Support Worker - Mental Health HEST72796
- Recruiter
- Blue Octopus
- Location
- Wandsworth, London (Greater)
- Salary
- Salary £22,548 rising to £23,112 per annum after 1 year
- Posted
- 17 Oct 2018
- Closes
- 12 Nov 2018
- Ref
- HEST72796
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Looking for a rewarding job within an organisation that puts the service users at the heart of what they do?
Our client is a vibrant charity supporting adults and children in crisis. They have recently taken on a brand-new service within the borough of Wandsworth delivering support and interventions to 60 service users with mental health issues living in accommodation services across the Borough.
They promote independence and prevent hospital admissions whilst providing a person-centred approach enabling choice and control for each individual.
If you are someone with experience of working with people who have complex needs combined with a strong understanding of recovery approaches and co-production methods, we would love to hear from you about joining us as a Support Worker.
Our client welcomes applications from candidates with lived experience.
Person specification:
- Demonstrable experience of working with people who have complex issues and health problems and a strong understanding of Recovery approaches and co-production.
- Knowledge of housing pathways, housing legislation and housing management experience including income collection from personal service charges and Housing Benefit.
- Knowledge of issues affecting those individuals with a range of mental health conditions, how to communicate effectively with these individuals and how to support them with dignity and respect.
- Ability to empower service users to make choices and take control for their mental health in order to realise their potential and achieve aspirational levels of independence.
- Ability to work as part of a team, on own initiative and to oversee induction of peer staff and volunteers.
- Commitment to co-producing service delivery with service users by ensuring that all activities and interventions in the service are aligned to support them to reduce their MH crisis and develop strategies for better managing their own mental health.
- Ability to communicate, engage and build effective working relationships with other people.
- Excellent working knowledge of Welfare Benefits and strong awareness of health and safety issues within an accommodation based setting.
- Excellent literacy and numeracy skills and able to produce professional letters and correspondence in hard copy and email.
- Ability to assess and audit peer assessments, support and safety plans and to use reflective practice and a whole team approach in continuously improving.
- Proficient in the use of a range of IT applications and the ability to learn and use additional IT systems including Hestia’s case management system.
- Ability to complete and record accurate financial transactions and knowledge of managing budgets.
- Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding issues and ability to address them appropriately.
In return they offer a competitive salary, a supportive working environment and a host of benefits including pension, employee discounts, 25 days holiday per annum (for full-time positions) plus the option to buy an additional 3 weeks, cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan.
Hours: 39 hours per week, rota basis, 7am until 3pm and 1pm until 9pm
Closing date: 11 November however as we will interview as and when, this vacancy may close sooner than advertised therefore don't delay your application
Our client supports adults and children across London in times of crisis.
Last year they worked with more than 9,000 people, including victims of modern slavery, women and children who have experienced domestic abuse, young care leavers and older people. From giving someone a home to helping them to get the right mental health support, they support and enable people at the moment of crisis.
This is a Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd vacancy who are operating as an employment agency. Once you have clicked to apply for this vacancy, we will then send you more information on the role including a copy of the application form via email.