you would bring. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to spend half a day with us learning about our work, before being interviewed by a panel of trustees. Appointment is subject to a DBS check. 

Michael Bainbridge, Chair of Trustees, is available for an informal discussion about the role of our Trustees on 07966 987653.

Based in Wincanton, South Somerset Community Accessible Transport require part-time minibus drivers.

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Hourly rate of pay is £13.68 including holiday pay (from 1 April 2025).

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Hours are flexible but may involve some early morning, evening and weekend work.

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Applicants must have a caring disposition and hold a full clean driver’s licence with D1 category.  Suitable applicants will be subject to minibus test and DBS checks.

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For more details and an application form please call 01963 33864.
 

The Balsam Centre is looking for a Bank Caretaker/ Cleaner to provide occasional cover for holiday and absence periods for the three other members of the caretaking team. This is a zero hours contract working 5.30pm-8.00pm, with some later lock-ups as needed.

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For more information on the role, download a job description here, or call us on 01963 31842.

 

Please apply by completing and returning our application form. (Paper copies are available from Reception on request.)