Safe Haven Senior Mental Health Support Worker

Our client is a non-profit organisation working with people to support their health and wellbeing.  Established for over 30 years, they have provided services alongside a variety of statutory and voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) colleagues in Surrey and its boarders. They believe change is achievable when offered by a flexible, respectful, inclusive and a non-judgemental approach. 
 
They are currently looking for experiencedSafe Haven SeniorSupport Worker - Mental Health to help manage the Safe Haven sites in Woking / Aldershot / Guildford
 
Salary: £31,800 + on call allowance  
Hours: 35 hours but negotiable for the right candidate and will include, evening and weekend hours.  Hours of work to be discussed and negotiable as will consider full time or part time / job share
Company Benefits:  26 days annual leave pro rata (rising with service) + bank holidays + 1 extra days leave on your birthday, Pension, Access to Simply Health, Blended working, Employee discount programme and more…..
Location – Woking / Aldershot / Guildford
 
Your role will be to support the smooth running of an out of hours crisis prevention and support service.  The Safe Haven model is a partnership approach of community connections and statutory Mental Health providers.
 
The aim of the Safe Haven service is to reduce emotional and psychological distress by providing an alternative provision to attending A&E for anyone experiencing or at risk of escalating to a Mental Health crisis alongside any carers. 
 
This is a hands on role where you will be taking on a variety of tasks such as but not restricted to:
 

• Manage rotas, ensuring there is adequate cover for holidays and sickness
• Undertake monthly team meetings with all Safe Haven staff
• Deliver regular one to one’s, ensuring all performance issues, complaints and support needs are addressed
• Ensuring all staff are following the correct processes
• Liaise with the Service Manager and Head of Operations in preparation for the Service Review and steering group meetings in relation to service delivery
• Participate in the on-call rota, ensuring you are able to respond to urgent calls
• Develop relationships with service users, carers and statutory and non- statutory organisations, to help provide an more integrated service

 
 
 This post is subject to a DBS check.  Please note past drug and/or alcohol or criminality history will not necessarily discount you from undertaking this role
 
Our ideal applicant will have/be;  

• Some experience working within social care contracts, particularly Mental Health
• Experience supervising, supporting or mentoring staff and / or volunteers
• Understanding of safeguarding policy and practice
• Good Admin, record keeping and reporting skills
• Understanding of the need for and ability to deliver quality services
• Confidence to work on own initiative as well as part of a team
• Robust professional boundaries
• Ability to communicate confidently and effectively, verbally and writing

eSift have been appointed as the resource partner and we are managing this role on behalf of our client. To apply for this position please click on the “apply now” button below.  Your CV will then be held on our central database, if for any reason you do not wish us to retain your details please contact us via (url removed).