Psychological Wellbeing Support Worker

Making Space Charity; England; Remote; GBP 13,000 - 16,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading charity in the UK is seeking a Part Time Psychological Wellbeing Support Worker to deliver mental health support. This home-based role involves providing evidence-based therapeutic support to individuals experiencing mental health challenges, ensuring high professional standards.

Benefits

Wagestream – Access up to 30% of wages as earned

Lifestyle benefits through Bravo Benefits

Up to 28 days holidays per year

Double time for Xmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year’s Day

Buy and sell up to 2 weeks holiday

Access to library of learning through e-portal

Invest in qualifications in Health and Social Care

Career progression opportunities

Travel schemes including cycle to work

Pension Scheme with 3% employer contribution

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting individuals with mental ill health is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist in delivering mental health support to service users.
• Provide 1:1 therapeutic support sessions.

Skills

Mental Health Support

Empathy

Person Centred Standards

Job description

Overview

We have an opportunity available for a Part Time Psychological Wellbeing Support Worker to join the team within our Psychological Wellbeing Service.

This role will be home based providing support to a number of our other services.

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Salary: £13,884 per annum

Hours: 20 per week

At Making Space we are a team that are driven by a strong set of company values that guide us in our mission to make a positive impact on the lives of those we serve in our community. Our values of Kind Hearts, Tailor Making, Dreaming Big, Having Courage and Being Ready are at the core of everything we do.

Our focus on Kind Hearts is about generously building empathy and connection to create a sense of belonging. We believe that every person deserves to feel like they are a valued and respected.

Tailor Making is about nurturing unique relationships to make every day count. We understand that every person’s needs circumstances are different, so we strive to provide customised support and assistance to ensure all those in our care are able to live their best lives.

Dreaming Big is about harnessing imagination to generate confidence in ourselves and others to take the first step. We believe that anything is possible when we set our minds to it and we are 100% dedicated to helping others believe in themselves too.

Having Courage is about committing bravely to working in ways that take us to new places. We believe that our team at Making Space really do make a real change to those we serve and we must be willing to take risks and be bold in our decision making.

Being Ready is about responding to whatever comes our way by moving forward together. We know too well that life can be unpredictable but by working together and being prepared we can overcome any obstacles.

At Making Space we are committed to making a difference in the lives of those in our care, we live and breathe our core values and our looking for likeminded individuals to join our team on our mission to make a positive impact to those in our community who need us most.

Responsibilities

To assist in the delivery of Making Space aims and objectives to deliver a professional service by providing Mental Health support to those engaging in wellbeing and therapeutic programmes.

To provide the agreed level of support to appropriate service users who are referred for therapeutic 1:1 support sessions, whilst ensuring that the support provided is of the highest professional, evidence based and person centred standards. A component of this support will be computerised Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (cCBT) based on wellbeing and managing low mood, anxiety and other common mental health conditions which people who have the capacity and motivation to engage.

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Qualifications

Our main priority for any new colleague is to find people who share similar values and attitudes to our own, however working within a health and social care environment and experience of supporting individuals who are experiencing mental ill health is essential.

We are seeking individuals who can showcase that their personal values align ours here at Making Space.

Benefits

We are constantly reviewing our benefits packages to ensure our employees are receiving the very best company perks and we are always seeking out further additions.

Our current benefits include:

• Wagestream – Access up to 30% of your wages as you earn,
• Lifestyle benefits through Bravo Benefits and Health service discounts
• Up to 28 days holidays per year including bank holidays (pro rata for part time)
• We pay double time for Xmas day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day
• Our employees can buy and sell up to 2 weeks holiday – statutory limits apply
• Access to our library of learning through our e-portal
• Want to upskill? We will invest in you and provide you with qualifications in level 2-6 in Health and Social Care, Management, Admin plus other continuous professional development should you wish to further your career within Social Care.
• We invest heavily in your career progression; did you know at least half of our senior posts are filled internally through promotion.
• Travel schemes including cycle to work, car maintenance and 40p per mile travel expenses.
• We run a colleague engagement hub with monthly and annual colleague awards
• Pension Scheme 3% employer contribution as a minimum
• Paid Sick leave

Successful applicants will be subject to employment checks, including DBS and references checks and provided with safeguarding training. Making Space is an equal opportunities employer.

We can only accept applications from those who are legally entitled to live and work within the United Kingdom.