MindWell Content and Admin Assistant

Overview of the role MindWell is the mental health information and signposting website for adults in Leeds. We’re looking for a proactive and detail-focused Content and Admin Assistant to support the day-to-day running of our website and communications.

This part-time role is ideal for someone early in their career who has experience using content management systems (especially WordPress), and is keen to build their skills in digital content, communications, and project support. You’ll work closely with our small, friendly team to help keep our content accurate, accessible and up to date, and support a range of admin and communication tasks that help us reach people across Leeds.

This role would suit someone interested in the third sector and keen to learn more about the local mental health landscape in Leeds. You’ll gain insight into how services work together across the NHS, the council and community organisations and help us make that system easier to navigate for the people who need it most.

Salary: Scale 4 SCP 9 -11, starting at £26,409 (pro-rata)
Hours: 10 – 14 hours per week
Contract: 12 months fixed term (View to extend subject to funding)

Key responsibilities:

• To undertake website administration, including checking content for accuracy, troubleshooting/updating broken links and making updates to the MindWell website via the CMS (WordPress).
• To contribute to the production and sending of the MindWell email newsletter.
• Proactive, regular phone and email contact with organisations and services listed on MindWell to ensure content is up-to-date.
• To collate and create social media and promotional content, including sourcing imagery and photos, editing graphics, news and blog items, where applicable.
• To support with content formatting, proofreading and uploading of new resources as needed.
• To work closely with the MindWell team supporting both internal and external communications.
• Design work on Canva and using PowerPoint and Google slides to produce reports and presentations to support our external and internal communications (training can be provided).
• Assist with service directory database management systems and maintaining up-to-date contacts and mailing preference lists.
• Support team members with planning, promotion and successful execution of events, as well as capturing and sharing learning and takeaways.
• Help keep MindWell promotional items in stock, including ordering printed materials and arranging delivery.
• Maintain filing systems for resources, documents and editorial records.

Who are we?

Volition is a registered charity and Limited Company and the lead organisation within the Forum Central partnership. Forum Central is the collective voice for Leeds third sector in health and care. Our vision is a better quality of life for people in Leeds. Our work is delivered in partnership with Leeds Older People’s Forum, also a registered charity.

We are a member-led network and connect the fantastic work happening across Leeds’ diverse third sector organisations with that of other organisations and strategic developments happening in health and social care. We promote and support partnership working across the city and provide information for and about the sector.

Our office is based in Leeds City Centre.

Why join our team?

• Agile, flexible working, with a number of options to suit the diverse needs of our team
• Annual, incremental pay progression within the scale (based on annual appraisal)
• Generous 28 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Training and Continuous Development Opportunities. Bespoke to you and your role and personal development goals
• Regular Team Health and Wellbeing Activities and access to a range of resources
• 24/7 Access to the Mindful Employer Plus Employee Assistance Helpline
• A Bike to Work Scheme
• Warm, friendly and inclusive organisational culture.

We are proud to be Mindful Employer Charter Signatories, Living Wage Foundation Accredited and Level 2: Disability Confident Employers

To submit an application for this role, please send the following to jobs@forumcentral.org.uk by 11:59 PM (midnight) on Wednesday 16 April 2025:

• your up to date CV
• a personal statement outlining your interest in and suitability for the role
• our equal opportunities form, completed (download from our website)

For further information or to have an informal chat about the role, contact Gemma Johnson, Volition Content and Communications Manager at gemma.johnson@forumcentral.org.uk or phone: 07921 566 336

Deadline: 11:59 PM (midnight) on Wednesday 16 April 2025

Interview date: Tuesday 29 April 2025 OR Thursday 1 May 2025

Diversity and inclusion

At Forum Central, we recognise the positive value of diversity, promote equality and challenge unfair discrimination and aim to become an inclusive organisation, whose workforce is as diverse as the communities we serve. We strive to ensure that opportunities to work and develop at Forum Central are open to all. We treat all job applications equally, regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender expression, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or any other equality characteristic. We particularly encourage applications from Disabled people and people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, as these groups are currently under-represented in our sector.