Crisis Recovery Worker – Lancashire in Coppull

Coppull Full-Time No working from home possible

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Crisis Recovery Worker - Lancashire.

Crisis Recovery Worker – Lancashire

Location: Willow House - Chapel Lane, Coppull, PR7 4PN

Working Hours: 37 hours per week - 8am-4pm, 10am-6pm, 2pm-10pm on rota basisContract Type: PermanentSalary: £25,877.80 - £30,868.31 per annum

Please note that interviews will be held as we go therefore the close date is subject to change.

About Waythrough

Make a real difference in your community

About the service:

Willow house is a mental health crisis recovery house. We offer support for those in crisis from a range of 3-7 days. We are a seven bedroom facility, with 24 hour staffing. Day staff work in a shift pattern of earlies, days and lates. Waking night staff cover a ten hour period.

The people we support are central to everything we do. Each person who uses our services is a unique individual and they all deserve to be treated as such. As such, the responsibilities may vary from day to day.

About the role:

Assist people using our services to:

Manage and improve their own physical and mental well-being
Support the development of independent living skills, including budgeting, community engagement and access to services.
Encourage choice, control and active participation in decision-making.

Ensure the safe running of the service:

Assess the wellbeing and welfare of people we support on an ongoing basis
Maintain professional boundaries and act in line with the Code of Conduct
Keep our service compliant with legal regulations
Maintain accurate, timely and confidential records in line with GDPR and organisational policies

Keywork:

Oversee your own caseload of key clients
Work with individuals to develop agreed, meaningful and achievable person-centered plans with positive outcomes that meet the individual’s aspirations
Promote physical, mental and emotional wellbeing
Ensure positive risk assessments are created and implemented in line with our policies and procedures
Signpost people we support, to other services for additional support

Manage your own workload:

Plan and carry out your core areas of responsibility
Complete accurate and timely computerized records via our database
Liaise with external agencies - such as community mental health teams, multi- disciplinary teams and carers - building relationships and projecting a positive image of the service
Effectively monitoring and managing your own wellbeing through debriefing and discussions with your manager and colleagues
Keep up to date with organisational developments
Contribute positively to team working, handovers and service delivery

To Succeed in This Role, You’ll Need:

Ability to communicate effectively at all levels
Ability to respond compassionately to sensitive and complex issues
Able to motivate, support and advocate for people using services
Able to work effectively unsupervised and as part of a team
Able to keep good and accurate records
Ability to plan and prioritise workload
Good interpersonal and listening skills
Able to keep good and accurate records
Ability to plan and prioritise workload
Able to demonstrate a commitment to self-development & training
Able to demonstrate personal & professional integrity
Ability to work under pressure
Good IT skills, including in Word, the use of databases and email
Able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the Service and people using services