Do you have a passion for working with people and helping to end homelessness? If so, Rentstart is the workplace for you! An exciting opportunity is available to join our fantastic team in Elmbridge to work towards ending the cycle of homelessness in our borough.

Why this role matters

Are you passionate about wanting to work with people who are homeless?  Are you motivated to reach out to people who are rough-sleeping and encourage them towards a life off the streets? If so, we would love to hear from you.

Rentstart is a homelessness charity based in Walton on Thames and has been running for 20 years. Our aim is to connect with, house and then support people who are homeless or vulnerably housed. The majority of our clients are supported into the private rented sector.

Each year we provide advice to around 400 people and go on to house and support circa 150 people (support is given for as long as each client requires it). Most of our clients cannot access private rented accommodation without our help.

This role is crucial to our work, connecting with vulnerable individuals, often with challenging behaviours, and support them to move forward with their lives.

Job Description - Overview

You will find and reach out to rough-sleeper clients who are either not aware of Rentstart or who are resistant to help. Some of these people may be chaotic, may have mental health and addiction issues but need your help and support. You will focus on developing a relationship with the individual, offering personalised, creative, innovative, and effective support. You will maintain the relationship with clients, build trust and work in an inclusive and empowering way as a single point of contact.

Throughout your work you will have some autonomy and periods of time lone working. Your intervention with these people will aim to result in engagement with the services of Rentstart. You will provide initial 1-1 assessments for clients who are referred to Rentstart, assessing their suitability for housing and support, and where appropriate create support frameworks and/or referrals to supporting agencies. You will provide support for living and lifestyle needs for clients, including engagement with mental health, drug/alcohol, GP, and debt support agencies. You will assist housed clients with life skills, including tenancy training and benefit support. You will monitor and track your outreach services and report on findings on a regular basis.

This role requires a committed, resilient, and flexible individual who can contribute to delivering the team’s range of functions including the ability to provide real opportunities to people in need of help to access the services they require. This role involves unsociable hours and weekend work in order to provide the most effective service to those on the streets and can be demanding but is equally rewarding. 

Please see the Job Description & Person Specification documents for a full description of the role including a breakdown of duties.

Key responsibilities
Service user support

• Manage a caseload of learning4living service users on their support journey with the Hope Centre.
• Carry out holistic needs assessment to capture individual learning/support needs for the service users’ employability pathway and action planning to ensure support needs are managed
• Ensure service user remain motivated to engage and their involvement is person-centred
• Listening to service users and encouraging positive steps towards personal development.
• Providing advice, information, practical and emotional support to service users regarding their employability pathway and general support needs
• Regularly reviewing and reporting findings of caseloads to Skills and Employability Lead.
• Advocate for service users with internal and external services to ensure service users are engaging with the right support services and referrals to such services are appropriate
• Complete full, detailed and accurate records on the database.
• Complete relevant employability service and funding paperwork to required standards.
• Carry out regular progress reviews with service users.
• Ensure internal and external colleagues are kept up-to-date with service users engagement and progress.

Training design/delivery and group facilitation

• Design relevant groups and training resources (including Employability)– to include (where necessary) lesson plans, PowerPoint presentations and training handouts.
• Ensure all training & group materials are consistent with recognised learning standards.
• Support in the training of  other staff/volunteers to deliver training courses and facilitate groups
• Work with volunteers to ensure that learning support is available for identified learners during training and workshops.
• Keep accurate registers of all lifeskills/training sessions delivered and report any concerns with learner attendance or progress on the database and to the Service Manager
• Deliver engaging and interactive training sessions and groups
• Ensure all preparation is completed prior to training/group sessions – including printing of all relevant paperwork and delivery area set up correctly in advance.

General

• All information must be maintained within GDPR regulations and maintains confidentiality.
• Always maintain professional boundaries with service users.
• To ensure that all mandatory training is complete within specified timelines
• To update knowledge and understanding of safeguarding procedures and report any concerns timely and as per policy
• To be an active and effective team member.
• To work some hours outside of normal office hours (including evenings and weekends).
• At all times to carry out every aspect of your duties with due regard to Northampton Hope Centre’s policies and procedures.
• To offer support and guidance to volunteers within the service
• To maintain a professional level of communication at all times.
• To keep clear records and plans of all contacts with service users, professionals and meetings with external agencies.
• Undertake other duties as may be reasonably determined by the Service Managers, Head of Service Delivery, the CEO or Board of Trustees.
• To participate in regular supervision and annual appraisal, and help identifying your own job-related development and training needs.
• To adhere to the relevant health and safety requirements at all times and ensure registration of all visitors, volunteers and service users on site.

Administrative

• To raise and maintain service user records in terms of attendance to workshops and as required for case management.
• To complete and file required records in line with the requirements from external funding bodies.
• To record, monitor and report on service user progress and outcomes.
• To attend staff meetings as and when required.
• To attend relevant training sessions and courses.

To carry out other reasonable tasks as requested by the Skills and Employability Lead or Head of Service Delivery.

Service Objectives 

• To support service users in identifying realistic job/career choices and plan a pathway to getting back into work and (or) engaging in meaningful activity and life skills
• To provide service users with the tools and knowledge to independently seek employment/volunteering/learning opportunities.
• To support engagement in and delivery of Hope Centre’s ‘life skills’ programme of activities
• To deliver essential work skills training for sustainable employment.
• To support recent and relevant competency-based work experience.
• To provide opportunities to connect with local agencies, businesses, and charity partners to move service users closer to secure paid employment, learning or long-term volunteering.
• To work holistically with users of the service, focusing on an improvement in confidence and self-esteem and progress towards personal objectives
• To offer preventative support to stop a cycle of homelessness / poverty, supporting personal growth
• To work cohesively with other internal service delivery, including specialist Mental Health & Substance Misuse teams

Person Specification

Qualifications
Essential Criteria

• L2 English and Maths
• Evidence of continual professional development

Desirable Criteria

• L3 or above Education or Training qualification (or willingness to complete)
• Education assessor or verifier certification
• First aid Certificate

Knowledge
Essential Criteria

• Good understanding and awareness of housing and homelessness issues
• Understanding of how mental health and substance misuse may impact on ability to seek and sustain employment
• Understanding of the barriers to employment for those who have experienced homelessness or are living in food poverty
• Understanding of risk assessment and risk management in working with vulnerable adults
• Knoweldge and understanding of safeguarding procedures and reporting any relevant issues in a timely manner.

Desirable Criteria

• Understanding of the principles of coaching and mentoring in supporting independent choice and overcoming barriers 

Experience
Essential Criteria

• Have experience of working in an advice and guidance setting, recruitment or support work setting
• Experience of preparing service users for work and training
• Experience of developing and sustaining effective working relationships with, and working successfully in partnership with, other services and organisations
• Experience of training design and delivery
• Experience of designing workshops around homelessness, employability or independent living and facilitating groups

Desirable Criteria

• Have experience of delivering career advice or progression
• Have experience of training and risk assessment in working with service users with vulnerabilities/long term unemployed
• Experience within a challenging, target driven work environment specifically within a mental health, substance misuse or employability skills setting
• Awareness of local services

Skills & Abilities
Essential Criteria

• Ability to deal with stressful and difficult situations in a calm manner
• Excellent presentation skills
• Excellent negotiating and advocacy skills, and the drive and commitment to achieve positive outcomes for service users
• The ability to communicate effectively, both across all levels of the organisation, and with external stakeholders
• Ability to take control and responsibility for stressful, disruptive or highly-charged situations, calling on emergency services when required.
• Excellent organisational and record-keeping skills
• Ability to work on own initiative and work well under pressure, prioritise work and meet tight deadlines
• Empathetic and able to relate to staff, volunteers, service users and external agencies
• To keep composure in the face of emergency and unexpected events
• Ability to prioritise and manage workload

Desirable Criteria

• Experience of using motivational Interviewing techniques

Practical
Essential Criteria

• Good IT skills including Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint, with proven ability to input and extract information and produce reports
• Willingness to complete Enhanced DBS

Desirable Criteria

• Full clean driving licence

Closing date of application if 28/10/2021.

Child Bereavement UK are looking to recruit a talented and highly motivated individual to lead / manage / supervise the Scotland Family Bereavement Service Team, and to provide direct bereavement support to bereaved families.

Bereavement Services Team Lead – Scotland
Hours: 37.5 hours (full time)
Rate: £30,500
Reporting: Director of Services – Scotland
Base:  CBUK’s Office in Finneston, Glasgow G3 7RW/flexible working from home

We help children and young people (up to age 25), parents, and families, to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies. We also provide training to professionals, equipping them to provide the best possible care to bereaved families.

Would you like to bring your expertise, skills and experience to the third sector and contribute to a growing national charity? Are you passionate about supporting bereaved children, parents and the professionals who work with them, as well as adults who have been bereaved of a child?

The post holder will lead on the ongoing development, co-ordination, provision and evaluation of a blended bereavement service that ensures families and professionals can access high-quality bereavement support where a baby or child has died, or where children or young people are bereaved.

Providing bereavement support for bereaved children, young people and families by phone, digitally, face-to-face and within groups.

Closing Date: 27 October 2021
Interviews: 3 November 2021 (interviews will take place on Zoom). 

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website where you can download the job description and complete your application. 

Applications will be reviewed, and interviews offered, on an on-going basis. We reserve the right to close the role prior to the closing date, should a suitable applicant be found, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Child Bereavement UK recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly where we are under-represented, currently, this includes disabled people, LGBTQ+ and those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups (BAME).

No agencies please.

We are looking to appoint a Navigation and Support Worker (Mental Health )  awho is passionate about advocating for and supporting women involved in sex work or women with experience of sexual exploitation who have multiple needs, including mental health and trauma.  You will be offering 1 to 1 support, supporting and advocating for women, helping women to navigate the wider system including statutory and third sector services in Leeds (where needed the criminal justice system). This role is part of a wider team that works with adult women who identify as sex workers and women who are sexually exploited and abused and also part of the Live Well Leeds Network.

We are looking for someone who understands how trauma affects people and is able to offer a trauma – informed response, is respectful in engagement with clients, colleagues, and with partner agencies and understands the vital importance of trusting relationships. At Basis we work hard to recognise each person as individual, without judgement and tailor support based on their needs. We are looking for someone who works pragmatically and creatively to ensure women can access the services they need and want (and as they change throughout their engagement with us), who seeks out partnership opportunities to offer further support, who pro-actively and effectively advocates for the individual, challenges stigma and never gives up on someone.

We welcome applications from women with relevant lived experience, recognising the value in this as well as any transferable skills that may not be mentioned in the person specification. We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive working environment where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian, and other women who experience racism and Trans (identifying as women) and non-binary as they are currently under-represented within our staff team. All appointments will be are made on merit, based on the criteria identified in the job description and person specification. Find out more about the team on our website.

Working at Basis means being part of a fun, dynamic and vibrant workforce; we also offer a benefits package including flexible working, contributory pension (4%), significant opportunities to access training, childcare vouchers, funded external supervision and an Employee Assistance package.

If you have any questions about whether you might qualify for the post, we strongly recommend you reach out, we would be happy to answer any questions you might have please call  call 0113- 243 0036 and ask to speak to Joan or Amber

To apply complete the Application-Form and Equal-Opportunities-Monitoring-Form from our website before the deadline. Please do not send CVs.

You will be based in Leeds (in-office work will be COVID-19 dependent) and may need to work unsocial hours. There is some free parking but parking near the office will also be reimbursed.

Basis is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. This post will be subject to enhanced DBS check.

Basis is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. This post will be subject to enhanced DBS check.

Because of the nature of the work this post is open to women only.  Sex discrimination act 1975 exemption S7 (2) (e) applies.

Only applicants who have the right to work in the UK or have a valid visa or work permit for a minimum of 6 months at the time of application will be considered for this role.

We have two full-time vacancies to join our Infant Mental Health Team (2.5 days pw) working with 0-5 year olds and their parent/carers and to study on the Anna Freud/CYP-IAPT training (2.5 days pw) at the same time.

Overview of Role:

The PG Dip CYP Improving Access to Psychological Therapies for 0-5s is a ‘Recruit to Train’ course and as such, prospective students must apply for both a place on the course and for one of the corresponding jobs with CDI at the same time. The job and the course go hand-in-hand, and the process of applying for a job and a place on the course happen concurrently. In order to secure the role, prospective trainees will need to successfully obtain a course place offer from UCL. To clarify, in order to be successful in recruitment, the University module staff would need to approve you as suitable for the course and CDI would also have to select you for the job via our (separate) interview process.

The course runs from January to December and not during the standard academic year cycle, so successful applicants will begin the course on January 17th 2022. The UCL applications portal is now open, so you are be able to make a start on this part of your application.

The week is split 2.5 days pw for attending University, teaching and tutorials (either face to face or remote), and you would work in the IMH Team on the other 2.5 days per week. The course itself is a full-time over 1 calendar year and is fully funded by Health Education England so students are not liable for their fees.

Opportunity to work for highly regarded local charity in their Advocacy team providing an IMHA Advocacy support and representationto Southleigh Community Hospital patients under the 1983 Mental Health Act (2007) and to exercise, as requested by clients the powers given to IMHA advocates under that legislation.

Key Responsibilities:

• To offer qualifying patients who are detained or otherwise covered by Section 130C of the Mental Health Act assistance in understanding and exercising their legal rights as outlined in Chapter 6 of the Mental Health Act Code of Practice.
• To discuss with patients their views, preferences and wishes and determine with them a course of action which promotes their rights.
• To assist users in obtaining help in the community from other agencies (e.g. social work, voluntary organizations, benefits advice, housing advice etc) and in a hospital setting (e.g. occupational therapy, psychology etc).
• To accompany clients to key meetings such as ward rounds, manager hearings, tribunals, case conferences, care planning meetings and meetings with individual professionals to provide support and representation as appropriate
• To write letters of complaint on behalf of clients or help them to write letters and, to accompany them to meetings to discuss complaints.
• To support users in the pursuit of their rights with respect to:
  • Care Act 2014
  • Local policies e.g. Care Programme Approach
  • Other relevant legislation e.g. Access to Health Care Records
  • NHS complaints procedures and other (e.g. local authority) complaints procedures, where appropriate.
  • To discuss possible further action; e.g. use of the legal system or the Ombudsman and to assist clients in pursuing these courses if they wish.
• To take up other issues of importance to users relating to their mental health needs and treatment and to promote self-advocacy
• To provide non-instructed advocacy where necessary to individuals who lack the mental capacity to directly instruct an advocate.
• To ensure that service users have access to the full range of information they need in order to be able to make informed choices about their care and treatment, to exercise their rights and to maximize their entitlements
• To develop links with community and service user groups in order to provide information on advocacy and general mental health issues
• To monitor client feedback and views and pass these to providers with the aim of promoting good practice and clients’ needs
• To ensure that information available within the advocacy service is appropriate and accessible to all mental health service users
• To maintain accurate records on the advocacy database, including records of all contacts with users of the Advocacy Service

We look forward to receiving applications from qualifed and experienced mental health Advocates. This is a 2 day per week role for 6 months , with potential to increase in hours and contract length.

FTE Salary £27,021 ( so £11,260 for 2 days per week), 28 days holiday and good benefits.

Mind in Croydon is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Assert is a small team of advocates working as a project within Mental Health Resource charity and as part of the Kent Advocacy partnership. We provide high quality, issue-based advocacy and statutory IMHA services to individuals affected by mental health problems, often detained in medium and low secure units and in acute inpatient settings. We also offer community advocacy in West Kent. This can be a tough job, but in return you will receive competitive pay, training, benefits and have the support of a strong team. You will have the opportunity to expand on your existing skills and attributes required for the role. Training will be provided if you are not yet qualified as an IMHA.

You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and show confidence and assertiveness when required. You will understand the diverse needs of people affected by mental health problems and how these differ for those detained in inpatient settings from those requiring support in the community. You will need to be resilient, comfortable working within professional boundaries and have the ability to cope with sometimes challenging people and environments. In addition, you will have strong organisational skills and be able to work on your own initiative, as well as within a team.

You will have a natural confident and calm manner and key skills of resilience, professionalism, honesty, trustworthiness, and respect for confidentiality.

You will be passionate about mental health advocacy. Ideally, you will have experience of working as an advocate, and if you are not qualified as an IMHA, you must be prepared to undertake training. The IMHA training could take approx. 1 year. *

A willingness to work within a diverse range of environments is essential as is the ability to work with people from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. The job will require some community advocacy, but will mostly work within acute wards, medium and low secure forensic units, and locked rehabilitation units across West Kent. A current driving licence and access to transport is essential.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, client work will be delivered remotely via telephone or video conferencing.

An Enhanced DBS check will be required for the role.

For further information please read the job description and person specification.

We want to hear from all intersted candidates. If you wish to be considered please submit a detailed covering letter explaining how you meet the person specification and why you're right for the role, along with your CV to the Office Manager, Mrs Leigh Attwood. In your letter please state whether you are interested in the full-time or part-time role. You're one click away from applying...... 

Please note we will only accept applications where a covering letter is included. 

Closing date: Monday 18th October 2021, at 12 noon

Expected interview date:  Tues 2nd or Weds 3rd November 2021

Mental Health Resource is committed to equal opportunities and promoting diversity, and encourage applications from all sections of the community.

* In line with our organisational policy, if you leave within a certain timeframe you may be asked to repay the cost of the training

Touchstone (registered charity No. 1012053) is a leading voluntary sector agency providing high quality services to improve the health and wellbeing of local people.

Locality Primary Care Mental Health Support Worker
Salary: Agenda for Change Band 4, starting at £21,892 pa / pro rata
Hours: Part time and full time roles available at Touchstone and Community Links

Touchstone and Community Links are part of the new the Leeds Mental Wellbeing Service (LMWS).  This exciting new partnership will deliver an integrated service to offer primary care based mental health support for people with mild to moderate common mental health problems.  Together, our partnership will help thousands of people in Leeds to increase their resilience and live their best lives within their community.

Purpose of the role

To work within Leeds’s locality based Local Care Partnerships, providing mental health support as an integral and critical part of a multi-agency and multi-disciplinary team.

You will increase the inclusivity of the LMWS, especially among communities most at risk of developing poor mental health and developing health and social inequalities, using a wide variety of engagement and delivery techniques.

Leeds Mental Wellbeing Service is a city-wide partnership of NHS partners and third sector organisations supporting mental wellbeing across Leeds, and a partnership between:

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust, Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Leeds GP Confederation, Northpoint Wellbeing, Community Links, Touchstone, Women’s Counselling and Therapy Service, Home-start Leeds, Ieso Digital Health, SilverCloud Health and SignHealth.

Closing date: 29th October 2021
Interviews: 12th November 2021

How to apply:

Please click 'Apply' to be redirected to our website, where you can download the application pack.
Please note, you are not applying at this stage.

Touchstone is an equal opportunities organisation, a Trans Positive employer and applications are welcome from all sections of the community, particularly, BME and LGBT communities and/or people with disabilities who are under-represented within Touchstone.

Please note that we do not hold a sponsor licence and we do not intend to offer sponsorship for this particular role. You should therefore ensure that you have/will have the right to work in the UK to be able to undertake this role, if appointed, you will be required to provide relevant right to work documents at the point of an offer being made to you.

No agencies please.

Children’s mental health matters!
 
More and more children and young people are experiencing difficulties with their own mental health. There is no single solution and we all need to work together to ensure young people can access the help they need and lead healthier and happier lives.

Working alongside GP practices, Social Prescribing Link Coordinators help children and families connect with health and community services which will make a real difference to the child’s emotional and physical wellbeing.

You will deliver personalised support to patients, independently managing new referrals from GP practices and a caseload. It’s essential that you have an understanding of how to prioritise need, and are able to recognise when to refer on to specialist services, and must be confident to communicate at all levels across health and social care sectors. 

We are looking for someone who is organised, proactive and able to establish instant rapport with children and young people. You should have experience of working with children, delivering mental health support and a background in education, medical or social care.

You will need to demonstrate a robust knowledge of confidentiality, data protection, safeguarding and boundaries in all aspects of your work. The post covers Medway South so a car driver is essential.

 
The right support can make a difference to a child now and for their future. 

MERSEYSIDE YOUTH ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Is seeking to recruit the following:

CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE’S MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION WORKER

Hours:

35 hours per week

(Will Include Evening and Weekend Work)

Salary:

£23,469 p.a. - £26,769 p.a. – MYA Scale 5 Pt. 17-20

Fixed Term Funded to 31st March 2023

MYA is seeking an innovative and creative Mental Health Promotion Worker to be responsible for delivering a programme of works to support a whole school approach to mental health and emotional wellbeing.  The post holder will be responsible for supporting the development and delivery of training programmes, initiating peer programmes for children and young people, for developing mental health and resilience resources for children, young people, parents, and professionals and support the implementation of the marketing and communication strategy. The main aim of this is to make mental health everybody’s business in Liverpool/nationally.

The postholder must hold relevant qualification to at least NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in related subject.

Merseyside Youth Association Limited Actively Promotes the Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults, Young People and Children.

The above post will be subject to Enhanced Disclosure

Closing Date for Completed Applications: 5pm Wednesday 20th October 2021

Please note, CV’s will not be accepted and should not be part of your supporting information.

Merseyside Youth Association Limited is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to maintaining a non-abusive environment

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a full time Mental Health and Wellbeing Manager to join the Specialist Services team at SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity.

About the role

You will be providing Mental Health and Wellbeing support to our network of volunteers and staff, enabling them to support our beneficiaries. As a clinician, you will be expected to provide one to one support to those that need help with a particular case or that need advice on where to get the best support. Using your established network of organisations within the sector, you will provide advice, guidance and the options available to SSAFA staff and volunteers. Working closely with Head of Welfare and Specialist Services, you will identify training gaps and opportunities for the development of SSAFA staff and volunteers.

About the team

The current Welfare and Specialist services team is extremely friendly, knowledgeable, and supportive. We provide support in a range of areas such as Gurkha communities, the Criminal Justice system and Mentoring support for those members of the armed forces community that are in transition from military to civilian life. In addition, we provide everyday casework support to the volunteers and staff within the network.

About you

To carry out this role successfully, you will have a track record of clinical or professional practice in Mental Health or associated practice, have a network of other professionals that can help and support our staff and volunteers, as well as those that provide a clinical support to our beneficiaries. You know the current referral pathways for those with mental health issues and are a good communicator with excellent presentation skills. You are also able to identify and develop training needs.

About SSAFA

SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, has been providing practical, emotional, and financial support to our Forces and their families since 1885. Last year our teams of volunteers and employees helped more than 79,000 people in need, from Second World War veterans to those who have served in more recent conflicts or are still currently serving, and their families.

SSAFA understands that behind every uniform is a person. We are here for that person – any time they need us, in any way they need us, for as long as they need us.

Diversity and Inclusion at SSAFA

SSAFA exists to support a diverse range of beneficiaries within the armed forces community, and we believe diversity within our teams is key to ensuring we can deliver our services effectively. We thrive on differences and believe it is critical to our success as a worldwide charity. SSAFA is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We therefore encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business.

SSAFA is committed to using the Disclosure & Barring Service to ensure we, as an employer, safeguard those we serve.

No agencies please. Any unsolicited submissions from agencies will be accepted as a direct application from the candidate and no fees will be payable.

How to apply

You can apply via SSAFA’s website where you’ll also find information about our application process.

Closing date: Midnight on 31st October

Interviews: 15th November (These will be conducted virtually)

Ready for a new challenge?

We are looking for an organised, self-motivated and confident individual to join our Social Prescribing team working with adults and children, specialising in mental health needs, and helping patients to access support that will help them lead more independent, resilient and healthier lives.

Working alongside GP practices, Social Prescribing Link Coordinators help patients and families connect with health and community services which will make a real difference to their emotional and physical wellbeing.

You will deliver personalised support to patients, independently managing new referrals from health professional and a caseload. It’s essential that you have an understanding of how to prioritise need, and are able to recognise when to refer on to specialist services, and must be confident to communicate at all levels across health and social care sectors.  

The position is available in Sheerness and applicants must have experience of working with adults or children, a background in medical or social care, and experience of delivering mental health support to clients or groups.

You will need to demonstrate a robust knowledge of confidentiality, data protection, safeguarding and boundaries in all aspects of your work. Car driver essential.

It’s time to make a difference.

Support Worker

Are you someone who can work well as part of a multi-disciplinary team and are passionate about improving the quality of life for people living with dementia?

Then take the first step and apply today!

Support Worker Responsibilities:

The Alzheimer’s Society are working in partnership with Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to deliver a service where Memory Support Workers have the rewarding opportunity to provide support and guidance to connect the person with dementia, and their family/carer, to community support; and integrating primary, secondary and community care in a person-centred approach. The team will support the management of dementia in primary care and connect directly to initiatives to reduce admissions and maintain personal well-being & independence for as long as possible.

Support Worker Requirements:

You will possess a minimum Level 2 Health and Social Care or relevant qualification with an excellent understanding of dementia and the needs of those affected by it. Your ability to provide person centred assessment of need, along with a clear understanding of the need for client confidentially is essential to providing a valuable and worthwhile service.

To be successful in this role you will have excellent non-judgmental communication skills as well as strong organisational and time management skills in order to manage your caseload of clients effectively.

You will work from an Integrated team base and from home across a defined area of Leeds. You will need to access to a wifi connection at home

It is essential you can travel independently across the area.

Alzheimer’s Society is committed to equal opportunities. Job sharing will be considered.

About Alzheimer’s Society:

Our employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. We are proud to support them with a range of benefits, recognition and many options for working agilely. All contributing to a strong work life balance. We also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with Alzheimer's Society.

Position: Memory Support Worker x 2
Location: Community based with some home working
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time, 35 hours per week
Salary: £20,363 - £21,603 actual per annum (depending on skills and experience)

Closing Date: 01 November 2021
Interview Date: TBC

You may have experience of the following: Support Worker, Dementia Adviser, Care Assistant, Caseworker, Special Needs Assistant, Social Worker, Social Care, Community Care, Helpline Coordinator, Volunteering Officer, Support Worker, Mental Health, Dementia, NFP, Not for Profit, Charity, etc.

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