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At Likewise, the core of what we do is build meaningful one-to-one relationships with people who are finding life difficult, and use those relationships to help people feel supported and make change.
We're recruiting up to three Hostels Mental Health Support Workers to join a brand new service, starting this autumn. In this role, you would be doing that work inside Camden's homelessness hostels, going in to work alongside residents and the staff teams who support them. You would be embedded in a set of hostels, aligned to a part of the borough, with a regular on-site presence and a caseload of up to 15 people.
The people you work with are adults experiencing homelessness with complex needs, whose mental health is often a practical barrier to moving on. Much of the work is about helping someone stabilise and build the confidence to take their next step.
Camden's Adult Pathway is made up of 16 hostels, supporting around 600 people experiencing homelessness with complex needs. Mental health need in those hostels has risen sharply, and hostel staff are holding far more of it than they are set up or supported to hold. This is a new service, funded by government for three years. The model is designed but not yet lived, and whoever joins will help shape how it actually works.
Likewise is a community-centred mental health and wellbeing charity based in Camden. We believe that people thrive when they have access to meaningful relationships, supportive communities and opportunities to contribute. We're also committed to building a different kind of organisation, one that values trust, learning, autonomy and shared responsibility.
You don't need a specific qualification to apply, and we welcome people from a range of backgrounds. But this is not an entry-level role: we need people with real support work experience behind them. We care more about how you are with people, how you think and how you work than about your CV on paper.
If that sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you.
We want to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible. If there is a part of this process where you may need reasonable adjustments to do your best, please get in touch to chat it through.
Your CV: we welcome either chronological or skills-based CVs, whichever works best for you.
Your cover letter: we will not accept generic letters; you need to answer the following question: Tell us about a time you supported someone through something difficult. What did you actually do, what was hard about it, and what did you learn? This can be from work or from volunteering. Please answer in no more than 500 words.
Registered Charity
21 - 50
We support often isolated, marginalised or excluded people by building authentic relationships and community together.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Case Worker – Mental Health
Location: London, Hybrid working arrangements available where service delivery allows. This post will require regional travel across the area, and the occasional evening and weekend working.
Salary: £28,000 - £30,000 per year
Vacancy Type: Permanent, Full Time (37hours per week)
This role requires access to a car, and a full current driving licence.
Company Description
Catch22 exists to help build a society where everyone has a good place to live, good people around them, and a fulfilling purpose.
We achieve this in two ways. Firstly, we improve lives on the frontline through delivery of public services. Secondly, we use our knowledge to change 'the system', to fix the complex web that can trap and disempower those it was set up to help. With the heart of a charity and the mindset of a business, we are uniquely placed to deliver on this challenging agenda.
County Lines Support and Rescue Service
County Lines Support Service: A specialist support service for under 25’s, and their families, who are criminally exploited through county lines in London, the West Midlands, Merseyside, and Greater Manchester.
Job Description
The role of Case Worker - Mental Health is an excellent opportunity to provide one-to-one tailored support to young people, working collaboratively as part of a multi-agency team, to ensure the safety of young people, and maximise their outcomes.
About You
· Great verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to maintain relationships with key partner agencies, working effectively as part of a team.
· Honest and reliable, with a creative and flexible approach to all aspects of work.
· Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage conflicting demands through a problem solving and a ‘can do’ attitude.
· Experience of working with, and delivering training to, young people and professionals, in both group and one to one settings.
· Strong attention to detail, and knowledge of risk assessments, engagement strategies, intervention strategies, particularly in relation to young people with complex needs.
· Experience of using recording and data collation systems.
Main Duties and Accountabilities
· Providing appropriate end to end support, and interventions, to a pre-defined caseload of young people, and their families, who are involved in County Lines activity – young people are referred by means of effective assessment, care planning, and risk management.
· Proactively and continually assessing and managing caseload risks, escalating where necessary through internal and external safeguarding procedures, and adapting case management frequency and methodology to reflect individual needs and circumstances.
· Ensuring that the diverse needs and aspirations of all groups of service users are considered in service planning and delivery, to enable all service users to fulfil their potential.
· Liaising effectively with local partner organisations, and other relevant agencies, to ensure effective referrals, care, risk management, and ease of transition and referral, for young people.
Qualifications
· Good ICT skills, with experience of using data recording and data collation systems.
· Experience of working with young people and their families, identified as vulnerable or having complex needs, preferably in a community setting.
· Experience of inter-agency working, preferably with Children's and Family Services/Youth Justice Services/Youth Services.
· Knowledge of issues around risk and vulnerability amongst young people.
· Desirable: Relevant qualification in a relevant discipline e.g., Youth and Community, Psychology, health/social care studies.
We aim to review applications as quickly as possible. However, due to the volume of interest we receive, we may not be able to contact all applicants individually. If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful this time.
At Catch22 we value equality, diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. Diversity and Inclusion is part of what we do every day, working to deliver our vision to build a strong society where everyone has good people around them, a purpose, and a good place to live.
Catch22 is committed to rigorous safeguarding and safer recruitment practices; ensuring that every individual within the organisation has been safely and appropriately checked.
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Catch22, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to their website to complete your application.
