Work For PAPYRUS

Thank you for your interest in working with PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide.

PAPYRUS is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in employment and its employment policies for recruitment are designed to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender re-assignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

PAPYRUS is committed to safeguarding all children, young people and adults at risk that interact with the organisation. The organisation recognises its responsibility to safeguard the welfare of these vulnerable groups by a commitment to procedures to protect them. The group expects all staff and volunteers to fully support and promote these commitments.

Please read the Privacy Notice for all job applicants

To apply for any position advertised you must complete both parts of the application form – CV’s will not be accepted.

The application form is designed in two parts, part one will be used for short listing purposes. The personal information in part two will be removed and used by Human Resources only for pre-employment checks and statistical analysis purposes.

Please send your completed application forms to HR@papyrus-uk.org.

All applications must be received by the closing date stated on the advert for the job role.

Pre-employment checks

All offers of employment are conditional upon the satisfactory completion of the following pre-employment checks.

Right to work in the UK – Applicants will be required to provide evidence of their right to work in the UK at the interview stage.

Employment references – Applicants will be required to provide details of two employment referees which should include their current/most recent employer. References will be requested once a conditional offer of employment is accepted.

Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) checks – Where required, applicants will be asked to provide ID required for a DBS check. This will be requested at interview stage. Once a conditional offer of employment is accepted the successful candidate will be registered on to the online DBS system to begin the checking process. Please refer to the job description to see if a DBS check is required for the position you are applying for.

An unconditional offer will only be made upon satisfactory completion of all relevant pre-employment checks.

For information on current vacancies at please see below.

• Administration Officer - West Midlands

  Please read through the JOB DESCRIPTION and PERSON SPECIFICATION fully before applying. Once completed please send both APPLICATION FORM 1 and APPLICATION FORM 2 to HR@papyrus-uk.org Please do not send your CV as this will not be considered as part of your application.

  PAPYRUS is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in employment and its employment policies for recruitment are designed to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender re-assignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

  PAPYRUS is committed to safeguarding all children, young people and adults at risk that interact with the organisation. The organisation recognises its responsibility to safeguard the welfare of these vulnerable groups by a commitment to procedures to protect them. The group expects all staff and volunteers to fully support and promote these commitments.

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  Job Role: Administration Officer – West Midlands

  To be successful in this role you will have:

  • Demonstrable experience in an office administrator role or equivalent including diary management, dealing with correspondence, preparation of meeting papers and general administrative duties
  • A good working knowledge of Microsoft packages (e.g. Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint) and hands on IT experience of database packages including electronic filing systems and online platforms
  • Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage the time of self, prioritising tasks to meet challenging deadlines
  • High level of customer service skills

  Salary: NJC scale spinal point 4 – 6 (£18,933 – £19,698)

  Location: The successful post holder will initially work from home

  Hours:  36 hours per week

  Closing date: Friday 29 October 2021

  Interview date: w/c Monday 15 November 2021

  PAPYRUS is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in employment and its employment policies for recruitment are designed to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender re-assignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

  Please email BOTH completed applications to HR@papyrus-uk.org. Please do not send your CV as this will not be considered as part of your application.

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  JOB DESCRIPTION and PERSON SPECIFICATION
  APPLICATION FORM 1
  APPLICATION FORM 2

• HOPELINEUK Adviser - Warrington

  Please read through the JOB DESCRIPTION and PERSON SPECIFICATION fully before applying. Once completed please send both APPLICATION FORM 1 and APPLICATION FORM 2 to HR@papyrus-uk.org Please do not send your CV as this will not be considered as part of your application.

  PAPYRUS is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in employment and its employment policies for recruitment are designed to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender re-assignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

  PAPYRUS is committed to safeguarding all children, young people and adults at risk that interact with the organisation. The organisation recognises its responsibility to safeguard the welfare of these vulnerable groups by a commitment to procedures to protect them. The group expects all staff and volunteers to fully support and promote these commitments.

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  Job Role: HOPELINEUK Adviser – Warrington

  We are looking to recruit a HOPELINEUK Adviser to provide individually tailored suicide prevention advice and guidance to young people and those who are concerned for them via our national multi-channel helpline HOPELINEUK and deliver suicide prevention training online and in community settings across the UK.

  To be successful in this role you will have:

  • a degree or professional qualification in Health, Nursing, Social Work, Community Work or a related discipline
  • previous experience of working in an advisory capacity in suicide prevention or mental health
  • a proven record of working directly with vulnerable young people
  • experience of providing advice and guidance via multiple communication channels
  • the ability to empathise, support and build rapport with suicidal people and those who care about them, remaining non-judgemental and adhering to the remit of the service boundaries

  Salary: NJC Scale SCP 24-28 (£28,672- £32,234 per annum)

  Location: Warrington

  Hours: An average of 30 hours per week worked on a 7-day shift system including evening and weekends.

  Closing date: midnight on 31^st October 2021

  PAPYRUS is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in employment and its employment policies for recruitment are designed to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender re-assignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

  Please email BOTH completed applications to HR@papyrus-uk.org. Please do not send your CV as this will not be considered as part of your application.

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  JOB DESCRIPTION and PERSON SPECIFICATION
  APPLICATION FORM 1
  APPLICATION FORM 2

• HOPELINEUK Adviser - Cardiff

  Please read through the JOB DESCRIPTION and PERSON SPECIFICATION fully before applying. Once completed please send both APPLICATION FORM 1 and APPLICATION FORM 2 to HR@papyrus-uk.org Please do not send your CV as this will not be considered as part of your application.

  All application documents are available in Welsh on request.

  PAPYRUS is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in employment and its employment policies for recruitment are designed to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender re-assignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

  PAPYRUS is committed to safeguarding all children, young people and adults at risk that interact with the organisation. The organisation recognises its responsibility to safeguard the welfare of these vulnerable groups by a commitment to procedures to protect them. The group expects all staff and volunteers to fully support and promote these commitments.

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  Job Role: HOPELINEUK Adviser – Cardiff

  We are looking to recruit a HOPELINEUK Adviser to provide individually tailored suicide prevention advice and guidance to young people and those who are concerned for them via our national multi-channel helpline HOPELINEUK and deliver suicide prevention training online and in community settings across the UK.

  To be successful in this role you will have:

  • a degree or professional qualification in Health, Nursing, Social Work, Community Work or a related discipline
  • previous experience of working in an advisory capacity in suicide prevention or mental health
  • a proven record of working directly with vulnerable young people
  • experience of providing advice and guidance via multiple communication channels
  • the ability to empathise, support and build rapport with suicidal people and those who care about them, remaining non-judgemental and adhering to the remit of the service boundaries

  Salary: NJC Scale SCP 24-28 (£28,672- £32,234 per annum)

  Location: Cardiff

  Hours: An average of 30 hours per week worked on a 7-day shift system including evening and weekends.

  Closing date: midnight on 7th November 2021

  PAPYRUS is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in employment and its employment policies for recruitment are designed to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender re-assignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

  Please email BOTH completed applications to HR@papyrus-uk.org. Please do not send your CV as this will not be considered as part of your application.

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  JOB DESCRIPTION and PERSON SPECIFICATION
  APPLICATION FORM 1
  APPLICATION FORM 2

  All application documents are available in Welsh on request.