Mental Health Support Worker

Salary: £26,000 per year

Flexible Support Worker

Harlow, Essex

£26,000 per year – 37.5 hours per week

£11,115. per annum – 22.5 hours per week contract (£26,000 per year)

Working hours are on a rota set by management including shift work/weekends, 7.5 hour working day.

Interviews to be held via Microsoft Teams 26th, 27th and 28th May.

Ivy Recruitment is currently seeking a permanent Flexible Support Worker for their client in Harlow to work within a 24/7 support service for clients enduring mental health needs.

The role:

· 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 – 36 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

Essential:

* Experience of working with adults with enduring mental health needs or a similar field

* A good standard of education and relevant skills, knowledge and experience

* Experience of supporting client move on to independence within a time defined recovery path

* Understanding of housing management issues

* Understanding of Dual Diagnosis and complex needs

* Knowledge of Mental Health Act

* Knowledge of Housing Acts and legislation

* Able to work flexibly across 7 days a week on a shift rota basis

* Able to develop good working relationships with clients

* Ability to recognise ill health and need for intervention

* Demonstrate sensitivity and ability to work alongside and with our client group

* Ability to establish and maintain rapport and relate positively to people from diverse backgrounds and cultures

* Maintain professional boundaries at all times

* Able to use supervision effectively

* Able to work independently, take initiative and responsibility for time management, own work load and continuing professional development

* Experience of contributing to and participating in effective team work

* Good verbal and written communication skills with clients and colleagues

* Able to work within administrative and financial procedures

* Understand their own needs and the impact of work place stress

For more information on this Support Worker role please apply today with your up to date CV attached.