Hours: 14 hours per week
Location: Redditch
Make a real difference in people’s lives.
South Warwickshire and Worcestershire Mind is searching for a passionate and dedicated Safe Haven Practitioner to join our team. You’ll provide out-of-hours mental health support in a welcoming and calming environment, helping individuals navigate challenges and build resilience.
Through its twilight telephone and face to face support, the Safe Haven service aims to:
* Prevent escalation of mental health problems and thereby avoid mental health crisis
* Prevent unnecessary referrals to secondary mental health services, A&E departments and other emergency out of hours services
* Improve mental health and wellbeing
* Increase independence and self- management
* Reduce isolation
Main Responsibilities
* To provide 1:1 confidential, emotional support as required both over the telephone and face-to-face
* To provide advice and emotional support to individuals
* To provide a friendly welcome to the Safe Haven to new referrals
* To carry out initial assessments and maintain accurate case records
* To signpost and refer to alternative support as required
* Provide engaging and relevant activities on site for the individuals attending
Are you a great listener with a strong emotional intelligence? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment and have a commitment to confidentiality? If so, we want to hear from you!
Application Closing Date: 24 May (applications are being constantly reviewed and SWWMind reserve the right to close this deadline earlier)
Interviews: Week commencing 27 May, 2024
Next steps: If you feel this position is right for you please apply here. The form should take approximately 10 minutes to complete.
When applying, please include the job reference number – SHP0524
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