About
- Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
- Pay: £23,892.00 per year
- Expected hours: 37.5 per week
Are you looking to join an organisation that truly appreciates you and the work that you do, where wellbeing of our staff is one of our top priorities and where you are supported by staff and management every step of the way.
Do you want to feel proud of where you work knowing that there is a clear purpose to what NIHCSS do which aligns with your own values by putting others first and is supportive of your growth and development?
Would you welcome the opportunity to be part of an inclusive and transparent culture where you will provide a pivotal role in society, caring for the most vulnerable, providing a recovery based service and working with people to help to improve their lives?
Then look no further than NIHCSS ..........................
We are recruiting for a full time Recovery Worker for 37.5 hours per week who has experience in working with vulnerable people with housing issues . If you don't have the experience of housing legislation we will support you to learn by providing on the job and external training opportunities.
NO PERSONAL CARE INVOLVED & PERMANENT CONTRACT
NIHCSS is a partnership between Together for Mental Wellbeing and St Martins Housing. We support people over the age of 18 who have mental health needs.
NIHCSS recognise and value lived experience of mental health challenges as an asset within our staffing teams. It brings co-production of services to the heart of all we do. We believe it is crucial to involve people with lived experience of mental health problems, and/or accessing mental health services.
OUR FOCUS IS ON DEVELOPING PEOPLE
We provide an inclusive and supportive environment for you where you're driven to stay and grow. You will have a positive attitude and be committed to our values around service user involvement.
We offer an excellent benefits package including:
Pension Scheme, Perkbox online discount portal, Employee Assistance Programme - 24 hour helpline providing counselling and legal information or face to face, life insurance, free parking, paid DBS application, extra days leave on your birthday, staff events, Blue Light card, free online GP appointments, HSF, 1:1 in person reflection sessions and free complimentary therapies.
What we can offer you in Learning & Development:
Mandatory and vocational training to allow continuous learning and personal development.
Over 150 courses all provided to support your long term personal development and career pathway.
Up to 4 hours per month dedicated to your personal development - including research & development, attending webinars, remote training sessions and shadowing
Regular 1:1's focusing on your wellbeing, caseload, achievements, challenges and personal goals.
JOB DESCRIPTION
As a Mental Health Recovery Support Worker, you will have your own caseload and support individuals to engage in the service, to achieve their goals and aspirations through individual key work, targeted recovery outcome focused interventions and person centred planning.
As a Mental Health Recovery Support Worker, you will provide support utilising your fully flexible and personalised approach, acting as a support navigator to make creative use of the resources available to you
As a Mental Health Recovery Support Worker, you will empower individuals to exercise choice and control and work alongside people to develop and review robust assessments, safety management plans and recovery support plans.
TO APPLY FOR THIS ROLE :
YOU MUST BE ABLE TO DRIVE AND HAVE ACCESS TO A CAR THAT YOU ARE HAPPY TO USE FOR WORK PURPOSES AS THIS ROLE INVOLVES WORKING IN THE COMMUNITY - mileage expenses paid. Business insurance will be required. Mileage paid at 45p per mile from base.
THERE MAY BE THE POSSIBILITY THAT SHIFT WORK WOULD NEED TO BE CONSIDERED IF COVER FOR OTHER SITES WAS NEEDED
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Store discount
Schedule: 8 hour shift
Application question(s):
- Do you drive and have a car that you are willing to use for work purposes (travel expenses paid). This is a mandatory requirement of the role as you will be required to take clients to appointments. Please do not apply if you do not drive or have access to a car as we will not be able to consider your application. Please do not apply if you are learning to drive or about to take your test. We will not be able to consider your application if you leave this section blank.
- Please tell us about your MH work or family carer/volunteer experience (please add cover letter if appropriate). We will not be able to consider your application if you leave this section blank.
- ARE YOU AWARE THAT THIS ROLE IS BASED IN CENTRAL NORWICH, NORFOLK? If your application states that you live out of the county, please confirm the date you are planning to relocate to Norfolk
Experience: CARER, MENTAL HEALTH WORK/VOLUNTEER (FOR AN ORGANISATION): 1 year (required)
Work authorisation: United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
Closing Date
The closing date for this job offer is on 30/09/2024
Salary
£23,892 a year
Location
This job is located in Norwich, Norfolk
How to Apply
About NIHCSS
The Norfolk Integrated Housing and Community Support Service (NIHCSS) works with individuals to identify and make changes in a variety of areas of their lives in order to improve their wellbeing. We aim to support people to achieve their goals and to live as i...
