Mental Health Support Worker
Vacancy Salary £22,993.74 per annum FTE
Vacancy Location Cheltenham and Stroud
This is a Permanent, 35 hours vacancy that will close in 19 days at 23:59 BST.
Your role
Rethink Mental Illness are hiring a Mental Health Support Worker to join our inspiring and friendly team at Gloucestershire Supported Housing, Cheltenham and Stroud.
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.
Our Gloucestershire service offers independent, quality housing to tenants with mental health needs. We support people to achieve personal goals, offer emotional and practical support with day-to-day living, and help develop skills to live independently in the community in order to build a meaningful quality of life as defined by them.
Overview Of The Role Purpose
Working with an allocation of tenants, you will support vulnerable individuals who experience mental ill health in promoting independence and empowering sustainment of tenancies. You will be required to assess the needs and risks of tenants and work in a person centred and personalised manner in order to enable individuals to sustain their tenancy.
JOIN THE TEAM!
How You Will Make a Difference
As a Mental Health Recovery Worker, you will support individuals in regaining confidence and engaging in social and workplace activities. You'll work closely with service users to achieve their personal goals and access necessary support on their recovery journey.
* Provide key worker support, including one-on-one assistance and liaising with other mental health agencies.
* Focus on individual needs, using communication, motivation, and coaching to support users in achieving their goals.
* Build rapport based on respect and honesty, maintaining professional boundaries and adhering to the Rethink Mental Illness Code of Conduct.
* Assist with property re-lets, processing referrals, day to day running of a service, and health and safety of the schemes we manage.
Essential Experience And Skills
* Transferable life/work experience relevant to this role.
* Good listening skills, empathy, understanding, kindness, patience, and a willingness to learn.
* Ability to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Charity's values.
* Experience in supporting people with mental illness or providing care/support services in a housing setting (paid or voluntary) is a plus.
* Excellent administration, organisation and planning skills.
* Competent in the use of IT systems including Microsoft applications, email and internet.
It will be necessary to travel to our site in Stroud as well as Cheltenham, so you will need a full UK driving licence with access to a car.
Who are we?
We’re Rethink Mental Illness, a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. We support thousands of people through our groups, services, policy, campaigns and advice and information. Our work supports us in delivering on our mission: “A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.”
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. We actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are LGBTQIA+, neurodiverse, have a health condition, disability, or an ethnically diverse background.
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
Training opportunities
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
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. 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.”
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.
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