Intervention Worker (Mental Health- Crisis Sanctuaries)
Nottinghamshire Mind
Intervention Worker (Mental Health- Crisis Sanctuaries)
£23795
Nottinghamshire Mind, Mansfield
- Part time
- Temporary
- Onsite working
Posted 1 week ago, 20 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
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Full Job Description
- Listening to individuals will be a key aspect of the role and involves focusing, observing, understanding, and responding with empathy, genuineness, respect, acceptance, non-judgment, and sensitivity.
- Assist individuals through appropriate person-centred interventions to be able to address and help with any mental health issues clients are experiencing.
- As an intervention worker, you will be working closely with individuals who are experiencing mental health issues and/or episodes of psychological/emotional distress.
- To offer support, information and guidance to people who use the Crisis Sanctuaries drop in service.
- Signposting of specialist local services to clients, actively listening to their needs and suggesting appropriate support
- Liaising with colleagues to arrange and organise programme resources and activities.
- Ensuring accurate record keeping in line with requirements of the service.
- Positive and professional working relationships with clients, colleagues and stakeholders.
Understanding of the challenges experienced by people with mental health difficulties. - Ability to work in a recovery orientated, person centred, non-judgemental manner.
- Numeracy, literacy, and IT skills.
- Experience of working towards achieving individual and team objectives.
- Suitable time management and able to work to deadlines.
- Confident and effective communicator.
- Understanding of the importance of professional boundaries working with vulnerable people.
- The ability to follow procedure and development of a culture of safe practice.
- Collaborative team working skills.
- Adaptable and able to work in a challenging and changeable environment.
Nottinghamshire Mind works to support and represent people with mental health illnesses living across the county. We tackle stigma and discrimination head-on. We support our service-users to live safe, purposeful and fulfilled lives in our communities. We believe in their recovery and are hopeful about their future. Working together with National Mind we will not give up until everyone in our community gets the respect and help that they need