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We’re the workplace mental health experts.

Our vision is of a nation where everyone’s mental health matters. Together we create mentally healthy workplaces where people, communities, and business thrive.

Our training, consultancy, and campaigning are helping organisations to create workplace cultures that foster mentally healthy, high-performing, and productive teams.

Our expert guidance and training courses equip people with the skills to spot the warning signs of poor mental health in themselves and others. We help them to build the confidence to talk about mental health. And we provide the knowledge about support services they can use or signpost people to.

Better understanding of mental health and less stigma ripples out into communities, with the potential to improve and save lives.

Want to join us?

We are committed to rewarding our employees with competitive pay, a flexible and supportive workplace, opportunities to grow and develop, and our promise that we will put your wellbeing first.

See our full list of benefits below:

  Looking after you
  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)
  • Two wellbeing breaks, in summer and winter, on top of annual leave allowance
  • Free Mental Health First Aid training
  • Free Suicide First Aid training
  • Healthcare Cashback plan from Medicash, including money back for vaccinations, eyecare, dental work and therapies
  • Pension death benefit
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
  • Cycle to work scheme
  At work
  • Commitment to the London Living Wage
  • Matched Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme (up to 5%), and financial wellbeing support through Mintago
  • Flexible working hours and access to flexible ways of working, including compressed hours
  • Discretionary annual bonus, when the business does well
  • Bonusly platform for staff recognition
  • Performance Development Reviews, focussing on your learning and progression
  • Line managers trained in Mental Health Skills for Managers
  • A home working allowance to support you to work remotely
  Values and culture
  • We work by our values – ambitious for change, ahead of the curve, community builders, focused on impact, caring and equitable
  • Wellbeing is at the heart of all that we do and say, we are friendly and supportive
  • Committed to be an anti-racist organisation, focused on equality, diversity and inclusion
  • Ways to have your say, including regular engagement sessions at team meetings and feedback surveys
  • Compassionate leave, if you need it
  • Commitment to volunteering - 2 days per year
  Social and collective
  • All team quizzes
  • MHFA Radio
  • Monthly birthday celebrations and lunch together
  • Social events
  • Regular anchor days with opportunities to share your ideas
  Personal growth
  • Online learning opportunities through GoodHabitz
  • Opportunities for secondments, promotion and progression
  • Opportunity to take sabbaticals
  • Opportunities for learning on multiple subjects

We have an unwavering commitment to diversity, to enable each and every one of our people to have a full sense of belonging within and across our organisation. Our people are empowered to bring their whole selves to work and celebrate diversity in all its glory. We run regular lunch and learn sessions to explore and stay educated on a range of diversity, inclusion and equality topics.

It is our collective responsibility to create and sustain an inclusive environment. Our Inclusion Network advocates for diversity and accessibility across the organisation and ensures that everyone has an opportunity to be heard.

We celebrate key moments and events, such as Pride in London, Black History Month and International Women’s Day because they reflect the diverse makeup of our people. We recognise that our diversity makes us stronger, more innovative, more creative and this all helps us in better serving our people, our customers and our communities.

We are an equal opportunities employer and we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity leave status. We are especially keen to encourage applications from people currently underrepresented within the organisation, including but not limited to people from the LGBT+ community, people with disabilities, and people from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic background.

Are you with us?

Part of the way we achieve change is by role modelling best practice as a workplace. Our awards and accrediations include:


UK's Best Workplaces™ for Wellbeing 2024-2025 logo

UK's Best Workplaces™ 2025
We were named one of the UK’s Best Workplaces™ 2025 by Great Place to Work®.


UK's Best Workplaces™ for Wellbeing 2022 Medium category logo

UK's Best Workplaces™ for Wellbeing 2022
We were named one of the UK’s Best Workplaces™ for Wellbeing 2022 (Medium category - 51-250 employees) by Great Place to Work®.


UK's Best Workplaces 2020 Medium category logo

Great Place to Work: UK's Best Workplaces 2020
We were named one of the UK’s Best Workplaces™ 2020 (Medium category - 51-250 employees) by Great Place to Work®.


Great Place to Work: Excellence in Wellbeing logo

Great Place to Work: Excellence in Wellbeing
We are delighted to receive this award recognising our culture, rewards, and support given to staff.


Disability Confident Leader logo

Disability Confident Leader
We achieved Leader status this year demonstrating our approach to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities and health conditions.


Mindful Employer logo

Mindful Employer
By being a Mindful Employer we demonstrate our commitment to supporting our employees.


London Living Wage logo

London Living Wage employer
We are an accredited London Living Wage employer which means we pay all our employees a wage they can live on.


London Healthy Workplace Charter - Achievement Level logo

London Healthy Workplace Charter
In 2017 we achieved the London Healthy Workplace Charter - Achievement Level, which recognises organisations with a more advanced and comprehensive approach to employee wellbeing.We decided not to complete this in 2018 as we are working towards the excellence level.


2017 BAME 100 award logo

2017 BAME100 Board Talent Index
Our then CEO Poppy Jaman was recognised in the BAME100 Board Talent Index 2017, a list of 100 black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) professionals, compiled to celebrate a range of achievements and contributions.


FT 1000 2017

2017 FT 1000: Europe's fastest growing companies
In 2017 we were recognised in the FT 1000 as one of Europe's fastest growing companies. We continue to grow but no longer meet the criteria for a small company!

 
Memberships
Association of Mental Health Providers logo

We are a member of the Association of Mental Health Providers, a membership organisation for policy makers and the national voice on consultations, discussions and commissioning for mental health.


Equally Well logo

We are a member of Equally Well UK, working to bring about equal physical health for people with mental illness.

Halo Workplace logo

We are official on becoming a Halo Workplace

Cyber Essentials logo

We are a Cyber Essentials certified workplace


See below or visit our employer profile at charityjob.co.uk for current vacancies at our head office in central London.

Please note we can only accept applications with a cover letter.

Equal opportunities recruitment monitoring

Whilst not mandatory, we would like to encourage all applicants to complete our equal opportunities monitoring form so that we can assess our performance.

If you are concerned about how your data will be stored, accessed or shared, please be reassured that it will be kept strictly confidential at all times and in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018. It will not be accessible to anyone outside of our designated authorised personnel and will be used to monitor the effectiveness of our employment policies so that we can improve where required.

This information will be used for statistical purposes only and you will not be identified in any way.

Position: Non-Executive Director
Closing Date:
Location: Hybrid working, MHFA England London office
Salary: £ Volunteer
Company: Mental Health First Aid England CIC

Description:
MHFA England are seeking a Non-Executive Director with expertise in workplace mental health and wellbeing to assist in agreeing and supporting MHFA England’s strategy, ensuring the delivery of MHFA’s overall purpose and mission as a social enterprise.

The Non-Executive Director will ensure the human and financial resources are available to achieve MHFA England’s objectives by providing expertise and guidance.

There may also be an opportunity for the postholder to sit as part of one of our other governance committees.

Principle duties

- Promoting the highest standards of corporate governance in compliance with regulatory, constitutional, legal, financial, and other obligations

- Overseeing the delivery of MHFA England’s strategy and performance

- Protecting the long-term sustainability of MHFA England

- Safeguarding the reputation of MHFA England

- Providing expert insight, understanding, and experience relating to workplace mental health and wellbeing

- Leading a Board sub-committee, where required

- Representing MHFA England at collaboration and network events, and contributing to the development of organisational relationships

Person specification

- Experience and knowledge of implementing mental health and wellbeing strategies, policies, training, and support in medium to large organisations, and measuring their impact

- An awareness of economic and political changes that may impact MHFA England

- Sound judgement around corporate governance, financial strategy risk and opportunity

- A commitment to social enterprise and MHFA England’s values and culture

- Highly developed communication, interpersonal, and teamworking skills

- Partnership-minded, political astute and diplomatic, but able to challenge

- Curious and embraces innovation

- A strong personal commitment to workplace equity


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