Waking Night Crisis Support Worker (FULL/PART TIME)

Creative Support; Saltaire; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused organization in Saltaire is seeking a Waking Night Crisis Support Worker to provide person centred support to adults experiencing mental health challenges. The ideal candidate will assist in developing recovery support plans, provide direct therapeutic support, and work closely with other agencies. This role offers a probationary bonus, pension contributions, and opportunities for professional development including a QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care.

Benefits

Probationary bonus

Pension contributions

28 days Annual Leave

Company paid enhanced DBS

Qualifications

• Experience in providing support to adults with mental health needs.
• Ability to develop recovery support plans.
• Knowledge of strengths-based approaches.

Responsibilities

• Provide strengths based, person centred support to adults in crisis.
• Develop crisis recovery support plans with Team Leader.
• Assist with inter-agency working.

Skills

Person centred support

Therapeutic approaches

Problem solving

Risk management

Education

QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care

Job description

Do you have the commitment and positive values to make a difference to the lives of people living in Bradford?

Creative Support is a non-profit organisation which provides high quality person centred social care services for people with learning disabilities, mental health and other needs. We are currently recruiting waking night crisis support workers for our new Mental Health Crisis Service in Shipley, Bradford.

As a Waking Night Crisis Support Worker you will be providing person centred recovery focused support to adults with mental health needs accessing our crisis service in Shipley, Bradford. You will work with service users to develop a recovery support plan based on their presenting needs, wishes and choices. You will provide direct support including therapeutic approaches, problem solving and practical support. The role also includes management of risk and close working with other organisations and carers. You will also assist people to move on from the service providing signposting support and working closely with other agencies including community assets.
As a Waking Night Crisis Support Worker you will use a strengths based approach to supporting individuals with a range a needs from a variety of backgrounds.
Key responsibilities would be:
• Providing strengths based, person centred support to adults experiencing a mental health or social crisis.
• Develop crisis recovery support plans and risk assessments with support from the Team Leader.
• Providing direct support, therapeutic and problem solving approaches on an individual basis.
• Assisting with move-on and close inter-agency working.

Vacancy Reference Number: 83514
Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number.

Full training is provided, as is the opportunity to work towards QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care. Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days Annual Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.

We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization - Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold awarded.

Applications are reviewed as they are received, we do not provide feedback for unsuccessful applications. We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK.