Mental Health Recovery Support Worker
Mental Health Recovery Support Worker
Working in the community with people who experience ongoing mental health difficulties and with people who are family/supporters.
Purpose of role:
- To manage a caseload of individuals and peer support groups
- Implement and practice the Shine Recovery and Engagement Model to empower people to manage their mental health recovery effectively.
- The Mental Health Recovery Support Worker will work in the community with people who experience ongoing mental health difficulties and with people who are family/supporters.
- To promote and deliver the aims and objectives of Shine in accordance with strategic and operational plans.
- To foster the Shine ethos and values.
Duties and responsibilities:
Key working with people who experience ongoing mental health difficulties and with people who are family/supporters.
- Assist people who use our services in developing and/or implementing a recovery plan that identifies areas of support and goal development, ensuring goals are attainable and time specific, and that the individual plays an integral role in the decision-making process.
- Build trusting and non-judgemental relationships with users of the service.
- Using a person-centred approach to key working
- Support people on their journey of recovery using a range of approaches, including family recovery support.
- Record progress and impact and outcomes of the service.
- Signpost, outreach and advocate in partnership with service users in their community.
- Assist people who use our services to develop social support networks in their community.
- Work as part of a system that enables immediate response to our phoneline brief information and support queries.
Community Engagement
- Promote the work of Shine through the provision of information talks, presentations and awareness events in the community.
- Build relationships with statutory and community partners.
- Collaborate with statutory and other voluntary/community sector partners on projects and initiatives focused on mental health and recovery.
Training/ Facilitation
- Facilitation and delivery of Shine groups
- Support and deliver Shine education courses.
- Provide support to facilitators of Shine groups and education courses.
Other duties
- Develop and participate in specific Shine projects.
- Maintain up to date records of all work using a CRM
- Participate in the development, evaluation and implementation of services.
- Work cooperatively as a member of the Shine team.
- Participate in team meetings and case reviews
- Any other duties as required by Shine
Person specification
- Previous experience in community and/or recovery work using a person-centred approach.
- Excellent communication, time management and organisational skills.
- Ability to maintain professional standards with regard to people who use our services.
- An empathetic and non-judgemental approach to working with people.
- Flexibility in approach to work.
- Knowledge and understanding of mental health and recovery services in Ireland.
- Ability to work within a team and follow direction as well as the ability to work alone and on your own initiative.
- Proficient in IT use such as CRM, Microsoft Outlook, Excel
Qualifications and requirements
- A recognised third-level qualification in a relevant health and social care discipline.
- Previous experience of facilitating groups
- Previous experience of delivering training/education programmes to groups.
- At least 2 years post-qualification experience working in a relevant field.
Shine benefits include:
- Support and supervision provided by your line manager on a regular basis.
- Training and ongoing professional development.
- Flexible working hours.
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme.
- 24 days annual leave per annum plus one wellbeing day per annum.
- Access to Shine pension scheme with contribution from employer
- Death in service benefit.
- Paid maternity and paternity leave.