Job summary
Open Mental Health is an alliance of local voluntary organisations and the NHS. We are working in partnership to ensure that residents of Somerset get the support they need, when they need it.
Our shared ambition is to ensure that people living with mental health problems get the right support at the right time. Working together, we support people to live a full life, by enabling access to specialist mental health services, housing support, debt and employment advice, volunteering opportunities, community activities and physical exercise, to help support and improve their wellbeing and quality of life.
Main duties of the job
This is not a traditional Support Worker role. The Recovery and Wellbeing Worker will provide holistic, strengths-based interventions focusing on the needs of clients to improve their mental health and wellbeing. Working alongside Open Mental Health partners and drawing on community resources will be key in this role so if you have experience of working in a multidisciplinary team this could be the role for you.
We are looking for people to help us deliver the Open Mental Health service which aims to provide enhanced, non-clinical wrap around specialist help for people who fall between primary and secondary care and those stepping back down into primary care.
About us
Second Step is a leading provider of mental health services. We offer excellent training and support, and we acknowledge the commitment and dedication of our employees, which is the foundation of our success. We would like to hear from people who share the same belief and values.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Build trusting and collaborative relationship with the client using the principles of recovery; demonstrating hope and courage.
Coproduce, implement and review recovery plans, risk management plans and other self-management tools e.g. Wellness Recovery Action Plan, in partnership with clients in line with best practice.
Working from a Trauma and Psychologically Informed approach. Using a range of different interventions and support strategies such as motivational interviewing, brief interventions and solution focussed approaches to engage clients.
Safety planning
Facilitation of psycho-educational groups
Job description
Job responsibilities
Build trusting and collaborative relationship with the client using the principles of recovery; demonstrating hope and courage.
Coproduce, implement and review recovery plans, risk management plans and other self-management tools e.g. Wellness Recovery Action Plan, in partnership with clients in line with best practice.
Working from a Trauma and Psychologically Informed approach. Using a range of different interventions and support strategies such as motivational interviewing, brief interventions and solution focussed approaches to engage clients.
Safety planning
Facilitation of psycho-educational groups
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- A minimum of two years significant experience working with people with mental health needs, or people with complex needs
- Proven experience of working with people with multiple needs (e.g. mental health, homelessness, alcohol/drug dependency long term conditions)
- Proven experience of carrying out needs and/or risk assessments and the support planning process
- Experience of working with a number of individuals with competing needs and priorities
Desirable
- Proven experience of mental health issues and/or services, either as a user, carer or supporter.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- A minimum of two years significant experience working with people with mental health needs, or people with complex needs
- Proven experience of working with people with multiple needs (e.g. mental health, homelessness, alcohol/drug dependency long term conditions)
- Proven experience of carrying out needs and/or risk assessments and the support planning process
- Experience of working with a number of individuals with competing needs and priorities
Desirable
- Proven experience of mental health issues and/or services, either as a user, carer or supporter.
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.
