Personality Disorder Intensive Recovery Worker
REF NWM/509
Hours: Full Time – 37.5 Hours per week (Monday – Friday 9AM - 5PM)
Starting Salary: £ 24,891 per annum rising to £25,691 after successful probation (6 months)
Location: Recovery Centre, Sale Road - NR7 9TP
The Service
The Mind Recovery Centre will offer 1:1 space in a calm and safe environment in line with Psychologically Informed Environment principles. Supporting the delivery of the Norfolk and Waveney Mind trained Managing Emotions Personality Disorder Service Team. To provide an informal, non-medical recovery focused emotional support for people with a diagnosis of, or traits of, borderline personality disorder (BPD) or emotionally unstable personality disorder (EUPD).
The service is tailored to meet the individual's needs, which could include a placement on a one day a week, weekly course that incorporates psycho-educational workshops or 1:1 sessions (6-8 sessions) or a combination of both. To provide bookable 1:1 support across our 5 Norfolk and Waveney Mind REST Hubs.
To provide an additional offer of a 12-month programme which incorporates psycho-educational workshops through the Waves Programme, as well as social sessions to help them explore their needs with others in a safe environment.
The Role
As an Intensive Recovery Worker, you will work with the Manager and Team Lead to help people living with a personality disorder improve their quality of life by providing a managing emotions recovery programme in a safe, supportive, and empowering environment.
An Intensive Recovery Worker will provide one-to-one recovery-focused support by listening, guiding, and enabling service users to increase their understanding and develop coping skills to help manage life changes and events that can trigger or exacerbate mental ill health.
The Ideal Candidate will have:
1. Experience working with people with a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder or traits of a Personality Disorder
2. Previous experience of working in a crisis service or an out of hours crisis service
3. Experience of working with people with complex needs who may be difficult to engage
4. Experience of supporting people who are or have had mental health problems in the past
5. Experience of empowering service users and promoting independence
To find out more information please view the job description and person specification: JD Personality Disorder Intensive Recovery Worker.pdf
Individual Interview Dates will be confirmed for interviews.
We may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Interview Process:
If you are shortlisted and invited for an interview, the interviews will consist of a two-stage process. The 1st stage interview will be a Warner interview. If you are successful, a 2nd stage interview will be scheduled. Interviews will take place face to face on a date to be confirmed.
How To Apply:
*Candidates need to complete an application form.
The link to the application form can be found here: Norfolk and Waveney Mind - Application Form.docx. Once you have downloaded and completed the application form, you will be required to upload your application form via the Apply for this job button.
Safeguarding Statement:
Norfolk and Waveney Mind is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Employment is subject to a satisfactory DBS check as well as other safeguarding checks including Warner interviews depending on the role applied for.
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