Sanctuary Plus (Crisis House) Senior Worker

Thurrock and Brentwood Mind; Basildon; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Discount schemes (gym + Blue LightCard

Employee Assistance Programme via Bupa

Training and development opportunities

Family team culture

Flexible work/life balance

Job summary

Sanctuary Plus (Crisis House) in Basildon is operated by Thurrock and Brentwood Mind. The Senior Worker role supports a 24/7 mental health crisis response, providing short-term, person-centred care in a welcoming residential environment.

The post requires significant experience with mental health service users, the ability to lead a shift, and a flexible, resilient approach aimed at enabling positive recovery and life changes.

Qualifications

• Significant experience working with service users with mental health problems and applying person-centred approaches.
• Able to effectively lead a shift with flexibility, resilience and commitment to recovery-focused care.

Responsibilities

• Lead a shift within Sanctuary Plus Crisis House as part of the 24/7 Mental Health Crisis Response service.
• Provide short-term, person-centred support to service users in crisis.
• Contribute to a safe, recovery-focused environment and liaise with multidisciplinary colleagues.

Skills

Mental health support

Job description

Sanctuary Plus (Crisis House) Senior Worker

£29,515 per annum + OLF & attractive shift allowance

150 hours over a 4 week rota (flexi shifts according to operational need of the 24/7 service to include days (7am - 7.30pm), waking nights (7pm - 7.30am), weekends & bank holidays)

Basildon (Mid and South Essex)

Are you looking for an opportunity to make a real difference?

The Crisis House (based in Basildon) is part of the 24/7 Mental Health Crisis Response and Care Service, offering short term support to help service users manage a mental health crisis, in a welcoming residential environment.

Do you have significant experience of working with service users with mental health problems/applying person-centred approaches, able to effectively lead a shift, coupled with flexibility, resilience and a passion to support service users to achieve positive life changes? If you would like to be part of a recovery focused and empowering safe space, enhancing mental heath support in Mid and South Essex, we want to hear from you!

Join us – with your help, we can make an even greater impact.

Thurrock and Brentwood Mind is a successful independent registered Charity, helping to improve the lives of people with mental health problems. We are affiliated to national Mind, and we are proud to be part of a network of over 100 local Mind organisations.

Our vision at Thurrock and Brentwood Mind is of a society that promotes and protects good mental health for all, and that treats people with experience of mental distress fairly, positively, and with respect – we won’t give up – and our valued employees bring this vision to life.

Our Charity Values are at the heart of everything we do:

Respect - put people first

Integrity - do the right thing

Collaboration - stronger together

Evolve - keep learning and adapt

Responsible - own it and find creative solutions

• competitive salaries
• 35 days annual leave (increase with service)
• pension scheme
• access to discount schemes (inclusive of corporate gym membership and a Blue Light Card)
• ongoing support
• training and development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme via Bupa
• a family 'feel' team working environment
• flexibility to support a healthy work/life balance

This post comes under the terms of Mind's Equal Opportunities Policy. To ensure that our workforce reflects the diversity of our service users as well as the communities that we live and work within, we encourage and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. Any provisional offer of employment made will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), to include an annually renewed DBS Update Service subscription.

Do you have significant experience of working with service users with mental health problems/applying person-centred approaches, able to effectively lead a shift, coupled with flexibility, resilience and a passion to support service users to achieve positive life changes? If you would like to be part of a recovery focused and empowering safe space, enhancing mental heath support in Mid and South Essex, we want to hear from you!