Mind BLMK works across our communities to support positive mental health and wellbeing. Working closely with a range of partners, we offer a number of activities from our wellbeing centres and local venues to make a difference to the mental health and wellbeing of people in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes, and our aim is to make sure that no-one has to face a mental health problem alone.
Crisis Recovery Support Worker Post no: 637 Salary: £24,246.20 per annum FTE (£10,648.67 actual) Contract: Permanent Hours: 16.25 hours per week, Flexible to cover 3 working days: Monday or Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday Working pattern: To be agreed with manager Location: Milton Keynes
This role offers the opportunity to be part of the exciting Mind BLMK Crisis Recovery Service in Milton Keynes.
About the Service
The Crisis Recovery Service (MK) provides support for individuals who would like to address their immediate mental health needs, as well as manage their wellbeing in the long term.
About the Role
The successful candidate will support individuals on a one-to-one basis and work with them to put together a personalised action plan to address their immediate and longer term needs in line with their mental health priorities. Over a number sessions you will work collaboratively with individuals to explore the situation and factors affecting their mental health, support them to develop skills and tools to help restore and maintain their emotional wellbeing and find solutions to address the wider issues affecting their mental wellbeing including debt, housing, unemployment, and loneliness.
Service Delivery
Deliver focussed support to individuals experiencing mental health crisis in MK in line with Mind BLMKs agreed Crisis Recovery Service as well as contract requirements.
Manage and prioritise a caseload of service users including processing referrals and assessment of their needs and suitability in line with the access to services process.
Work with individuals to explore the situation affecting their mental health and wellbeing and co-produce a personalised, bespoke support plan to address their immediate and longer term needs in accordance with the priorities and urgent support required by individuals.
Take a holistic approach, based on the individuals priorities and the wider determinants impacting on their health and wellbeing such as debt, poor housing, unemployment, loneliness and caring responsibilities.
Offer focused support to individuals on a 1-2-1 basis with the aim of building their knowledge, skills, confidence and resilience.
Signpost individuals to wider services and encourage and support people to access local activities and community services.
Carry out health and safety responsibilities as directed by the Crisis Recovery Service Coordinator, in line with Mind BLMKs H&S policies, procedures and guidance (risk assessments, reviews, reporting, safeguarding, incidents/accidents, premises).
Carry out responsibilities as directed by the Crisis Recovery Service Coordinator for the collection, updating, monitoring and reporting of service data in line with Mind BLMKs contract and systems requirements and procedures.
To ensure the service delivers outcomes which support individuals with mental health and wellbeing needs and achieves the services KPIs.
Identify and build good working relationships with the mental health trust, community groups, relevant services and activities for partnership work and signposting as well as keep updated information about them.
Entitlements/benefits:
25 days (pro rata) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays (pro rata)
Auto-enrolment NEST pension scheme (employer contributes 3%, employee contributes 5%)
Optional Health Plan
Discounts available through Blue Light Card & Tickets for Good
In-house and external Learning and Development as appropriate for the role.
Flexible Working On request (in line with Mind BLMK policy on Right to Request Flexible Working)
If you have a passion for working in mental health and possess the required skills, we would love to hear from you.
Closedown: 5pm on Wednesday 25 June 2025 Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert early if enough suitable applicants apply. Start date: ASAP
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
Mind BLMK has been committed to the Mindful Employer charter and the Disability Confident Employer Scheme since 2008.
Please note: Mind BLMK follows Safer Recruitment practices and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. Therefore all our roles are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
No agencies please.
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