Wellbeing Activities Worker

St Mungo's; Oxford; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A community support organization is seeking a Wellbeing Activities Worker in Oxford to empower individuals experiencing homelessness through various mental wellbeing activities. The role involves designing and delivering sessions aimed at improving mental health, collaborating with clients to achieve their goals, and managing personalisation funds. Candidates should have a passion for helping others, strong communication abilities, and experience working with vulnerable populations. This full-time position typically operates Monday to Friday on-site.

Qualifications

• Experience of inspiring and empowering vulnerable people with complex needs.
• Team working skills to collaborate across different services.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• Knowledge of action planning and using IT systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver 1:1/group sessions promoting mental wellbeing.
• Empower clients to build confidence and resilience.
• Collaborate on recovery plans and assist with goal-setting.
• Manage clients' budgets and maintain accurate records.

Skills

Experience of empowering vulnerable people

Team working and collaboration

Strong communication skills

Organisational skills

Job description

Are you passionate about empowering people to improve their mental wellbeing and support for ongoing recovery? We have an exciting opportunity for a Wellbeing Activities Worker to join our Oxford team. This new role is all about expanding the support we offer to clients, focusing on mental wellbeing and ongoing recovery. Your work will help connect people with their communities, reduce the risk of hospital admission and rough sleeping, sustain people's tenancies and enable clients to reconnect with and explore new hobbies by providing holistic mental health and wellbeing support. As a Wellbeing Activities Worker you will work across different settings within the community, clients' accommodation, and day centres to engage and support people experiencing homelessness.

• Design and deliver 1:1/group sessions and activities to promote good mental wellbeing - such as healthy cooking, exercise, mindfulness, gardening, creative projects, volunteering, and community-based activities.
• Empower clients to access opportunities, attend appointments, and build confidence, resilience, and social networks.
• Collaborate with colleagues and clients on recovery plans, helping set and achieve goals that improve mental wellbeing; may include identifying training, volunteering, and employment opportunities.
• Manage clients' budgets and personalisation funds, and maintain accurate records such as risk assessments and case notes.
• Recruit and supervise peer volunteers, and ensure client voices help shape service delivery.
• Build strong partnerships with local mental health and wellbeing services.
• Your normal working hours will be (Mon-Fri) on site.
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• We are looking for someone who can work creatively, and inspire clients to take positive steps to improve their mental wellbeing. If you bring the below we would love to hear from you:
• Experience of inspiring and empowering vulnerable people with complex needs, to identify and achieve goals that aim to improve their wellbeing.
• Team working and collaboration skills to work across different services to overcome barriers for those facing multiple disadvantages.
• Understanding of homelessness and the challenges that impact engagement in wellbeing support.
• Strong communication and organisational skills, with the ability to manage your time and build relationships with clients, colleagues, and partners.
• Knowledge of action planning and confidence using IT systems for administration and reporting.
• Experience delivering activities, in both 1:1 and group sessions.
• Above all, you will be passionate about helping people rebuild their lives and ready to create new opportunities that make a real difference.