We have an exciting opportunity for an individual to join our Moving Forward team, located across South Tyneside. You will be required to use your skills and knowledge to actively listen with empathy, care and concern to people who have identified as having mental health needs, helping them express their needs, develop goals, and solutions. You will work closely to support individuals in gaining the skills and confidence to attend activities that will have a positive impact on their mental health and wellbeing and build resilience for future challenges. Working to ensure that service users maintain good mental health, receive support appropriate to their current needs, and are assisted in achieving their longer-term aspirations.
You will also ensure that services are provided in a way that is consistent with our values, supporting and promoting an organisational culture that values accountability, respect, excellence, innovation, and compassion.
About You
1. Significant experience of working 1:1 with service users and/or people with complex needs.
2. Significant experience of working within health, social care, or VCSE systems.
3. Awareness of mental health issues & users' needs.
4. Experience working with people who have enduring & complex mental health issues in a community-based setting.
5. Willingness to develop knowledge and skills.
6. Able to identify personal strengths and recognize opportunities for personal development.
7. Demonstrates the ability to proactively explore new ways of working that will improve overall performance and service delivery.
8. Very good oral communication and interpersonal skills.
9. Ability to develop good working relationships at all levels both internally and externally.
10. Ability to promote teamwork and establish and maintain effective working relationships.
11. Able to express views positively and constructively.
12. Willing to work collaboratively.
13. Knowledge of the sector (mental health / 3rd).
14. Knowledge of the effects of stigma and discrimination.
15. Knowledge of recovery in the context of mental health.
What We Offer in Return
We are proud to have been recognised and certified as a Great Place to Work, which speaks volumes about how much we value our staff members. In return for the hard work and dedication from our teams, we offer the following benefits:
1. 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to 32 days at 5 years service) and the option to purchase or sell days.
2. Enhanced pension.
3. Wagestream - ability to release earnings, giving you instant access to your pay.
4. Vitality Wellbeing Programme including Employee Assistant Programme, GP and priority physiotherapy access, and shopping discounts with the opportunity to sign up for a Blue Light Card.
5. Enhanced life assurance scheme, payment being three times your annual salary.
6. Plus, many more great benefits on offer.
Here at Everyturn Mental Health, we champion equality, diversity, and inclusion within the organisation by ensuring our opportunities are open to all and our approach is inclusive. We positively encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion/belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity.
We welcome you to be yourself at work and have a range of Colleague Networks for members and allies of the LGBTQ+; Black, Asian and minority ethnic; menopause, and neurodivergent communities.
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