Enablement Worker

1 month ago


Ilkeston, United Kingdom Derbyshire County Council Full time

The base for this position will be Mercian Close Ilkeston, this is a community-based role and part of a wider team that covers the South Derbyshire localities. You will therefore be expected to travel daily throughout a large geographical area, and on occasion to other locations throughout Derbyshire.

The service predominately works with working age adults with a mental health need on a short-term basis to support them through periods of poor mental health. Enablement support will be to promote independence, connect with communities and to support discharge from hospital. The team of Enablement workers also provide some long term packages of support.

The service provides time limited support, highly focused on maximizing independence to reduce ongoing care and support needs. We aim to support clients to become more resilient in managing their mental health issues, and reduce risk by enabling them to gain skills, and build confidence in a way that empowers them to exercise maximum choice and control.

Inspiring confidence and motivation are a key factors, alongside regular goal setting to achieve daily living tasks such as self-care, money management, addressing hoarding issues, accessing public transport, referring to outreach services such as adult learning, housing etc., and assisting people to build social networks to promote a sense of well-being and belonging.

**Responsibilities include**:

- Acting in accordance with DCC policies and procedures, including that of safeguarding, confidentiality and Health & Safety
- Lone working in the community with clients, following the risk assessments in place
- Planning own work schedule with support from the Senior Enablement Worker
- Completing all training requirements and ongoing development
- Using electronic systems to record all work accurately and factually in line with the requirement of the DCC monitoring and evaluation process
- Liaise with colleagues, contribute to team meetings/reviews, and maintain good working relationships with Adult Care Social Work Teams, Community Mental Health Teams, the Recovery and Peer Support Service and other agencies as appropriate

Provisional Interview Date: 20 March 2023



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