Safe Haven Senior Mental Health Support Worker
Posted 10 May by
eSift Ltd
They are currently looking for experienced Safe Haven Senior Support Worker - Mental Health to help manage the Safe Haven sites in Woking / Aldershot / Guildford
Salary: £31,800 + on call allowance
Hours: 35 hours but negotiable for the right candidate and will include, evening and weekend hours. Hours of work to be discussed and negotiable as will consider full time or part time / job share
Company Benefits: 26 days annual leave pro rata (rising with service) + bank holidays + 1 extra days leave on your birthday, Pension, Access to Simply Health, Blended working, Employee discount programme and more…..
Location – Woking / Aldershot / Guildford
Your role will be to support the smooth running of an out of hours crisis prevention and support service. The Safe Haven model is a partnership approach of community connections and statutory mental health providers.
The aim of the Safe Haven service is to reduce emotional and psychological distress by providing an alternative provision to attending A&E for anyone experiencing or at risk of escalating to a mental health crisis alongside any carers.
This is a hands on role where you will be taking on a variety of tasks such as but not restricted to:
- Manage rotas, ensuring there is adequate cover for holidays and sickness
- Undertake monthly team meetings with all Safe Haven staff
- Deliver regular one to one’s, ensuring all performance issues, complaints and support needs are addressed
- Ensuring all staff are following the correct processes
- Liaise with the Service Manager and Head of Operations in preparation for the Service Review and steering group meetings in relation to service delivery
- Participate in the on-call rota, ensuring you are able to respond to urgent calls
- Develop relationships with service users, carers and statutory and non- statutory organisations, to help provide an more integrated service
This post is subject to a DBS check. Please note past drug and/or alcohol or criminality history will not necessarily discount you from undertaking this role
Our ideal applicant will have/be;
- Some experience working within social care contracts, particularly mental health
- Experience supervising, supporting or mentoring staff and / or volunteers
- Understanding of safeguarding policy and practice
- Good Admin, record keeping and reporting skills
- Understanding of the need for and ability to deliver quality services
- Confidence to work on own initiative as well as part of a team
- Robust professional boundaries
- Ability to communicate confidently and effectively, verbally and writing
Reference: 52625146
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