Mental Health Community Support Worker

SER are currently working alongside a Mental Health Service based in Greenwich who are currently seeking Flexible Community 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 Community Support Worker

Location: Various locations across Royal Borough Greenwich Services

Contract: Permanent - 37.5hrs per week, across a 7-day rota, worked flexibly to suit the needs of the service

Salary: £25,711.54pa

Closing Date: Sunday 14th July 2024

Short Listing: On or before Monday 15th July 2024

Interview: Face to Face interviews will take place week commencing Monday 22nd July 2024

This role involves supporting clients within the community to support them on their individual recovery path. offering flexible assistance for individuals with enduring Mental Health needs on a 7-day shift rota. The focus is on guiding clients through their recovery journey over a , helping them set and achieve their goals, become more self-reliant, and reduce their dependence on medical interventions and hospitalisations. The role also includes providing outcome-focused support, addressing dual diagnosis issues, managing housing-related aspects, and collaborating across various services and sites as needed.

• Support Clients being discharged from hospital back into their own homes
• To provide flexible support to clients with enduring Mental Health needs over a shift rota of 7 days a week which will include evenings.
• To support client move on and manage their progress along their individual recovery path within a 24-month period
• 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
• To provide focused outcome-based support measured against clients’ goals, recovery and achievements
• To support clients with specific needs arising from dual diagnosis
• To provide housing management across a range of accommodation provided to clients
• To meet the needs of the service you will be expected to work across different services and sites

Essential Requirements:

• A good standard of education and relevant skills, knowledge, and experience
• Experience of supporting clients move on to independence within a time defined recovery path
• Experience of working with adults with enduring Mental Health needs or a similar field
• Understanding of Dual Diagnosis and complex needs
• Knowledge of The Mental Health Act
• 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.