Multi Agency Safeguarding Link Worker (MASH)
Service: BAND – Community mental health project based in the borough of Bolton
Salary: Starting at £25,221 rising to £27,780 FTE per annum (£8,179.783784 – £9,009.73 per annum for part-time, 12 hours per week)
We typically work 2 days a week office based.
Our office space is accessible by wheelchairs.
Hours: Part-time (12 hours per week)
Contract: Temporary 4 months
Family Action & the Role’s Impact:
Family Action is a registered charity, building stronger families since 1869. Today we work with more than 60,000 families in over 200 community-based services, as well as supporting thousands more through national programmes and grants. We transform lives by providing practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation.
We are looking for someone with knowledge and understanding of mental health conditions and their impact on daily life, as well as a strong track record of working with individuals and families to achieve positive outcomes. BAND is an established community-based adult mental health project in Bolton.
Main Responsibilities:
• Working with new referrals to identify their strengths, interests and develop a Mental Health Recovery Plan.
• Providing line management to a small volunteer team.
• Building and maintaining strong working partnerships with services across Bolton.
Main Requirements (for details check the job description and person specification):
• An interest in working with people to make sustainable positive changes.
• An effective communicator, who works in a person-centred way.
• Knowledge of Mental Health conditions and strategies to improve health and wellbeing
Family Action is a registered charity, building stronger families since 1869. Today we work with more than 60,000 families in over 200 community-based services, as well as supporting thousands more through national programmes and grants. We transform lives by providing practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation.
We are looking for someone with knowledge and understanding of mental health conditions and how they affect daily life, as well as a strong track record of working with individuals and families to achieve positive outcomes. BAND is an established community-based adult mental health project in Bolton.
Benefits:
- an annual paid leave entitlement that commences at 25 working days, and after a full year of service, rising each April by one day, subject to a maximum of 30 working days plus bank holidays
- up to 6% matched-pension contributions
- enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions
- eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers
- cycle to work scheme
- investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities
We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect.
To Apply:
• Click the ‘Apply’ link below and fill out our digital application form
• Closing Date: Friday the 24th of July 2026 at 11.59pm
Interviews are scheduled to take place from week commencing 27th of July 2026 in person. .
For any queries, or if you would like to discuss any aspect of the selection process or the potential for flexible working, please email: Petra.Fehn@family-action.org.uk
All appointments with Family Action are subject to satisfactory Safer Recruitment checks.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process, and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.
We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates. We are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action because we know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and we strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support.
All candidates with a disability are welcome to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme and request priority consideration for an interview, provided they meet the essential criteria for the role.
To help remove financial barriers to working with us, we will reimburse reasonable travel costs if you are invited to attend an interview in person.
*Ordinarily Family Action appoints new starters at the starting point of the salary scale (with subsequent annual pay progression), unless you have experience that would justify appointment further up the salary scale or there are any other exceptional reasons.
