Mental Health Support Worker
We are looking to recruit a very motivated and able individual, who will appreciate the exciting opportunity, to work with a variety of clients supporting them with their mental health.
Full-time and bank posts are available.
Position: Safe Harbour Non-Clinical Support Worker
Location: Epsom
Hours: 37 hrs. The service is open 8.45am-6pm, 365 days of the year. Full time staff will be part of the team covering the service's needs. Bank staff will work casual shift/hours.
Salary: £30,300 per annum pro rata
Contract: Full Time and Bank Posts. Initially a 12-month Fixed Term Contract (for full time role) Bank posts, casual shifts/hours, initial 12-month Pilot
Benefits: Pension, Employee Assistance Programme, 25 days a year holiday and Bank Holidays
Closing date: 22nd July 2024. Interviews are being scheduled as people apply.
The Role
The Safe Harbour Practitioner will be required to coordinate and lead on activities and groups and carry out one to one sessions for people using the service both face to face, online, and by telephone. Bank staff will cover sickness, annual leave etc with no commitment to accept shifts offered.
The Safe Harbour Pilot is a 12-month Pilot in response to the rise in need and pressures across the mental health system. By creating greater capacity across the pathway and providing an additional day time resource where, a non-clinical model is best placed to meet the holistic needs of people, and support them to avoid escalation, manage and prevent crisis, better manage their mental health, stabilise, and build resilience. The service will be staffed 7 days a week, 365 days a year, by third sector non-clinical mental health practitioners.
This is not a front-line crisis service but works with those not requiring clinical crisis intervention or hospitalisation to build resilience with a focus on preventative work.
Responsibilities include:
- Collaborate with clients face-to-face, to support their mental health.
- Establish and maintain a strong and positive rapport with clients of the Safe Harbour.
- Develop a vibrant programme of support.
- Motivate people attending groups, and other support sessions.
- Support the manager in the day-to-day management of the service.
- Work with external agencies to develop a programme of activities.
- Motivate and support people attending groups, and other support sessions.
- Complete all tasks related to set up, including planning initial meetings, calendar updates and rotas.
- Accept and process initial referrals and implement individual monitoring tools (Recovery Star).
- Complete risk assessments as required (including client risk).
- Monitor and evaluate activities and provide data for our funders and trustees.
- Conduct ongoing evaluation of the programmes and services and implement improvements as necessary.
- Some remote and offsite working.
About You
You will have experience of working in mental health, wellbeing, behaviour change work with adults, or similar role along with the ability to travel and work flexibly.
We welcome applicants with lived experience through directly using health and social care services or supporting someone that has or does.
You will be asked to submit a CV and supporting statement detailing how you meet the specification' as part of the process.
About the Organisation
The charity is a mental health and emotional wellbeing charity, supporting Surrey residents since 1994 in Banstead, Elmbridge, Epsom & Ewell and Mole Valley.
Offering a variety of face-to-face and online services, available to adults (aged 16+) living in Surrey who would like to restore and/or maintain their mental and emotional wellbeing (no diagnosis needed), the services are free of charge, with no waiting list and no time limit.
This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, and the successful completion of a probationary period.
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PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.