Crisis Support Worker

Creative Support; Saltaire; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Probationary bonus

Pension contributions

28 days leave

Enhanced DBS paid by employer

Job summary

Creative Support in Bradford is seeking a Crisis Support Worker to provide person-centred recovery-focused support to adults with mental health needs, using a strengths-based approach.

You will develop recovery plans and risk assessments, deliver direct support with therapeutic and problem-solving methods, and collaborate with carers and other agencies to enable move-on and continued care.

Qualifications

• Experience in crisis support or mental health service delivery.
• Ability to work with adults in a recovery-focused approach.
• Ability to manage risk and work with other agencies.

Responsibilities

• Providing strengths based, person centred support to adults experiencing a mental health or social crisis.
• Develop crisis recovery support plans and risk assessments with support from the Team Leader.
• Providing direct support, therapeutic and problem solving approaches on an individual basis.
• Assisting with move-on and close inter-agency working.

Skills

Crisis support

Risk management

Inter-agency collaboration

Person-centred approach

Therapeutic approaches

Job description

£12.85 per hour

Bradford, West Yorkshire

Full-Time, Part-Time

Do you have the commitment and positive values to make a difference to the lives of people with mental heath support needs living in Bradford?

As a Crisis Support Worker you will be providing person centred recovery focused support to adults with mental health needs accessing our crisis service in Shipley, Bradford. You will work with service users to develop a recovery support plan based on their presenting needs, wishes and choices.

You will provide direct support including therapeutic approaches, problem solving and practical support. The role also includes management of risk and close working with other organisations and carers. You will also assist people to move on from the service providing signposting support and working closely with other agencies including community assets.

As a Crisis Support Worker you will use a strengths based approach to supporting individuals with a range a needs from a variety of backgrounds.

Key Responsibilities Would Be

• Providing strengths based, person centred support to adults experiencing a mental health or social crisis.
• Develop crisis recovery support plans and risk assessments with support from the Team Leader.
• Providing direct support, therapeutic and problem solving approaches on an individual basis.
• Assisting with move-on and close inter-agency working.

Vacancy Reference Number: 90668

Creative Support’s Development Pathway offers a structured induction and values-led training to help staff grow from entry-level to leadership roles. It empowers career progression through tailored learning aligned with national strategies and the WE CARE framework. Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.

We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization – Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold award.

We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK – This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme, and we are unable to accept applicants with Skilled Worker Visas.