Mental Health Recovery Worker at Waddington Street Centre
Contract Type: Permanent
Role Type: Employment
Hours: Part time
Application deadline:
Based: Durham
Salary: £26,758 Pro Rata
Salary Type: Fixed Salary
Location: County Durham
Role description: Project Support
Recovery Worker
Hours – 30 hours per week. (Tuesday – Friday)
Salary Scale 11 - £26,758 pro rata.
Job Description
Accountable to: Board of Directors
Responsible to: Centre Manager
Principal Function: An exciting opportunity has arisen at Waddington Street Centre. Our busy and lively charity is looking for a new Recovery Worker to become part of our small, busy and friendly team. You’ll be providing both practical and emotional support on a daily basis to the members of Waddington Street Centre in a way which fulfils the ethos, values and objectives of the charity.
*Please note: This is not a homeworking opportunity.
Main duties and Responsibilities:
Person Specification
Essential:
- A genuine care for people
- Work on a proactive basis and be recovery focused
- Have a positive outlook
- Be curious and committed to self-development
- An open mind
- Patience and tolerance
- Energy and vibrancy
- Commitment and perseverance
- A willingness to change and be flexible
- Friendliness
- Professionalism
- The ability to work as part of, and support the ideas, of the wider team
- Ability to contribute to the team combined with willingness to learn and develop
- Strong administrative skills including IT. You will be required to use a database system
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- Understanding of and commitment to the Waddington Street Centre’s aims, principles and policies
Desirable:
- Experience of working in mental health services
- Knowledge of the Durham Mental Wellbeing Alliance
- Knowledge and understanding of mental health conditions
- An interest in physical health as well as mental health
- Knowledge of community services in North Durham
- Experience of working within the charitable/voluntary sector
- Relevant health and social care qualifications i.e. NVQ2 Health and Social Care/Promoting Independence
- Mental Health First Aid Training & Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
- People with lived experience are very welcome to apply.
Interested applicants can apply by sending a letter (no longer than 4 sides of A4) outlining your qualifications, contact details, interest in the post and how you meet the person specifications.
It should be returned by email or post to:
Ali Lee – Centre Manager
Waddington Street Centre
3 Waddington Street
Durham
DH1 4BG
Application Deadline: Friday 2nd May 12pm
Interview Date: Friday 16th May.
For more information about what we do, please visit https://www.waddingtoncentre.co.uk/
We look forward to hearing from you
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