About this role
Job summary
This role will be employed through Step One Charity, working alongside the Alliance Locality Manager to help deliver a mental health and wellbeing support offer across Torbay & the South Hams. The successful candidate will undergo a comprehensive induction n and training programme to learn the necessary psychologically informed skills, such as DBT essential skills , required to perform the role. You will work closely with other professionals to deliver a joined-up approach to mental health services.
Main duties of the job
- This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in an innovative and impactful programme that will make a genuine difference to people across Devon.
- You will be joining a committed and forward-looking team, with opportunities for you to grow your experience, skills, and influence as the programme develops.
- Through a creative and responsive approach, you will build relationships with the people we support to improve their health and wellbeing and enable their emotional, physical, intellectual and social needs.
- You will be able to deliver one-to-one interventions as well as group sessions.
- Knowledge of psychologically informed interventions and coping strategies is desirable.
- The ability to work in a person-centred manner and signpost individuals to services that best suit their needs is essential.
About us
The Devon Mental Health Alliance has been commissioned through the Community Mental Health Framework to help transform the countys approach to mental health, by supporting greater connectivity between the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector and statutory partners. This forms part of the NHS Long Term Plan and presents as a very exciting opportunity to be on the ground floor and part of a major reform in service provision.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The Alliance is passionate about developing and delivering services in partnership with experts by experience, families, carers, and statutory and VCSE agencies services that will have the best outcomes for people facing significant challenges in their lives.
- We are now seeking to appoint a Recovery Practitioner with the right skills and experience to deliver positive outcomes to a case load of individuals with a variety of mental health concerns.
- We are looking for someone with experience of working in a person-centred solution focused role with people from all walks of life who are seeking opportunities that will have positive outcomes for their mental health.
- You will have the ability to work with individuals on a one 2-one basis as well as provide group sessions in accordance with local needs.
- You will use nationally recognized outcome measures to inform a holistic support offer based around providing coping skills in line with the latest psychological practices.
- You will help to signpost individuals to VCSE services that suit their needs and help to inform the Alliance in identifying and closing gaps in the services available to people.
What we would like from you
- Compassion, integrity and patience
- A strong can do attitude
- Emotional resilience
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- A positive approach
- Flexibility to respond to the changing needs of those we support
- A full driving license
What we can give to you
- Competitive salary
- Travel costs
- Enhanced disclosure cost coverage
- Comprehensive induction programme with ongoing training
- 33 days leave including bank holidays
- Company pension scheme
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Essential
- A full driving license
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
- This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Step One Charity
Address
Step One
X Centre
Commercial Road
Exeter
Devon
EX4 4EP
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.steponecharity.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)