Mental Wellbeing Caseworker - Bodmin, United Kingdom - Cornwall Mind

Cornwall Mind
Cornwall Mind
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Bodmin, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Tom O´Connor

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Description
Closing Date: 14th September 2023


Salary:
£14,100 Pro Rata

22.5 hours per week

Blended Working


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About Mind
Society's attitude to mental health is being transformed, and Mind is at the forefront of that change.


Together, we're keeping mental health at the heart of political agendas, improving public attitudes and supporting millions of people experiencing a mental health problem.

Last year alone, we reached over 390,000 people through our local Mind services, whilst Time to Change - our campaign in partnership with Rethink Mental Illness - has seen a 12.7% improvement in attitudes towards people experiencing mental health problems since 2008.

But we won't stop until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets both support and respect.

We are leading the way in wellbeing at work, reaching over 1 million employees in the last three years, and we will continue to play a central role in holding government to account in England and Wales, demanding the successful delivery of national mental health strategies so that everybody, in every community, feels the benefits.


Together, we'll keep challenging attitudes, influencing government and supporting our diverse community of people those of us experiencing a mental health problem.

Our vision

We won't give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets both support and respect.

Our mission

We provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. We campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding
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Our values

Mind's values are at the heart of everything we do.
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Open We reach out to anyone who needs us
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Together We're stronger in partnerships
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Responsive We listen, we act
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Independent We speak out fearlessly
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Unstoppable We never give up


About Cornwall Mind
Cornwall Mind was formed by the merger of two smaller Mind organisations in 2020.

We are an independent CIO (Charitable Incorporated Organisation) and aligned with the vision and values of National Mind set out above.

We provide opportunities for recovery from mental ill-health and maintaining wellbeing for the People of Cornwall.


About the role


The Mental Wellbeing Caseworker will work with people experiencing mental ill health and referrals will come from Community Energy Plus (CEP).

Using a psychosocial model, the role will support people with their mental health, putting people in the driving seat of their recovery.


The post holder will provide support over a two-stage process of engagement beginning with a one-to-one session to create an individualised recovery action plan with the client.

The post holder will then go on to deliver a full day workshop to a group of clients focused on proactive coping skills, highlighting the correlation between fuel poverty and mental wellbeing.

It also will look at managing fuel poverty itself with proactive skills on budgeting, threaded with insight to empower and build self-esteem needed to be proactive.


The primary objective of this post is to provide the support needed for participants to engage effectively with their energy advisor with the aim to improve fuel poverty.


The post holder will also be expected to provide ad hoc mental health support and wellbeing training to the staff at CEP.


Overall Responsibilities
1.1. To develop healthy, supportive professional relationships with clients.

1.2.

To work with clients to encourage their ownership of self-care, recovery tools and rehabilitation plans, liaising with them and the team to make changes where necessary.

1.3. To ensure project is delivered safely for both self and clients.

1.4. To ensure client experience is high quality, responsive and personalised.

1.5. To complete project paperwork.

1.6. To report issues in a timely fashion to Mind manager

1.7. To be proactive about own training and development


Main Duties
2.1. Work with referrals allocated by CEP.

2.2. Develop an understanding of the challenges and strengths of each individual.

2.3. To deliver regular wellbeing workshops across Cornwall to allocated clients on mental wellbeing and fuel poverty.

2.4. To support the CEP team through workshops on staff wellbeing and resilience.

2.5.

Provide outreach support to people including:

  • The development of selfcare and recovery plan.
  • All plans will be developed alongside the participant to ensure their ownership and to promote selfbelief in their ability to get well and stay well.
  • Support to access other provision as identified, such as:
  • Housing support
  • Debt advice
  • Employment support
  • Volunteering opportunities
  • Social engagement
  • Community engagement
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