Dorset Carer Support Worker - Rethink Mental Illness

Rethink Mental Illness

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Dorset, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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We have an exciting opportunity for a Carer Support Worker to join our inspiring and friendly team at our Dorset Carers Service.

This is a Fixed Term Contract until November 2023 -you will work 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday 9:00 - 17:00, although if you feel you have the skills for the role we are open to discussing alterative hours.
We are a small but very committed, supportive, friendly and motivated team who all work from home.

As part of the team, you will be expected where needed to travel across the Dorset Council area to support raise awareness and increase publicity and promotions, therefore you will ideally have access to a car.

The Rethink Mental Illness Dorset Carers Service provides support to carers, relatives and supporters of people with mental illnesses.

The service provides 1 to 1 personalised support for carers in crisis by using a solution and goal centred approach focussing on recovery, group support and assists carers in the development of peer support groups.

The service provides information on carers' rights, facts sheets relating to mental health diagnoses, treatments available and information on local services and resources.

The service also delivers the Caring and Coping training to support the role of the carer and improve wellbeing. We also provide short respite events and manage a small respite fund.

As a Carer Support Worker you will provide person centred carer support to adult and young carers including one to one individual support and liaison with other mental health agencies on behalf of people who use our services.

You will carry out the functions briefly mentioned in the above paragraph.

You will report to the Service Manager to provide support to carers of adults and young carers of people with mental health issues.

You will be required to work flexibly as part of a team supporting carers and raising carer awareness.

Please see further details on our Website

You can also follow us on Facebook / Twitter / Instagram and LinkedIn to find out more about the work we do

_ Don't meet all requirements?_

_ If the role sounds exciting to you but your experience, skills or qualifications don't exactly match every single requirement, we would still encourage you to apply, you may be just the right person for our position_

Caring for our people.
We offer a wide range of support.

Some of our benefits include:
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PULSE - your rewards, wellbeing, and benefits platform. Providing access to thousands of discounts and benefits including cashback; reloadable cards; savings etc.
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Wellbeing support: Our Wellbeing hub that gives physical, and mental health support. We also have an Employee Assistance Programme with access to appointments
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Taking time for you: we work flexibly -you get to choose where you work, managing your own diary. We have generous annual leave, starting at 25 rising to 30 days, plus bank holidays, as well as your birthday off.
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Planning for the future: We have a contributory pension scheme.
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Structured Induction: Onboarding you into the Charity supporting your wellbeing along the way.
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£300 when you introduce a Friend: receive up to £300 when you introduce a friend or family member

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Diversity is important to us and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we're working with.

By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services.

One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer.

We recognise and support staff networks for our Black, Asian and minority ethnic and our LGBTQIA+ colleagues.

We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.

Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation

We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider -
and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement
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We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our
Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrate our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.