Respite Support Worker

3 weeks ago

Swansea, United Kingdom Adferiad Recovery Full time

**Contract**: Permanent, 37.5 hours per week

**Salary**: £21,507.75 per annum

**Location**: Swansea

**Working Pattern**: Monday-Friday, 9-5. (Flexibility required to work occasional evening/ weekend as necessary).

**Closing date**:30 March 2023

Adferiad Recovery delivers a new, flexible, and co-ordinated response to the exceptional circumstances faced by people with co-occurring mental health and substance misuse conditions and related issues. We harness the talents and experience of our founding and long-established leading Welsh Charities CAIS, Hafal, and WCADA in their fields, enabling our projects to meet the needs of our most vulnerable with a single, unified, and comprehensive approach.

Our Seibiant (Respite) Service provides one-to-one support to the cared for (client) who is experiencing or recovering from a serious mental illness. These individual support sessions are to enable the carer, or family member of the cared for to have respite/break from their caring role. The role of the Seibiant Support Worker is to assess referrals and organise support for each individual in their community to increase their own living skills and confidence and develop links with other local, community-based resources and opportunities. The post-holder would also provide relevant information to the carer so that they are more informed of their rights and opportunities within the City and County of Swansea.

**Main Duties and Responsibilities**:
To provide direct support to individuals with varying levels of mental health need/diagnosis, to transition from secondary care back into the community.

Adopt a strengths-based, recovery focused approach, which facilitates an environment where individuals can lead their own recovery, develop their own transition plan which highlights the activities and services they would like to engage with in their community after discharge, and the goals they would like to achieve.

Identify and meet the needs of individuals to enable them to maintain their wellbeing and exercise informed choices about their lives where possible, and to enhance their social skills and participate in the community

Supporting individuals through a range of activities, on an on-site and peripatetic basis.

To provide drop-in sessions, group sessions, and 1:1 appointments for Carers and/or service users.

Develop and maintain clear boundaries and establish clear lines of communication.

Work in partnership with the Service Manager to ensure that monitoring and reporting objectives are met, data is reviewed, and any changes required are undertaken promptly and without disruption to service delivery.

Establish a good understanding of the community and the importance of networking, developing robust professional relationships with a variety of partners/services within your area of work.

Support clients to access appropriate services and resources as identified in the personal plan, care and treatment plan and/ or as required.

Work effectively with the Occupational Therapists and other multi-disciplinary teams in supporting the Recovery through Activity programme.

Promote, encourage and facilitate the use of local community services.

Assist individuals in identifying areas of support and identifying the best option of support in line with their Care & Treatment Plan

Complete individual support/recovery plans/exit plans and other documentation as required.

Support and educate carer/wider family members, signposting and referring for additional support where appropriate.

**Person Specification**:
There are no specific qualifications needed for this role, however NVQ competencies in Health & Social Level 3 and/ or Mental Health First Aid would demonstrate appropriate competence for the post.

We are looking for those with experience of providing care and support to people with serious mental illness, or experience in helping individuals to identify goals and supporting them to achieve their outcomes.

A full drivers licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes is essential for this role. Travel expenses are paid at 45p per mile.

What you’ll get in return:

- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)
- Option to purchase additional annual leave
- Life assurance
- Pension Contribution scheme
- Continuous service rewards
- Refer a friend scheme
- Employee benefit platform giving access to a wide range of perks, including shopping discounts at 100s of big-brand retailers
- Health and Wellbeing Staff Service
- Money Advice Service
- Quarterly Health and Wellbeing Staff Raffle
- Christmas Hampers and Birthday Gifts
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Tusker Vehicle Purchase Scheme
- Technology Purchase Scheme
- Free breakfast at Adferiad Recovery Offices and Project Buildings
- Employee Events
- Bupa Healthcare Package
- Volunteering Opportunities

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £21,507.75 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Company events
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounte

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