Permanent
Part Time – 22 hours per week
Working Pattern: Includes shifts between 12pm and 10pm Monday to Friday, including bank holidays
Safe Haven is a mental health crisis intervention service which provides telephone, email, or face to face support and a “safe space” to adults with mental health diagnosis during evenings and weekends.
Our aims are to understand why someone is at crisis point and work with them to take steps to reduce the crisis and reduce the need for emergency intervention.
If you’re passionate about supporting individuals with mental health issues and are looking for a role where you will make a real difference in the lives of those you support, then this is the role for you!
The role
* You will greet, assess and provide person centered support to all individuals accessing the service
* You will record and maintain client records, ensuring risk assessments and safety plans are detailed and accurate
* You will be effective in de-escalating difficult situations, ensuring that you adhere to all lone working and safeguarding policies
* In order to signpost clients effectively, you will have good knowledge of partner agencies and additional services to support people in the community to manage their mental health
* You will help to maintain a welcoming, safe environment, identifying and minimising all potential risks to users of the premises and the organisation and property
* You will work in accordance with the Health and Safety regulations and all policies and procedures
About you
Previous experience in this type of work is not essential but you will have a real passion for wanting to work within a Mental Health Service. Your values will match ours and you will be committed to helping others and enjoy the real job satisfaction that this brings.
We are looking for someone with:
* Clear verbal and written English skills
* Good IT and keyboard skills
* A polite, assertive manner, ability to self-motivate
* Passion for working in a client/customer facing role
* Knowledge of Mental Health First Aid
* An interest and genuine concern for mental health, homelessness and related issues
* Knowledge of voluntary and statutory agencies
We reserve the right to close our adverts early if a successful candidate is found, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
Staff benefits, support and development
Staff benefits include:
* Pension with life cover
* Generous holiday allowance
* Extra mile awards for outstanding work
* Work offers including discounted shopping vouchers, days out and holidays
* Cycle to work scheme
* Confidential employee assistance programme including access to counselling
* Employee voice – our Staff Council
* Recruitment referral scheme
We support and develop our staff by providing:
* A comprehensive induction and training programme
* Management training
* Trauma-informed care training
* Specialist training, coaching and development opportunities linked to personal development plans
* Access to accredited qualifications
* Mental Health First Aid training and provision
* Access to counselling psychologists via our Psychology Service
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