Carers Support Worker - Inverness, United Kingdom - Change Mental Health

Change Mental Health
Change Mental Health
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Inverness, United Kingdom

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Location:
DBI, 34 Tomnahurich Street, Inverness, IV3 5DS
Part-time: 17.5 per week, Monday (9am-4pm), Thursday (9am-3pm) & Friday (9am-3pm)

Contract:
Fixed-term (until end of April 2024)


Why join us? Change Mental Health is a leading national mental health charity providing unique support to people with severe and enduring mental ill health. With 50 years' experience across Scotland, we believe people affected by poor mental health and illness deserve the highest quality of support in the community and that every person has the right to be valued and to share in the opportunities, challenges, and joys of everyday life.


Our person-centred approach puts the people we work with at the heart of what we do ensuring they have greater opportunity, can build confidence and social skills, and become more integrated into their communities.

By building connections and support around individual needs, our team of nearly 200 staff and 800 members value the lived experience which informs the services we deliver.

We look beyond illness by taking a holistic approach that ensures no one has to face mental ill health alone.


Post:
Senior Practitioner Level 4 Carers Support Worker


As a Senior Practitioner, I am responsible for one to one support including carrying a case load and developing and reviewing personal support plans; I work autonomously being able to judge when I refer to my Manager and I take a lead role in developing the service.


I am responsible for empowering Carers by encouraging and enabling them to focus on their own health and wellbeing with plans and strategies to manage stress and cope with their caring role.

I work mainly on a one to one basis in the community, and/or in people's homes, although I may support group-work - but this is not the focus of my role.

I support the Locality Manager, Service Manager or Area Manager in their roles to meet national and funder criteria.

I work closely with partners in the community to identify gaps in the service where they arise and implement solutions in partnership with my line manager.


General Duties

  • Act in accordance with Data Protection legislation. Ensure all records, personal, staff and client data are managed in line with Data Management and Information Governance policies
  • Comply with legal and regulatory requirements such as provisions set out in the Health and Safety at Work Act 197
  • As with all employees, workers and volunteers; to encourage people to join Support in Mind Scotland as a member, donor or activist
  • To act in accordance with the charity's Health & Safety and Safeguarding policies and to notify your line manager promptly if there are any concerns
  • To participate in regular supervision and appraisal and undertake any relevant training as appropriate to the role
  • To work in accordance with the charity's national policies and local operating procedures and those of external regulators or professional bodies
  • This job profile and list of duties is not exhaustive and serves only to highlight the main requirements. The line manager may stipulate other reasonable requirements and projects commensurate with the general profile and grade of the post

What I do and what I achieve

  • I work closely with the Locality Manager, Service Manager or Area Manager to achieve strategic outcomes
  • I work with the team to identify hidden carers who need support
  • I establish supportive relationships with each individual, to maximise wellbeing, choice, control and selfmanagement.
  • I provide mainly group work support focused on selfhelp, education and training to help develop resilience
  • I provide one to one support in order to facilitate group participation or onward referral
  • I take a rightsbased approach ensuring carers understand their rights and have the confidence to ask for the support they need for themselves and the person they care for/support
  • I develop new services and approaches to address unmet need
  • My focus is ensuring continuity of service within the context of SiMS values and strategic outcomes
  • I ensure that careful and ongoing review systems are in place and maintained and observe confidentiality and appropriate professional boundaries
  • I build positive working relationships with local partners to better support our service users and to promote the work of Support in Mind Scotland
  • I collate information and prepare agency reports for line management as required
  • I contribute to Research and Development at a local level in support of National objectives to promote service improvements
  • I have a lead role to oversee that all Health and Safety responsibilities

Who I am

  • I am educated to SVQ 3 level or have experience working in mental health
  • I work well in a team setting but can also work autonomously
  • I have a sound theory base of social care interventions including risk assessment
  • I have a good understanding of the law relating to carers and carers' rights
  • I have experience
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