Mental Health Support Worker

Central Recruitment Services Ltd; Southall; Presencial; GBP 30.000 - 41.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Central Recruitment Services Ltd is seeking a Mental Health Support Worker (Therapeutic Practitioner) to support individuals in the Southall area as they begin or progress their recovery journeys and pursue their aspirations.

You will hold a caseload, work within a Psychologically Informed Environment, and co-produce recovery and move-on plans with clients, guiding them towards their goals while maintaining supportive relationships and appropriate risk management.

Formación

• Experience of working with or lived experience of complex mental health conditions.
• Experience of working within or lived experience of a recovery orientated approach to supporting adults with complex presentations.
• Understanding of the recovery approach.
• Understand the support requirements of people with mental health and other associated conditions.
• Ability to establish an effective working relationship with clients which is attachment centred and based on the Recovery approach including the skills for comprehensive assessment and action planning.
• Ability to respond appropriately and effectively and de-escalate situations when faced with challenging or violent behaviour.
• Knowledge and understanding of the statutory and voluntary services within mental health.
• The ability to initiate and maintain constructive and appropriate relations with clients and external agencies.
• Desirable: Certificate in counselling skills or other similar and relevant qualification or experience of engaging in own psychological therapy

Responsabilidades

• Hold a caseload of key clients and deliver individual key working sessions.
• Work within a Psychologically Informed Environment model.
• Co-produce clear and structured recovery, risk management and move-on plans with clients, working with the client both formally and informally towards their recovery goals.
• Build supportive and therapeutic relationships with clients through dialogue.
• Administer medication according to the organisations policies and procedures.
• Facilitate various groups within the community under the supervision of the Service Manager and Community Psychotherapist.
• Encourage clients in engaging with activities within the service and within the wider community.
• Take the lead on certain administrative roles as directed by the Service Manager such as Medication Management, Health and Safety and Petty Cash.
• Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with Care Teams and Families in support of the client's recovery and in line with their wishes.
• Develop links in the wider community to support clients in engaging in meaningful activities such as leisure, employment or education

Conocimientos

Complex mental health

Recovery oriented approach

Assessment & action planning

De-escalation skills

Knowledge of mental health services

Descripción del empleo

Central Recruitment is working with a charity dedicated to supporting people experiencing mental distress to work through trauma, build supportive relationships, and explore ways to live fulfilling lives.

Our client is currently recruiting a Mental Health Support Worker (Therapeutic Practitioner) to work in the Southall area, supporting clients to begin or progress their recovery journeys and achieve their aspirations and potential.

• 40 hours per week
• Monday - Friday
• Shifts: 09:00 - 17:00
• This is a fixed term contract for 3 months
• £16.95 per hour (including holiday pay)
• Please note: you will be based across two services in the Southall area.

Key responsibilities

• Hold a caseload of key clients and deliver individual key working sessions
• Work within a Psychologically Informed Environment model
• Co-produce clear and structured recovery, risk management and move-on plans with clients, working with the client both formally and informally towards their recovery goals
• Build supportive and therapeutic relationships with clients through dialogue
• Administer medication according to the organisations policies and procedures
• Facilitate various groups within the community under the supervision of the Service Manager and Community Psychotherapist
• Encourage clients in engaging with activities within the service and within the wider community
• Take the lead on certain administrative roles as directed by the Service Manager such as Medication Management, Health and Safety and Petty Cash
• Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with Care Teams and Families in support of the client's recovery and in line with their wishes
• Develop links in the wider community to support clients in engaging in meaningful activities such as leisure, employment or education

What we're looking for

• Experience of working with or lived experience of complex mental health conditions
• Experience of working within or lived experience of a recovery orientated approach to supporting adults with complex presentations
• Understanding of the recovery approach
• Understand the support requirements of people with mental health and other associated conditions.
• Ability to establish an effective working relationship with clients which is attachment centred and based on the Recovery approach including the skills for comprehensive assessment and action planning
• Ability to respond appropriately and effectively and de-escalate situations when faced with challenging or violent behaviour
• Knowledge and understanding of the statutory and voluntary services within mental health
• The ability to initiate and maintain constructive and appropriate relations with clients and external agencies

Desirable: Certificate in counselling skills or other similar and relevant qualification or experience of engaging in own psychological therapy

Further requirements

• Current valid right to work in the UK
• Minimum 12 months' of paid experience in a front line social care role within the last 3 years* (unless recruitment criteria states otherwise)
• A fully enhanced DBS either registered on the DBS update service or issued within the last 12 months, or willingness to apply for one through Central (at a cost of £60)
• Employment or education history to cover the last 5 years which can be verified through the referencing process

*Please note the outlined experience is the 'minimum' first stage criteria, and we will therefore be unable to consider your application unless you are able to demonstrate a relevant work history in line with this position