Lead Workers x 2 – Changing Futures Together Programme

Lead Workers x 2 – Changing Futures Together Programme
Birmingham
£19,773 per annum
37.5 Hour per week

Our client is a registered mental health charity. They offer high quality services in the Midlands area and are governed by an experienced Board of Trustees who give their time for free to ensure that they meet their charitable aims and objectives. They offer a range of services which includes residential care homes, supported housing, support to people living in their own homes and activities and services in local communities.

They are looking for self motivated individuals to join them as Lead Workers.

The programme is funded by Big Lottery’s Fulfilling Lives initiative and led by Birmingham Voluntary Service Council (BVSC), and works with service users and organisations to shape how services are delivered to vulnerable people with multiple needs.

They are looking to recruit a Lead Worker. 
 
Your key responsibilities:
 
Lead and shape a service aimed at providing intensive support to individuals with entrenched multiple needs of homelessness, mental health, substance misuse and offending behaviour. 
Provide a key worker approach of support to a small group of clients with multiple needs. 
Engage clients who have long disengaged from existing services, using a variety of techniques and approaches to build relationships and develop support plans. 
Work alongside Peer Mentors who, as former service users, will be there to provide additional advice and support to the client.
 
And what you’ll need:
 
Proven experience of working with people with mental health issues.
The commitment to champion the latest development and approaches in support work and undertake the training and development necessary to become an expert in this field.
A proactive and resilient approach, a confident and influential way of communicating and the ability to lead change and improve performance
Proficiency using Microsoft Office applications.
 
Our client strives to be an equal opportunities employer, and is committed to maintaining Investors in People status and User involvement in service provision.
 
They welcome applications from people who have experienced mental health difficulties.

The Closing Date for applications is Friday 1 September 2017

Interviews will take place on Thursday 14 September 2017

Mental health / care and support / care assistants / Social care / Support worker