Crisis Recovery Worker - Torquay

Job description

Job responsibilities

Hours of work: 24-30 hours per week

Service opening hours: 18:00-00 Monday to Friday /12:00-00:00 Saturday & Sunday

Salary: £24,000 with progression up to £26,500 per annum

Base: Torbay Business Centre, Lymington Rd, Torquay, TQ1 4BD

About us

Mental Health Matters (MHM) is a national charity with over 35 years of experience in delivering high-quality mental health and social care services. We have a positive impact on the lives of people living with mental health needs in our local communities. We provide services across England, from Northumberland to Plymouth, led by a highly motivated and enthusiastic workforce who are committed to delivering the best quality services to those in need of support.

Everything about MHM is people focused, our people are central to delivering the highest quality of service and care to our clients and service users.

The Moorings offer mental health support in a welcoming, safe, comfortable, non-judgmental, and non-clinical environment. Our experienced staff team is available to provide emotional, social and practical support to clients who are in crisis or feel they are heading towards a crisis situation. We offer support in person, over the phone, or via video call. Clients can come in just for a chat, or to access one-to-one support from trained professionals. We also offer help in creating staying well and crisis plans, and support visitors to access other organisations that may be useful to them.

About the role

As a Crisis Recovery Worker, you will be required to provide a high quality, recovery focused service to our clients who have a range of mental health and autistic traits as well as other support needs including learning disabilities, physical health issues and substance misuse, whilst promoting independence and social inclusion.

With experience of working within a community based, mental health setting, you should be able to inspire, engage and motivate people

With the proven ability to identify barriers, understand need and support people to achieve their goals the role will include one to one engagement, facilitating activities within the service and community, administrative tasks, sign posting and engaging people in other provision.

You will work alongside Peer Support Workers (PSW) and Clinicians to achieve the best person-centered care with the patient for their recovery, whether that be joint working with other services to support them to make reasonable adjustments or PSW so patients can learn and practice skills.

• You will be part of a small team supporting people in a crisis drop-in centre.
• We are a non-clinical service, providing support to reduce immediate distress to those at risk of self-harm, suicide or experiencing trauma.
• Our service provides information, safety planning and signposting for clients, their families and carers to meet their holistic needs.
• You will work closely with mental health primary and secondary care, emergency services, partners agencies.

You will have experience of working with Mental Health and will be able to inspire and engage people and have the ability to identify barriers and understand client needs, while possessing excellent motivational skills.

This will include one to one engagement and facilitating group-based activities, sign posting and engaging people in mainstream provision.

You will have an understanding of working with people with a variety of complex needs including mental health, learning, physical and substance misuse would be an advantage for this post.

Your knowledge of working within a community-based service is essential and will have equipped you with the relevant communication and interpersonal skills required for the role.

It is essential that you hold a Health and Social Care level 2 or level 3 and be willing to develop further as the role requires.

What we offer

You will go through our comprehensive, in-person training program in your first few weeks with MHM which will give you the tools you need to succeed in the role, as well as offering a great opportunity to get to know your new colleagues.

MHM offers 25 days annual leave per annum, plus statutory holidays and up to a 5% contributory pension scheme.

At MHM not only can you expect a competitive salary, generous annual leave and pension entitlement, you can also expect to be supported in your ongoing personal and professional development.

In addition, you will work with people who are passionate about supporting individuals in their day to day lives.

The closing date given is a guide. We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

Please note that due to the sensitive nature of the duties, an enhanced DBS will be sought in event of a successful application.

All disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential short-listing criteria are guaranteed an interview.

MHM is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Level 2 qualification in Health and Social Care, or equivalent subject, and be willing to complete an appropriate Level 3 qualification within 12 months of employment

Desirable

• Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care, or equivalent subject

Experience

Essential

• Have awareness of/lived experience and experience of working with people who have experienced mental health issues
• Experience of record keeping

Desirable

• Experience of assessing needs of those with Mental Health needs

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Mental Health Matters

Address

Torquay

Torquay

TQ1 4BD

Employer's website

https://www.mhm.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)