Mental Health Project Worker in Coleraine

Contracted hours: 16 hours per week

Purpose of Mental Health Project Worker:

• The facilitation of recovery in a therapeutic setting via the implementation of group and one-to-one work with key residents.
• Providing 24/7 support for our residents with regular on-call and overnights required.
• Assist with the facilitation of a participative environment enabling the resident to gain increasing independence and to develop to their full potential.

Job Description Main Responsibilities and Duties:

• Therapeutic Programme Development, Maintenance and Support
• Contribute to the development and participation of a programme centred towards rehabilitative and supportive care.
• The promotion and enablement of each resident to further enhance their independence within the therapeutic setting.
• Assisting allocated residents with personalised and bespoke support to assist with their development within the therapeutic setting.
• Adopting a collaborative approach in the development of the community, with resident involvement.
• Facilitation of regular working groups with residents and for staff developmental purposes.
• Staff Development
• Adopt a coaching approach for newly joined Project Workers and Wardens, (if applicable).
• Project Operations
• Assist the Project Manager, Deputy Project Manager or nominee, ensuring operational efficiency of the Project.
• Ensuring agreed level of occupancy.
• Regular maintenance of standardised records for the service.
• Compliance and adherence to Licence and Tenancy Agreements.
• Ensuring the service operates within agreed budgetary parameters.
• Compliance with Health and Safety legislation, as applicable to Northern Ireland.
• Additional administration tasks which may be required by your Project Manager, or Deputy Project Manager.
• External Stakeholders
• Ensuring that a best practice approach is adopted when engaging with external stakeholders, including the Health and Social Care (HSC) Trusts, the Northern Ireland Housing Executive, (NIHE) and nominated Housing Associations.
• Regular contact with designated allied health professionals, as appropriate, to include mental health nurses.
• Collaborative Working
• Regular attendance and participation in staff meetings as scheduled.
• Working collaboratively and jointly with other internal departments, including Finance, Digital, Human Resources and Information Technology, (IT) and Learning and Development, (L&D).
• Supervision and Training
• Participation in monthly supervision sessions with Manager or other suitable nominee.
• Ensure participation in mandatory and refresher training, as required.
• General
• Actively promote the organisational mission, values, aims and objectives, ensuring all Policies and Procedures, including the Code of Conduct and Practice are adhered to at all times.
• Be a cultural carrier for Threshold.
• Ensure compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements, including NISCC registration and Access NI check requirements.
• Adhere and comply with all Thresholds Health and Safety Policies and Procedures including reporting and recording of all relevant incidents.
• Act as a Deputy Fire Warden and/or First Aid Person if designated.
• Actively promote a working environment where equality of opportunity, anti-discriminatory practice, individual rights and choice are promoted in accordance with Thresholds established Principles, Policies and Procedures.

Equal Opportunities Statement:

Threshold is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on any of the protected characteristics. Our hiring decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply and join us in creating a welcoming environment for everyone.

Education and Professional Qualifications:

• Essential: GCSE English and Mathematics Grades A-C or demonstrable equivalent & Lvl 3 RQF Qualification or equivalent & Six months demonstrable experience working in a Health & Social Care Environment, i.e., mental health, rehabilitation or learning disability. Or a psychology degree (lv 6) or other relevant discipline or equivalent & Lvl 3 RQF Qualification or willing to attain in post through organisation.

Circumstances:

• Essential: To be fully flexible as the role of Project Worker will involve working on a Rota/shift basis in a mental health setting. Shifts will include Monday - Sunday, must be available for on calls, early shifts, night shifts, weekend and/or night cover as requested.

Competencies:

• Essential: Ability to demonstrate alignment with Thresholds core values:
• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Motivation and drive for excellence
• Innovation and Creativity
• Integrity and Honesty
• Collaboration and Teamwork.

Information Technology:

• Desirable: Demonstrable working experience of working with Microsoft (MS) Office systems to include Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.

Additional Requirements:

• Desirable: Possess a current and valid driving license or have access to a form of transport that will permit the candidate to meet the requirements of the post in full.

Experience:

• Desirable: Proven Experience working in mental health.

Guidance:

Threshold will undertake a shortlisting exercise based solely upon the written information contained within your application form, to satisfactorily demonstrate how and to what extent you meet the above specified criteria. The shortlisting exercise will be based upon the identified criteria from the personnel specification. The shortlisting panel will not make assumptions as to your circumstances, qualifications and experience. Threshold reserves the right to supplement these shortlisting criteria using additional essential and/or desirable criteria from the personnel specification at subsequent stages of the shortlisting process.

Canvassing:

Please note that any form of canvassing, either oral or written, directly or indirectly, in connection with this appointment shall disqualify a candidate from the recruitment and selection process.

Supplementary Information:

• Please note that this is a regulated post and will be subject to an Enhanced Access NI Check.
• The post holder must either be registered or apply for registration with the Northern Ireland Social Care Council, (NISCC), upon appointment.

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Sick pay
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Company events