Mental Health Advisor

Fedcap Group; Guildford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a passionate Mental Health Advisor to support individuals facing mental health challenges. In this rewarding role, you'll provide personalized support and promote evidence-based strategies to help customers thrive in their work environments. You'll engage with a diverse range of stakeholders, contribute to mental health awareness, and play a vital role in improving the lives of those in need. Join a dedicated team that values inclusivity and personal development, where your expertise can make a real difference in the community. This is an opportunity to be part of a mission-driven organization focused on empowering individuals towards a healthier, happier life.

Benefits

Minimum 33 days’ holiday entitlement

Pension contribution up to 5%

Monthly benefits scheme worth up to £500

Free life assurance cover

Qualifications

• Experience in health promotion or public health settings.
• Ability to support individuals with mental health difficulties.

Responsibilities

• Provide ongoing support and advice to customers with mental health issues.
• Manage and prioritize a caseload of customers effectively.

Skills

Health Promotion

Mental Health Support

Building Rapport

Coaching Individuals

Knowledge of Local Networks

Education

Relevant Health Qualification

Professional Registration (HCPC/BACP/BABCP)

Job description

Hours: Looking to recruit for part-time and full-time with flexible shift work available between 8am and 8pm.

Who We Are

Fedcap is a not-for-profit organisation committed to improving people’s economic wellbeing. Delivering a range of employability programmes and services, we passionately believe that good work is part of a healthy life. In the past five years, we’ve supported more than 35,000 people across the UK back into work, helping families get out of poverty and improving their quality of life. We’re part of The Fedcap Group, a pioneering US-charity formed in 1935.

Your Role

The Mental Health Advisor will provide on-going support and advice to customers that are experiencing poor mental health and/or employment difficulties relating to stress, anxiety or depression. You will provide personalised support and promote evidence-based coping strategies to enable customers to remain in work and contribute to their overall wellbeing.

Your Responsibilities

1. Provide advice, information, and guidance to referred customers on the provision of mental health support through in-person appointments, zoom, email or telephone.
2. Effectively manage and prioritise a caseload of customers with mental health issues.
3. Provide advice on techniques and strategies to self-manage health during work.
4. Contribute to mental health awareness-raising activities generally, promoting the maintenance of good mental health and wellbeing, including: confidence building, managing stress & resilience, sleep and routine, and assertiveness.
5. Develop relationships and networks with key stakeholders including employers, job centre teams, GPs and other healthcare providers.
6. Regularly review the mental health support being offered, identifying any gaps in support and making recommendations to the Health & Wellbeing Manager.

Your Skills & Experience

1. Experience of working in health promotion or public health.
2. Previous experience supporting individuals with physical and mental health difficulties in a participant facing environment.
3. Ability to build rapport, engage and coach individuals to progress.
4. Knowledge and experience of local specialist networks and provisions.
5. Able to engage with peers/practitioners across local areas.
6. Supported customers with health issues in a back to work, vocational rehabilitation or occupational health setting.
7. Working towards full professional registration with Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC), British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP), or British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) – desirable.

Our Inspiring People

People are always the focus of what we do at Fedcap. And our people are dedicated to inspiring confidence in our customers so they can believe in themselves and a better life for their families. They’re hard working and focused on delivering for our customers because they care and understand the important role they play in their customers’ journeys to a more secure, healthier and happier life. Driven by our strong values and sense of purpose, our inspiring people have formed a diverse and inclusive community.

As well as receiving dedicated health and wellbeing support, including access to our 24/7 employee assistance programme for you and your family, we’ll provide you with very clear stages of accredited development and learning. Not only that, we offer a wide range of benefits including:

1. Minimum 33 days’ holiday entitlement and a pension contribution up to 5%
2. Monthly benefits scheme worth up to an additional £500
3. Free life assurance cover, totalling four times your annual salary
4. And much more

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Fedcap Employment is committed to applying equal opportunities at all stages of recruitment and selection, in line with its Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy in addition to our duty under the Equality Act 2010 to have due regard to the need to eliminate discrimination; to advance equality of opportunity.

Fedcap Employment is a Disability Confident Leader employer and as such, any candidate with a disability will not be excluded unless the candidate is unable to perform a duty intrinsic to the role, having considered reasonable adjustments. Reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process will be made to ensure that no applicant is disadvantaged because of their disability.

About Us

Mission: To create opportunities for people by designing and delivering innovative, sustainable solutions and creating measurable changes for those who are socially disadvantaged.

Fedcap Employment and Fedcap Employment Scotland delivers employability solutions across the UK to build communities through a blend of local frontline professional teams and like-minded supply chain partners, using innovative and tested ideas developed both locally and internationally.

Our service is designed to give each individual the best opportunity according to his/her abilities and needs. Our programs provide targeted employment supports to a range of underserved groups, including single parents, people who were previously incarcerated and individuals with health, mental health and/or substance use conditions.

Fedcap Employment and Fedcap Employment Scotland joined The Fedcap Group in 2018.

Website: http://www.fedcapemployment.org/

• Locations 3 Onslow Street, Guildford, GU1 4YA, GB