The Prevention & Wellbeing, Adult Mental Health Team is an award-winning Adult Social Care Provider in Cheshire West and Chester. We work alongside a wide range of consultants, clinical experts and specialised agencies providing rehabilitation, treatment programmes, care planning, assessment, and long-term focus on recovery and overall wellbeing.
We have four core support offers, all with a view to offer the tools and guidance needed to navigate life’s choices and personal pathways.
We are looking to recruit: 1 x Mental Health Support worker - 29.5 hours
The candidate will be able to assist with our ongoing activity programme which includes Art Sessions, Craft Groups, Karaoke, Music Performance, Bingo, Gardening and many more…
The perfect candidate will hold a desire to be creative and ‘think outside the box’ in terms of creating new opportunities and sessions based on your own personal interests and skills, and will hold the ability in sharing these experiences in a group setting, thus ultimately offering varied stimulus, structure and over inclusion within a community based setting.
What we offer:
As part of a focused and specialised team within the Social Care Sector of Cheshire West and Chester Council, we offer a range of employment benefits for you and your family. This includes:
* Induction training programme
* Competitive salaries
* We can offer regular work patterns between the hours of 9am until 4pm.
* Generous Annual Leave Entitlement. (25 days increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service.)
* Competitive Government Pension Scheme
* Exclusive staff discounts across Cheshire West & Chester
* Holiday Plus Scheme
* Health and Medical Benefits
* Work fit, Cycle 2 Work & Technology Benefits
About Us:
The Adult Mental Health Prevention & Wellbeing Team is one of the leading specialist care providers in Cheshire West and Chester, working alongside a wide range of consultants, clinical experts and specialised agencies providing rehabilitation, treatment programmes, care planning, assessment, and long term focus on recovery and overall wellbeing.
We have consistently gained a reputation for innovation, creativity and providing the right treatment solutions for services users with particularly challenging and complex needs. Our ethos is to ensure that every individual referred to our service has the potential to further their recovery within a community setting, leading to independence, choice and positivity.
We are continuously under the process of reshaping our service in order to provide a more integrated service, supporting an array of health & care providers. We are also proud to work closely with a number of agencies that support people with mental health problems.
What we expect from you:
The successful candidate should have a natural yet professional approach to a wide range of circumstances and complex issues surrounding mental health including, forensic history, substance misuse, homelessness and many other challenging factors.
You will:
* Be committed to a person-centred approach to recovery and wellbeing
* Be enthusiastic about working as part of a dedicated team
* Be resilient and able to work under pressure.
* It is essential that you hold a Full UK driving license.
For further information please contact ASC recruitment@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk
If you would like an informal discussion prior to the application process, then please contact Melissa Smith on 0151 337 4545
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