At Hestia, we are guided by our core values and are dedicated to fostering an equitable, diverse, and inclusive organisation. We provide a range of services, including Domestic Abuse support, Modern Slavery assistance, Mental Health & Complex Needs care, and Criminal Justice. The service you will work in:
Hestia's Mental Health Integrated Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) Team work within the NHS' Community Mental Health Team (CMHT). We help people to connect with what is meaningful to them and provide therapeutic, trauma-informed support. We work closely with the community to improve access to mental health services, develop local resources, and address health inequalities.
As a Community Engagement Practitioner you will play a crucial role in providing Service Users (SU) with non-clinical support as a part of a multidisciplinary team (MDT). Your contributions will directly influence the mental health recovery and improvement of quality of life of SU's, guiding them towards a path of empowerment and independence.
One day will never look the same and some of the things you can expect to be responsible for are:
Providing high quality support as a Keyperson to adult SU's with moderate to severe mental health difficulties within the CMHT
Working collaboratively alongside other CMHT's professionals and SU's to produce a recovery plan and lead on co-produced formulation of community/social needs
Assessment and management of client care needs through Dialog +, crisis plans, and monitoring of SU's progress and reports in care reviews with the MDT team
Outreach work within the local community, networking with grassroots and statutory services and connecting clients to local resources
Supporting SU's in discharge planning from CMHT and building sustainable networks in the community
This role is Monday to Friday, 9-5pm.
To excel in this role, you should possess:
Awareness of treatment outcomes, recovery tools, care planning, assessment of risk
Good IT skills (MS Office, Electronic Case Management System experience)
Experience of training, teaching, coaching/mentoring others
Appreciation of the community resources within the geographical location of the post and key partners
Lived experience of mental health problems and experience of using secondary care services and Psychiatric hospital admission
Report writing skills
Able to speak and understand more than one language
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
We are committed to creating and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce and value the skills, abilities, talent and experiences, different people and communities bring to our organisation.
We are a disability confident employer
Hestia is proud to be a disability confident employer, dedicated to the employment and career development of individuals with disabilities. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for all applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the role they have applied for. Hestia is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults, children and young people who are potentially at risk, and we therefore expect all staff and volunteers to do the same. We require all staff to undertake internal and external safeguarding training throughout their employment with Hestia.
We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible to ensure their application is considered.