Vacancy Salary £12.06 per hour
Vacancy Location Dudley, Walsall & Wolverhampton
This is a Bank, 0 hours vacancy that will close in 19 days at 23:59 GMT.
Your role
We are looking for an experienced and passionate Bank Mental Health Recovery Worker to work as part of our Walsall Sanctuary Hub Team.
Imagine being part of an organisation whose common purpose is to help those who are severely impacted by mental illness. We believe that everyone should be treated with respect and dignity – and that’s why equity is one of our core values. We draw on the expertise, unique perspectives and lived experience of our people – regardless of who they are or their background – to help us become inclusive and anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider that reflect the diverse communities we support as a mental health charity.
Walsall Sanctuary Hub is a safe place to turn to for people and their carers who are in need of mental health support or in emotional distress during the evening and weekends.
Our dedicated team are friendly, warm, enthusiastic, reliable, and responsive to individual needs. We are all experienced and trained mental health recovery workers who provide person-centred support. Providing a person centred, holistic and non-stigmatising environment. We take a strength based, focusing on assets, independence, recovery, and social inclusion with no wrong door approach.
The service provides out of hours mental health support to people over the age of 18+ who live and have a registered GP in Walsall.
The hub is open 365 days of the year, Monday – Friday 6pm-11pm, Saturday & Sunday 12noon – 11pm.
* We provide out of hours support to those who are in crisis or in need of support outside of usual mental health service hours.
* Our aim is to de-escalate and prevent crisis.
* We provide emotional support to anyone who finds themselves in distress, in need of reassurance or at times when you just want to be listened.
* We provide support by helping clients to identify coping strategies, so they are better able to cope.
* We will signpost and refer clients to other services to get additional support.
This May Include
* Self-referral
* Drop-in support
* One-to-One support
* De-escalation from crisis support
* Provision of identifying coping strategies
* Support group sessions
* Peer support
* Wellbeing workshops
* Signposting and referrals
How You Will Make a Difference
We offer people affected by mental illness with out of hours support. Providing a person centred, holistic approach. We take a strength based, focusing on assets, independence, recovery, and social inclusion with no wrong door approach.
The service provides out of hours mental health support to people over the age of 18+ who live and have a registered GP in Walsall.
The hub is open 365 days of the year, Monday – Friday 6pm-11pm, Saturday & Sunday 12noon – 11pm.
I will work with the following people and teams
* Service Users
* Bank Support Workers / Support Workers
* Volunteers
* Service Manager
* Local services
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Diversity is important to us and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.
We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.
Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation
We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider -and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement. We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation. You can read more about our progress here.
We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and (asexual) (LGBTQIA+), people with a disability, and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.
If you have any questions about the position, please contact - recruitment@rethink.org
Our Charity
Our work to achieve this is guided by seven core values:
* Commitment
* Equity
* Expertise
* Hope
* Openness
* Passion
* Understanding
What do we value?
Passion
We are passionate about leading the way to a better quality of life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.
Commitment
We work tirelessly to provide support for everyone severely affected by mental illness.
Openness
We are open and transparent in all our work with beneficiaries, supporters, partners and the public to achieve change for people severely affected by mental illness.
Hope
We offer hope of a better quality of life for all those severely affected by mental illness.
Expertise
We constantly use our expertise to provide practical and personal support for people who are severely affected by mental illness.
Understanding
People who are severely affected by mental illness are at the heart of everything we do in our organisation – our membership, our governance and our workforce.
Equity
We believe that in a world where discrimination and disadvantage exist, treating people with equity is critical to ensure justice and fairness for all.
What will you receive?
You Will Have Plenty Of Opportunities To Enhance Your Abilities With The Opportunity To Make a Real Difference Every Day. In Addition, You Will Have Excellent Development Opportunities Including Funded Training, Career Development, And a Range Of E-learning Courses. You Will Also Receive
Employer funded pension
Flexible
working
Life
assurance
Employee Assistance Programme
Eyecare vouchers
up to £55 towards the cost of new glasses or lenses
Training opportunities
e-learning courses & much more
Annual
leave
25 days rising to 30, plus bank holidays
Rethink
day
1 day’s additional leave (pro rata) on your Birthday
PULSE
Reward, Benefits and Recognition Platform
Employee Assistance Programme
Rethink day
1 day’s additional leave (pro rata) on your Birthday
For the full list, see our website here.
Our colleagues say
“From the very start I was made to feel welcome and respected in my new team. In the short time I have been working with Rethink Mental Illness as a service administrator I have been able to contribute ideas and make meaningful change, and I appreciate that Rethink allows me to direct my own role development and help me build on the skills I want to work on.”
“Working for Rethink Mental Illness is the most rewarding job I could ask for. As a Peer and Volunteer Co-ordinator I get to work with a huge variety of people, with a range of skills and support them to incorporate those skills into their volunteering roles. I am always looking for gaps that need filling and creating new and exciting opportunities that will benefit our service, mental health in the community, but most importantly the people giving up their time to help.”
“I’ve previously worked in a large corporate environment, in the criminal justice sector and other charities. Without a shadow of a doubt, Rethink Mental Illness has been the best employer I’ve ever had. They care about their staff. Its great working with like-minded people and knowing that you are making a real difference to people’s lives.”
“It feels very rewarding to be part of such a meaningful Organisation where everyone is valued and has the opportunity to make a difference.”
Please be mindful that we may need to close adverts early if we receive a high volume of applications, we, therefore, encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Documents
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