Recovery-Focused Assistant Project Worker

S1jobs; Glasgow; Sur place; GBP 18 000 - 24 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Glasgow Association for Mental Health (GAMH) invites applications for the role of Assistant Project Worker in Glasgow. The post focuses on delivering community-based support to people experiencing mental health challenges, promoting recovery, independence and inclusion.

You will work under the Project Leader to assess needs, develop individual plans, support carers, and help service users sustain tenancies and build life skills within a safeguarding-minded team.

Responsabilités

• Conduct and assist in the assessment process to establish support needs, risk factors and service suitability
• Work collaboratively with the service user in order to develop an individual support plan using agreed GAMH paperwork with the supervision of the Project Worker.
• Work in partnership with the service user or carer to identify support goals and regularly review user defined outcomes under the supervision of a Project Worker.
• Facilitate opportunities for service users and carers to build networks of support so that they are more connected with their communities and have links with other people and resources that are important to their health and wellbeing.
• Support service users to sustain their tenancies and build a sense of home.
• Contribute to the support of carers by offering them information about appropriate resources and carer support services as appropriate.
• Participate in and facilitate other support opportunities as directed.
• To contribute to the team approach to plan and offer support as identified in the Personal Support Plan.
• This will be done in partnership with the service user and other stakeholders under the direction of the Project Worker.
• To ensure compliance with agreed team working practices which ensure participation of all team members and encourage effective and safe practice.
• To contribute to the development, implementation and review of support plans with service users and carers.
• To work in partnership with service users and carers, key people and others within GAMH to promote service user and carer’s choice about their support.
• To review with the service user the outcomes of agreed support and service arrangements and to provide feedback to the Project Worker.
• To work with other team members to ensure compliance with systems, procedures and practice that support positive outcomes for service users and carers.
• To use organisational procedures to challenge poor practice and to record and report any issues of poor and malpractice to appropriate person.
• Attend mandatory Safeguarding training to promote understanding of key Safeguarding issues and understand and implement GAMH Adult Protection/Child Protection policies and procedures.
• Promote the protection of carers including ensuring that you can access and understand information about the legal and organisational requirements for the protection of adults and children.
• Act in accordance with GAMH Safeguarding policies and procedures that support the safeguarding of individuals from harm or abuse at all times.
• Work effectively and follow lone working practices which encourage effective and safe practice. Ensure that you are aware of and comply with GAMH policies, procedures and practices designed to protect the health, safety and security of all employees.
• GAMH complies with all aspects of data protection and takes seriously its duties, and the duties of its employees, under the General Data Protection Regulation 2016. The GDPR (2016) applies to personal information that is "processed". This includes obtaining personal information that is retained and using it, allowing it to be accessed, disclosing it and, finally, disposing of it. The Carers Support worker will be expected to adhere to the organisations Data Protection and Data Management Policy. Will ensure that records and reports are stored and shared within confidentiality agreements and according to legal, work setting and other agency agreements and requirements Will ensure that records and reports are accurate, concise, objective, understandable and legible.
• To take responsibility for and keep up to date with current practice and maintain records of your own personal and professional development, according to legal and organisational requirements. To ensure that the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) Codes of Practice are complied with at all times. To participate in out-of-hours work. To carry out any other duties and responsibilities consistent with the post as directed by the Team Coordinator/Project Leader.

Description du poste

Glasgow Association for Mental Health (GAMH) invites applications for the role of Assistant Project Worker in Glasgow. The post focuses on delivering community-based support to people experiencing mental health challenges, promoting recovery, independence and inclusion.

You will work under the Project Leader to assess needs, develop individual plans, support carers, and help service users sustain tenancies and build life skills within a safeguarding-minded team.