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Mental Health Recovery Worker
Are you ready for a new challenge?
Do you want to make a difference in your local community with a rewarding Job?
We have an exciting opportunity in our Devon Integrated Treatment Service (Together).
This will contribute to the safety of communities from Mental health-related crime and reduce recidivism. By working as part of a skilled and motivated team based in Exeter, supported by a senior clinical psychiatrist (or psychologist), the Mental Health Recovery Worker, will improve access to appropriate services, delivering evidence-based interventions and assertively engaging clients with agencies and services that will optimise successful treatment outcomes. Good communication and networking skills will ensure the right access at the right time.
You will be required to be confident in using case management systems to accurately record client data. You will have previous voluntary or paid experience of working in a client-facing role and using active listening skills on a day-to-day basis. Ideally, you will have experience working with Mental Health.
The right individual for this role will be motivated, proactive problem solvers who are passionate about delivering a high standard of care to our service users.
Duties of this role include:
- Undertaking Comprehensive Assessments
- Carrying out risk assessments and risk management plans
- Identifying appropriate Mental Health interventions for assessed clients
- Carrying a maximum caseload of 20 clients
- Facilitating appropriate Mental Health interventions
- Liaising with partnership agencies to give the best care and support to clients under your care
- Attending and participating in relevant service meetings
- The role might require some evening working
To view the full job description/person specification for this role, please click here.
‘The salary advertised above demonstrates the full earning potential for this role, starting salaries will allow for pay progression within the pay band’
Who are we…
EDP Drug & Alcohol Services (EDP) are passionate about supporting individuals to reduce their substance use and live happier, healthier lives. We support people with multiple disadvantages, including substance misuse & Mental Health, as well as those who find themselves in the criminal justice system. Our services enable the people we support to improve their health, wellbeing and employability. As a subsidiary of Humankind since 2020, we are pleased to confirm that from July 2023, EDP & Humankind will be fully merging to enable the people we support to benefit from a wider range of support and services.
We are incredibly proud of the work that we do to help address health inequalities in England. Every five minutes, an individual accesses one of our services, and we have supported over 100,000 people across all our services last year. Check out our impact report here to read more about the important work that we have done.
What can Humankind offer you…
️ Generous annual leave entitlement (27 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 32 after 1 years’ service)
Annual leave purchase scheme
Enhanced occupational sick pay
% Enhanced employer contribution to your workplace pension
Death in service benefit
Free Will writing
Eyecare vouchers
️ Blue light card discount
Fantastic learning and development opportunities, including free training courses
Work-life balance- flexible working and family friendly policies
- ️ Happy, Healthy You! – our wellbeing offers for our workforce
Humankind is an equal opportunities employer
If you feel that you would fit with our values & ethos, are passionate about supporting people, but maybe don’t feel you have the experience required, talk to us about your transferrable skills. For the right people, we can provide development to help you to realise your potential.
We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit. We also welcome applications from people with lived experience with substance misuse. If you require support with your application or would like to request a paper application, please contact the Recruitment Team at people.recruitment@humankindcharity.org.uk
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