Salary
£26,850 rising to £29,644 after 5 years' service
Location
Dover
This is a temporary, full time vacancy that will close in 15 days at 23:59 BST.
The vacancy
Porchlight is one of the strategic partners for the newly established Kent & Medway service, Mental Health Together (MHT); this is the transformed multi-agency offer, which brings all the services and agencies that support people with varying mental health needs much closer together. This ensures that people get the right care, without having to navigate service boundaries and without repeatedly telling their story
You'll be the named keyworker for people using Mental Health Together who have been identified as being most in need of a support to get the most out of the new structure. You will be working with people who have experienced challenges engaging with services historically, so you'll have a strong commitment to ensuring that the experience is positive, being a strong communicator as well as showing compassion.
As part of one team of professionals from across different organisations that make up Mental Health Together, you'll value partnership and collaboration, recognising the different skills and understanding that each person brings to the team.
This role is perfect for individuals with significant experience of working within a community mental health and or wellbeing setting, working with individuals with complex mental health needs to help them achieve their goals. As well as understanding how mental health systems work, you will have good insight into local services and support, and how social factors can affect mental health.
The role requires:
* You have significant experience within a community mental health and wellbeing setting.
* You will have the ability to listen to and understand people with complex mental health needs to help them navigate systems of support to reach the outcome they desire.
* You will value working as a team to get the best possible outcomes for people where things have not always worked in the past.
* You are passionate about improving people's experience of mental health services.
Working pattern: 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday with some flexibility required.
Contract type: Fixed Term for 6 months from appointment.
Interview date: TBC
The charity
Porchlight is a charity supporting people who are homeless, vulnerable, and isolated. At Porchlight, we are passionate about helping vulnerable people to reach their full potential. We strive for a fairer society where vulnerable people find stability, the most excluded are included, and where homelessness and poverty are things of the past.
Porchlight is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Porchlight is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk.
The benefits
Generous annual leave entitlements
Generous pension scheme
Occupational sick pay
Occupational maternity and support pay
Employee assistance programme
Access to mental health first aiders
Sponsorship for professional qualifications
Staff loans
Hybrid and flexible working
Life assurance