Vacancy Salary £22,004 per annum FTE
Vacancy Location Sheffield
This is a Permanent, 35 hours vacancy that will close in 20 days at 23:59 GMT.
Your role
Rethink Mental Illness are hiring a Mental Health Support Worker to join our inspiring and friendly team at Sheffield Crisis House.
Imagine being part of an organization 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.
Sheffield Crisis House Short-Term Stay: Our crisis house provides a short-term support service for adults (18+) experiencing acute mental health crises. Sheffield Crisis House plays a vital role in supporting individuals during acute mental health crises by providing a safe and supportive environment. Here’s a summary of the key aspects of the service:
* Our service is a 6-bed residence with communal areas, including a kitchen, lounge, and garden. It is staffed 24/7 to ensure continuous support and care.
* We work in partnership with Sheffield Health and Social Care, ensuring integrated and comprehensive care.
* We provide emotional support and guidance during crises and assist individuals in developing or re-engaging with coping strategies and daily activities. We deliver person-centred support focused on improving the safety and wellbeing of each individual.
Overview Of a Mental Health Support Worker Role
As a Mental Health Support Worker, you will offer people affected by mental illness the support and help they need to regain their confidence and get involved in everyday social and workplace activities. You will be working closely with service users to achieve their own personal goals and access all the support they need on their recovery journey.
Essential Skills And Experience Required
* You may have experience of providing support to people with a mental illness; or experience of providing care and/or support services within another social care setting in either a paid or voluntary capacity.
* Transferable Life/Work Experience: You bring valuable experiences from your personal or professional life that can be applied to this role.
* Listening and Empathy: You are a good listener, empathetic, understanding, kind, patient, and willing to learn.
* Values Alignment: You can demonstrate behaviours consistent with the values of our Charity, including hope, understanding, expertise, equity, commitment, passion, and openness.
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 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 LGBTQIA+, people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from 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
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.”
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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