Support Coordinator

Health in Mind; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 30 days

Public holidays 10

Wellbeing days 2

Job summary

Health in Mind in Edinburgh is seeking an experienced practitioner to deliver high-quality support through Future Pathways. You will work with individuals who have faced childhood trauma, helping them set goals and achieve positive outcomes with empathy and respect.

The role requires a health and social care degree or SVQ Level 4 plus relevant experience, safeguarding knowledge, and ASIST-style suicide prevention training.

Qualifications

• Degree in Health and Social Care or Social Work (or equivalent).
• Up-to-date child and vulnerable adult protection knowledge.
• ASIST suicide prevention training is desirable.
• Experience working with individuals facing trauma and personal challenges.
• Compliance with GDPR, BACP, SSSC and Care Inspectorate requirements.

Responsibilities

• Deliver effective and high-quality support to clients via Future Pathways.
• Work in partnership with people to set goals and support plans.
• Nurture hope, empower positive change and rebuild confidence.
• Ensure adherence to statutory frameworks and safeguarding requirements.

Skills

Compassion

Empathy

Integrity

Collaboration

Self-awareness

Education

Degree in Health and Social Care

Degree in Social Work

SVQ Level 4 (or equivalent)

Job description

Empathy is seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another and feeling the heart of another”Alfred Adler| Compassion | Integrity | Respect | Realising Potential | Inclusion |Health in Mind is one of Scotland’s best-known and trusted Mental Health Charities. Established in 1982 we have evolved in response to need which means we actively promote positive mental health in local communities across Scotland. Our vision is straight forward, we build hope and live life through our values because people are at the heart of what we do.

We have a great opportunity for an experienced practitioner to join our team. You will bring compassion, integrity, positivity and reflection, delivering effective and high-quality support to those individuals who access support from Future Pathways.

Future Pathways offers support to people who were abused or neglected as a child when they were in the Scottish care system. The service was established alongside the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry and has expanded considerably since its start in 2016. Future Pathways’ aim is to help people live well. To change paths, enjoy life, succeed and grow.

Reaching our shortlist is straightforward providing you can say ‘yes’ to our list of ‘must haves’ below. Please kindly make sure they fit into your career and personal attributes. You can then ask for an information pack and application.

We’d like a degree in Health and Social Care, Social Work or similar field but, if you hold a recognised, relevant professional qualification at a minimum SVQ Level 4 with relevant workplace experience this works too.

Up to date child and vulnerable adult protection knowledge together and ideally completion of suicide prevention training such as ASIST.

You are an exceptional compassionate individual with experience of working with those in society who’ve faced personal challenges, childhood disturbance, abuse, separation, institutional care and trauma.

Curiosity, empathy and a focus on learning, empowerment, collaboration and self-awareness.

Experience of personal outcomes focused approaches, working in partnership with people to set goals, agree plan and support people to achieve their potential.

Able to hold hope and walk alongside someone on the journey, you are good at nurturing self-confidence and supporting people to make positive changes in their lives.

Worked in accordance with the statutory framework and requirement including GDPR, BACP, the SSSC and the Care Inspectorate.

• 30 days annual leave plus 10 public holidays and 2 wellbeing days
• The salary scale for this post is Point 39 to 43 (£39,047 to £43,202).

We work fulltime 36.25 hours per week.

Committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, we embrace and encourage people from all walks of life, including welcoming applications from Neurodiverse individuals.

It is important to us that you feel comfortable and confident and, as such, we are willing to adjust or adapt our application, interview and selection process to suit your needs, including working patterns and hybrid working wherever and whenever we can.

Simply contact us and we’ll come back to you. This role does, however, require periodic but not continuous office presence.