Community Link Worker

3 weeks ago

Portree, United Kingdom Change Mental Health Full time

**Community Link Worker**

**Location: Inverness**

**Part-time: 12hrs per week, **Monday, 9am-5pm; Tuesday, 9am-3pm

**Salary**: £ **£21,439.05 **Per annum Pro Rata

**Salary** **Band**: 3.1

**Reports To**: Project Manager

Change Mental Health is a leading national mental health charity providing unique support to people with severe and enduring mental ill health. With over 50 years’ experience across Scotland, we believe people affected by poor mental health and illness deserve the highest quality of support in the community and that every person has the right to be valued and to share in the opportunities, challenges, and joys of everyday life.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- I work as part of a team building positive working relationship
- I work closely with colleagues in Primary Care
- I link service users to resources in the local community and to statutory and non-statutory services as appropriate
- In partnership with service users, I design, implement and review outcome focussed development plans to enable service users to achieve their identified goals.
- To achieve outcomes, I can employ a number of appropriate intervention strategies including positive communication skills
- Ongoing risk assessment is integral to my practice to ensure the wellbeing of service users
- I travel throughout the geographic region covered by the service as required
- I have an awareness of appropriate professional boundaries including confidentiality
- I understand the requirements of Health and Safety in the workplace and follow Change Mental Health policies

**Essential Criteria**:

- I am ideally educated to SVQ level 2 or have relevant experience working in health and social care
- I can plan and prioritise my workload
- My professional self -awareness means that I can seek support and advice from my line manager appropriately and participate in supervision and support meetings positively
- I am able to liaise confidently with statutory and non-statutory agencies
- I am empathetic
- My personal and professional value base is consistent with the aims and objectives of Change Mental Health
- I demonstrate genuine regard for service users and their families
- I have good I.T. skills and can produce accurate case notes
- I am enthusiastic to develop my knowledge and skills

**General Duties**
- Act in accordance with Data Protection legislation. Ensure all records, personal, staff and client data are managed in line with Data Management and Information Governance policies
- Comply with legal and regulatory requirements such as provisions set out in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
- As with all employees, workers and volunteers; to encourage people to join Support in Mind Scotland as a member, donor or activist
- To act in accordance with the charity’s Health & Safety and Safeguarding policies and to notify your line manager promptly if there are any concerns
- To participate in regular supervision and appraisal and undertake any relevant training as appropriate to the role
- To work in accordance with the charity’s national policies and local operating procedures and those of external regulators or professional bodies.
- This job profile and list of duties is not exhaustive and serves only to highlight the main requirements. The line manager may stipulate other reasonable requirements and projects commensurate with the general profile and grade of the post

This job profile and list of duties is not exhaustive and serves only to highlight the main requirements. The line manager may stipulate other reasonable requirements and projects commensurate with the general profile and grade of the post.

**Benefits**:

- 24/7 access to an award-winning Employee Assistance Programme providing free legal, financial, and medical advice as well as support with life’s challenges
- A 35-hour working week, enhanced sick pay & season ticket loan.
- A great work life balance with flexible and blended working environment.
- Blue Light Discount Card
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Enhanced sick pay and leave entitlements
- Generous 37 days’ holiday
- Paid Mental Wellbeing Days
- Professional development including funded opportunities

**Job Type**: Part-time

**Salary**: £21,439.05 per year

Expected hours: 12 per week

Work Location: In person

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