Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner- Southview Gardens

Penumbra Mental Health; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health support organization in Aberdeen is seeking a Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner to deliver high-quality, person-centred support to individuals in their homes. Responsibilities include collaborating with families and professionals, assisting during distress, and promoting meaningful participation in decisions. The ideal candidate will join a friendly team dedicated to personal development and skill acquisition. This position offers a full-time and permanent role with opportunities for training and growth.

Benefits

Supportive team environment

Opportunities for skill development

Training programs

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality, person-centred support to individuals in the community.
• Collaborate with individuals, families, and professionals for wellbeing.
• Support individuals during distress and develop coping strategies.
• Promote communication for meaningful participation in decisions.
• Assist individuals in their recovery through coaching approaches.

Job description

Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner

Location: Aberdeen

Salary: £24,618 - £25,944 per annum (£12.62 - £13.30 p/h equivalent)

Full Time – Permanent

Overview

If you are looking for a rewarding career and to work within an epic team that will help you grow and thrive, then you have come to the right place. Working within our Southview Gardens service you can start your day knowing what you do really does make a difference!

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality, person-centred support to five adults within their own homes in the community of Nigg.
• Demonstrate professionalism, safeguarding, reflective practice and continuous service improvement including provision of supervision to others staff and working closely with the Service Manager.
• Collaborate with individuals, their families and multi-agency professionals to promote positive mental and physical wellbeing through preventative and early intervention approaches.
• Support individuals during periods of distress sensitively developing coping strategies and accessing the right services at the right time.
• Increase individuals’ life skills in line with their preferences and the Health and Social Care Standards, involving a variety of housing support needs and care at home assistance.
• Promote communication enabling individuals to meaningfully participate in decisions and choices that matter to them, whilst expressing their own personality and talents.
• Assist individuals to progress and review their recovery via a range of coaching approaches and toolkits.
• Facilitate joint activities with individuals in our resource flat ensuring participation and inclusion for all.

Qualifications

There are no specific qualifications listed for this role.

Benefits

• Friendly team with a supportive environment to help you thrive.
• Training to feel confident and equipped.
• Opportunities to develop new skills, access formal and informal learning experiences, and put continual progress into practice.

Application

We cannot consider CV’s – all applications should go through the application process on our website. Only applications completed through our website will be considered. If you are unable to complete an online application, please contact us at [e-mail] and we can arrange for a paper copy to be sent out to you.

Please note that unfortunately we cannot offer visa sponsorship. We can only accept applications from applicants who currently have the legal right to work in the UK, or applicants who have already have an application in progress to obtain the legal right to work in the UK.

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EEO Statement

Penumbra is committed to supporting candidates with disabilities, neurodiverse candidates, and candidates with mental health conditions throughout the recruitment process. We will make any reasonable adjustments required to ensure a fair and inclusive process for all. If you think you require reasonable adjustments, please don’t hesitate to contact us at [e-mail].