Support Worker Opportunities (Mental Health)

Support Worker Opportunities (Mental Health)
Birmingham
£16,586 per annum
 
We are a leading provider of mental health services in Birmingham and the West Midlands. We offer high quality services that support both recovery and wellbeing and we actively work with people so that they can be in control of their lives. With respect for the individual at the forefront of all the work we do, Birmingham Mind has a well-earned reputation for excelling in quality.
 
Our people are key to the success of the organisation and we are recognised as both a Mindful Employer as well as achieving Gold standard success in Investors in People.  We are also very proud that we pay all of our staff the Living Wage as determined by the Living Wage Foundation. 
 
We are looking for experienced and enthusiastic people to work in a supportive coaching capacity as key workers within our brand new Support Service. The service is broken down into four area teams.  As a Support Worker/Coach, you will be leading on the delivery of support for those experiencing mental health difficulties.  We have designed the support to be local, responsive and collaborative with a mixture of one to one support and group support.
 
You will be engaging with service users either in their own homes or in their local community to ensure that the support offered enables them to continue to enjoy stability in their accommodation.
 
All of our service users have aspirations and wishes and it will be your role to ensure that you support people to achieve these. This is not something we as a service expect to do alone. You will be working in a holistic way and ensuring that local organisations are a strong part of our delivery model.
 
Whether you are working one to one or with a group of service users your focus will be on recovery and your day is likely to be a mixture of working in this way, but also making sure that we retain close and effective links with local organisations and the local community.
 
You will also work alongside service users who have made the step into volunteering and Peer Mentoring and therefore you will be utilising their experience and motivation to create a service which both respects service users and encourages participation.
 
You will have previous experience in the mental health field, with experience of supporting people to be in control of their lives. You will also be able to demonstrate the ability to work with strong values and work within a recovery approach. 

Keywords: Support Worker, Mental Health, Care Worker, Carer, Care Assistant, Social Care, Social Worker