1-year fixed term contract
We are looking to recruit an experienced and compassionate mental health practitioner with great communication skills and enthusiasm to join our New Communities and Resettlement Team.
The team supports the delivery of several government resettlement schemes, working with people from Ukraine, Afghanistan, Hong Kong, as well as in the asylum dispersal system to promote their welfare, wellbeing, inclusion and integration into life in the UK.
As a Mental Health Support and Advice Officer, you will be at the forefront of ensuring that people from refugee and migrant communities are able to access the help and support they need to promote good mental health and wellbeing. This is essential for helping people to rebuild their lives with dignity and hope.
This new role offers you a great opportunity to work collaboratively with partners and stakeholders from across Solihull that will make a difference to the lives of some of our most vulnerable residents.
In this key role you will:
* Raise awareness of mental health issues, help and support, within refugee and migrant communities.
* Provide professional advice and support to people from refugee and migrant communities, as well as officers supporting with resettlement, inclusion and integration.
* Be responsible for providing professional advice and support to public, voluntary and community sector organisations and services, to enable them to be more inclusive of and accessible to people from refugee and migrant communities.
* Provide information, advice and practical support with onward referrals and holistic support to people in need of help with their mental health.
You will have:
* A degree level qualification in Community mental health or similar, or able to demonstrate significant knowledge and experience of delivery within the field of mental health.
* Previous experience in providing mental health advice and support in a statutory, community or voluntary setting.
* An awareness of issues and matters relating to newly arrived communities.
* Practical knowledge of mental health legislation and related support framework.
* Ability to form positive working relationships with agencies, partners and colleagues as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
In return we offer you a unique opportunity to help drive the development of Solihull’s support for our new communities, helping to ensure that we as a Council build on their strengths as well as addressing challenges ranging from health, education, ESOL, employment, integration and community cohesion.
Working for Solihull we also offer:
* A range of flexible working options.
* Generous annual leave entitlements with the opportunity to purchase up to 10-days additional leave per year.
* A flexitime scheme with up to 24 days per year.
* Access to our Employee Assistance Programme – a 24 hour independent, free and confidential advice and support service.
* Family and carer friendly policies.
* Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
* Employee benefits including staff discounts, subsidised travel passes and a Cycle 2 Work Scheme.
Whilst this is offered on a fixed term basis, applications from internal applicants seeking a secondment opportunity would also be welcomed. If you wish to proceed as a secondment, please gain your line manager’s approval before applying.
To apply, please click on the link below. If you have a specific question or require further information regarding this post, please contact Iram Choudhry, New Communities and Resettlement Operations Manager at iram.choudry@solihull.gov.uk or on 07771036430.
Interviews will be held week commencing 14th October 2024.
Please note we do not accept CVs.
The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is required.
This post requires a Disclosure and Barring check.
Solihull Council is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit.
Solihull Council has a responsibility for, and is committed to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk, and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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Job description and person specification
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