Mental Helath Support Worker

☞ Rethink Mental Illness

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更新日: 07-05-2024

位置: Southport North West

类别: 咨询/客户服务 IT-软件

行业: Nonprofit Organization Management Staffing Recruiting Hospital & Health Care

水平: Entry level

工作类型: Full-time

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工作内容

Would you like to work for a leading mental health charity?

Do you want a rewarding career where you can really make a difference?

If yes, join us here at Rethink Mental Illness.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Mental Health Support Worker to join our inspiring and friendly Sheffield Outreach team. Your role will be a fixed term position until 3rd September 2021, working full time, 35 hours per week.

Our Station Grove service is a supported housing service with 11 self-contained flats and communal areas in Southport town centre. We provide medium to low supported housing for individuals with a mental health diagnosis aged 18 and over requiring tenancy, mental health, emotional and living skills support.

Who are we?

We’re Rethink Mental Illness, a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. We support thousands of people through our groups, services, policy, campaigns and advice and information. Our work supports us in delivering on our mission: “A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.”

In everything we do, we seek to demonstrate our values: Passion, Commitment, Openness, Hope, Expertise and Understanding. If these values resonate with you, we would love to hear from you.

What will you be doing?
  • Providing key worker support to individuals living with mental illness, including one to one individual or group support, liaising with other mental health agencies on behalf of people who use our services
  • Enabling individuals to self-manage their personal and domestic resources and to undertake activities of daily living
  • Enabling and encouraging individuals to find out about local services and facilities within their community and facilitate access to alternative services where specific needs are identified
  • Familiarising myself with individual Care/Recovery Plans and support people who use our services in achieving their goals
  • Carrying out all need’s assessments, individual safety and support planning within organisational and legislative requirements.
  • Contributing to the protection of individuals from the risk of abuse and harm to self and others who use our services
  • Increasing choice and involvement of service users and carers
  • Maintaining accurate records as required by policies and procedures, using appropriate paper and electronic systems. To maintain up to date details of service and support activities and outcomes on the Rethink Information System
Do you have what we are looking for?
  • Experience of providing support to people with a mental illness; or experience of providing care and/or support services within another social care setting in either a paid or voluntary capacity.
  • Knowledge and understanding of recovery principles and embedding the ethos of recovery into your own practice.
  • The ability to make a comprehensive assessment of an individual’s situation and needs; to develop, implement and review risk management plans and devise support plans to meet these needs.
  • QCF Diploma or NVQ level 3 in Care or Certificate in Community Mental Healthcare (or willing to work towards) or an equivalent qualification.
The safety and wellbeing of our service users and colleagues is our first priority, which is why it is now a condition of employment for anyone joining us that they have either had the recommended Covid-19 vaccine or agree to have it when offered by the NHS. You can find more information on our approach and why we have made this important decision in our attached Covid-19 vaccination information document.

What will you receive?

You Will Also Receive

You will have plenty of opportunities to enhance your abilities with the opportunity to make a real difference every day. In addition, you will have excellent development opportunities including funded training, career development and a range e-learning courses.
  • Salary of £17,433.82 to £19,860.93 per annum
  • Contributory pension scheme
  • Life assurance and employee assistance programme
  • 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days plus bank holidays
  • Your "Rethink Day" - 1 day’s additional leave (pro rata) on your Birthday
  • Eyecare vouchers
  • Flexible working
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最后期限: 21-06-2024

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