Job summary
We are an award winning team providing support to young people in East Sussex.
We work over 3 sites Newhaven, Eastbourne and Hastings.
We are NHS , we are CAMHS, but we are a drop in and signposting service.
Our staff have a lived experience of mental health and we are proud to support the young people in our area through either face to face or online appointments 5 days a week.
We meet with young people age 14-25yrs to help signpost them to other services or offer some short term interventions with mental health, wellbeing, jobs, employment and much more to help them in their journey to recovery and wellbeing.
Main duties of the job
- Providing support to young people during the opening hours of the project; either face to face, by video link.
- Conducting triage assessments of young people who access the project, demonstrating an understanding of mental health issues affecting young people aged 14 - 25.
- Providing specialist advice, resources and consultation through an offer of brief interventions at the project including sleep hygiene, anxiety management and low mood.
- Offering effective and appropriate signposting to other agencies and ensure any support plan provides joined up care.
- To support others who are overcoming mental health challenges in their journey to recovery and wellbeing.
About us
When you join us, you'll be coming to work in an organisation that puts people first. We'll do everything we can to make you feel valued, respected and included. You will be given plenty of opportunities here for your career to flourish. We're an organisation which is strong on innovation, research and learning, and we will support your development and help you learn new skills in whichever team or service you work in.
At i-Rock we are a friendly team of 10. we hold the wellbeing of the young people at the heart of our work. We work in an empathic and caring way to help young people. We are flexible in our working and cover the 3 i-Rock sites between us.We have an interest in ways to communicate with young folk and have an online presence.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Engage with and gather information from young people, relatives and patient records to develop an appropriate action plan.
- Provide specialist advice, resources and consultation through an offer of brief interventions.
- To support individuals and groups using a Peer approach when needed.
- To be a positive role model for other people overcoming mental health challenges, other workers and members of the public.
- To use parts of your recovery story to inspire hope in others where appropriate.
- To use appropriate skills in engaging with individuals with mental health challenges, eg asking open-ended questions, validating strengths and experiences and using empowering language to overcome negative self-talk.
- To support and enable individuals with mental health challenges to resolve conflicts and regain control, responsibility, hope and enjoyment based on the principles of peer supported recovery such as sharing your personal recovery story.
- To support individuals in meeting holistic needs (education, welfare, employment, financial, leisure, housing, spiritual, etc) in partnership with other individuals, care team and agencies and within a recovery environment.
- To engage actively in peer and professional supervision and apply the learning to working with clients of the service.
- To undertake any other such duties as may reasonably fall within the remit of the post, as required by the Manager/Supervisor
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Engage with and gather information from young people, relatives and patient records to develop an appropriate action plan.
- Provide specialist advice, resources and consultation through an offer of brief interventions.
- To support individuals and groups using a Peer approach when needed.
- To be a positive role model for other people overcoming mental health challenges, other workers and members of the public.
- To use parts of your recovery story to inspire hope in others where appropriate.
- To use appropriate skills in engaging with individuals with mental health challenges, eg asking open-ended questions, validating strengths and experiences and using empowering language to overcome negative self-talk.
- To support and enable individuals with mental health challenges to resolve conflicts and regain control, responsibility, hope and enjoyment based on the principles of peer supported recovery such as sharing your personal recovery story.
- To support individuals in meeting holistic needs (education, welfare, employment, financial, leisure, housing, spiritual, etc) in partnership with other individuals, care team and agencies and within a recovery environment.
- To engage actively in peer and professional supervision and apply the learning to working with clients of the service.
- To undertake any other such duties as may reasonably fall within the remit of the post, as required by the Manager/Supervisor
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- A recognised qualification in an area related to the workplace or equivalent technical/life skills
- Evidence of a commitment to lifelong learning
KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience of working with people with mental health needs in a paid or voluntary capacity
- Experience of working with people with mental health difficulties
- Experience working as part of a team
- Experience of being supervised
- Lived experience of mental health issues/difficulties
- Managing personal mental health and recovery
- Knowledge of Peer Support, Recovery and Wellbeing in mental health and ability to apply this throughout your work
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- A recognised qualification in an area related to the workplace or equivalent technical/life skills
- Evidence of a commitment to lifelong learning
KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience of working with people with mental health needs in a paid or voluntary capacity
- Experience of working with people with mental health difficulties
- Experience working as part of a team
- Experience of being supervised
- Lived experience of mental health issues/difficulties
- Managing personal mental health and recovery
- Knowledge of Peer Support, Recovery and Wellbeing in mental health and ability to apply this throughout your work
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
