Employer: Southern Education Recruitment
Salary: £21,312 per annum
Date Added: 03/12/2023
SER are currently working alongside a Mental Health Service based in the Essex area who are currently seeking a Flexible Support Worker to join their team on a permanent contract. Therapeutic optimism is at the heart of all the work carried out by this Mental Health Service, believing all clients with mental health needs can achieve and make positive changes to their lives as they move along their pathway of recovery.
Position: Flexible Support Worker
Location: Clacton
Contract: Permanent Contract 37.5hrs per week, on a rota agreed by management
Salary: £21,312.23
Closing Date: Tuesday 13thDecember 2023
Short Listing: On or before 15th/16th December 2023
Interview: Face to Face interviews will take place week commencing 18th December 2023
About the role:
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To provide flexible support to clients with enduring mental health needs over a shift rota of 7 days a week which will include evenings.
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To support client move on and manage their progress along their individual recovery path
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To encourage clients to identify and define their own goals and work towards being as resilient and independent of services as possible, reducing their reliance on medical interventions and hospitalisations
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To provide focused outcome-based support measured against clients’ goals, recovery and achievements
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To support clients with specific needs arising from substance misuse, including dual diagnosis
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To provide housing management across a range of accommodation provided to clients
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To meet the needs of the service you will be expected to work across different Essex services and sites
Essential Requirements:
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A good standard of education and relevant skills, knowledge, and experience
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Experience of supporting clients move on to independence within a time defined recovery path
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Experience of working with adults with enduring mental health needs or a similar field
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Understanding of Dual Diagnosis and complex needs
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Knowledge of The Mental Health Act
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Able to work flexibly across 7 days a week on a shift rota basis
Applying for a role with this Service will open the door to joining an organisation that has been awarded, at excellence level, the Healthy Workplace Charter 2019 and retained its Mindful Employer Status for a further two years 2022 – 2024.
This Mental Health Service cares passionately about all aspects of their staff’s working life. This spans from how workers feel about their duties and providing them with meaningful work, giving their employees a voice in accepting and utilising feedback, to their working environment ensuring quality and safety of the physical environments for all, and finally a leadership team with a focus on its people.
If you would like to join this amazing team, please send your CV along with a cover letter.
This post is subject to the requirements of a six-month probationary period and satisfactory pre right to work checks.
Application Deadline: 13/12/2023
Contract Type: Permanent
Submitted Applications: 0