Senior Case Worker - North Tyneside

Job description

Job responsibilities

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced link worker or social prescriber to be promoted to Senior Case Worker in our Together in a Crisis service.

Together in a Crisis provides a rapid response to people who, following contact with the NHS are assessed as not in need of an urgent statutory response, but who nevertheless are in emotional and psychological distress and may require an immediate response to their personally defined need.

As Senior Case Worker, you will working closely with the Team Lead, using your expertise and strong interpersonal skills to help develop and deliver this service.

You will be responsible for your own case load and provide support and supervision to other Case Workers in the team.

About you

We would love to hear from you if you possess the following:

• Proven track record as an effective link worker / social prescriber.
• Experience of supporting the management and coaching of a team.
• Experience of delivering services in a community-based setting and working independently.
• Are able to work to deliver required performance targets.
• Strong personal skills and evidence of developing positive working relationships with individuals, colleagues and partnership organisations.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Good administrative skills with the ability to support the Team Lead with the management of the service.

What we can offer you

We value our people and are proud to be recognised as a Great Place to Work. In return for the hard work and dedication of our teams, we offer the following benefits:

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to 32 days at 5 years of service) and the option to buy and sell leave.
• Enhanced pension.
• Wagestream - providinginstant access to your pay when you need it most.
• Vitality Wellbeing Programme including Employee Assistance, GP and priority physiotherapy access.
• Enhanced life assurance scheme, offering three times your annual salary.
• Shopping discounts through the Blue Light Card membership scheme.
• Plus, many more great benefits!

Everyturn Mental Health celebrates equality, diversity, and inclusion. Our opportunities are open to everyone, and we value people with lived experience of mental health or employment difficulties.

We encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion/belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity.

We welcome you to be yourself at work and have a range of Colleague Networks for members and allies of the LGBTQ+, Black, Asian and minority ethnic; menopause and neurodivergent communities.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Proven track record as an effective link worker / social prescriber.
• Experience of supporting the management and coaching of a team.
• Experience of delivering services in a community-based setting and working independently.
• Are able to work to deliver required performance targets.
• Strong personal skills and evidence of developing positive working relationships with individuals, colleagues and partnership organisations.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Good administrative skills with the ability to support the Team Lead with the management of the service.

Desirable

• Group facilitation & participation skills.
• Management training.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Everyturn Mental Health

Address

North Tyneside Council

16 The Silverlink North

Newcastle Upon Tyne

NE27 0BY

Employer's website

https://www.everyturn.org/careers-at-everyturn/ (Opens in a new tab)