Casual Recovery Worker (Blackpool)
About The Position
Do you have an understanding of mental health issues or experience of working in mental health? Would you like to be part of an organisation that counts on the professionalism, insight, expertise and passion of its staff to inspire individual recovery for the people they work with? Welcome to Waythrough as a Crisis Recovery Worker. Your challenge? To manage the service’s resources and monitor, develop and share good practice across staff teams to ensure everyone is better equipped to work with a greater range of challenging support needs. We’ll also rely on you to provide high quality support to clients, build positive relationships with multi-disciplinary organisations and make sure that data entry onto our reporting system is accurate and timely. You will be solution focused and outcome driven, you’re great at leading, supervising and motivating others using tact and diplomacy and a firm but inclusive, open style of working. You also have a flair for managing conflicting demands and priorities and a flexible attitude to working hours . A proven track record in a mental health care setting is, of course key, as is a good understanding of recovery and coproduction and experience of carrying out investigations and writing reports and recommendations. You will need to be a great listener, with a flexible approach and a flair for planning and prioritising a busy workload. You will enjoy motivating and engaging people in a range of developmental interventions and activities. What’s more, you will have a good understanding of mental health issues and how they affect people and their loved ones.
Requirements
- Solution focused and outcome driven
- Great at leading, supervising and motivating others using tact and diplomacy and a firm but inclusive, open style of working
- Flair for managing conflicting demands and priorities
- Flexible attitude to working hours
- Proven track record in a mental health care setting
- Good understanding of recovery and coproduction
- Experience of carrying out investigations and writing reports and recommendations
- Great listener
- Flexible approach
- Flair for planning and prioritising a busy workload
- Enjoy motivating and engaging people in a range of developmental interventions and activities
- Good understanding of mental health issues and how they affect people and their loved ones
Responsibilities
- Manage the service’s resources
- Monitor, develop and share good practice across staff teams
- Provide high quality support to clients
- Build positive relationships with multi-disciplinary organisations
- Make sure that data entry onto our reporting system is accurate and timely
Benefits
- 27 days’ annual leave, rising to 32 after 1 year (plus bank holidays)
- Pension scheme with 4.5% employer contribution, matched up to 6.5%
- Life assurance (3× annual salary)
- Enhanced sick pay and family-friendly pay
- Birthday leave and the option to buy up to 5 extra days’ annual leave
- Professional fee reimbursement for relevant qualifications
- 24/7 online GP access and Employee Assistance Programme
- Recognition and long service awards via our Way to Go and Aspirations portals
- £500 Recommend a Friend bonus
- Cycle to Work scheme and Credit Union membership
- Discounts via Blue Light Card, Charity Discounts, Extras and Tickets for Good
- Free will writing service and wellbeing initiatives throughout the year
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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