Job summary
Do you want a rewarding career supporting service users in the community? Can you inspire, give courage and hope, which will change the lives of our service users?
The job will involve multi agency working, with GPs, hospitals and social care to provide integrated care.
If this is you and you want to make a difference, we would love to hear from you.
This job provides a fantastic opportunity to gain new skills and knowledge to develop your future career path.
Main duties of the job
This is a support role helping older adults often with complex needs, like mental health, housing, substance abuse, fragility and social isolation, connect with services and build independence. The Recovery Navigator acts as a key link, between clinical care and community support to improve well-being and achieve personal goals, focusing on the unique challenges of aging.
About us
Second Step is a leading mental health charity in the South West offering housing, support and hope to thousands of people with mental health and other problems. Our goal is to inspire hope and deliver change for everybody and every community we work with.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working with families, carers and friends and be working in a multidisciplinary team.
Building therapeutic relationships with service users.
Support a caseload of severe and enduring mental health needs of service users.
An excellent communicator.
Receiving management and clinical supervision, together with group reflective practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working with families, carers and friends and be working in a multidisciplinary team.
Building therapeutic relationships with service users.
Support a caseload of severe and enduring mental health needs of service users.
An excellent communicator.
Receiving management and clinical supervision, together with group reflective practice.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of working with people with multiple needs (e.g. mental health, homelessness, alcohol/drug dependency long term conditions)
- Two years proven experience working with clients over the age of 50 in a community setting.
- Proven experience of carrying out needs and/or risk assessments and the support planning process
- Experience of working with a number of individuals with competing needs and priorities
Desirable
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of working with people with multiple needs (e.g. mental health, homelessness, alcohol/drug dependency long term conditions)
- Two years proven experience working with clients over the age of 50 in a community setting.
- Proven experience of carrying out needs and/or risk assessments and the support planning process
- Experience of working with a number of individuals with competing needs and priorities
Desirable
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.
