Wellbeing Worker

3 months ago

Aylesbury, United Kingdom Buckinghamshire Mind Full time

Buckinghamshire Mind works to support and represent people with mental health illnesses living across the county. We tackle stigma and discrimination head-on. We support our service-users to live safe, purposeful and fulfilled lives in our communities. We believe in their recovery and are hopeful about their future. Working together with National Mind we will not give up until everyone in our community gets the respect and help that they need. This can be a job share role.

**Post Title**:Wellbeing Worker - Bank

**Reports To**:Wellbeing Groups Team Lead

**Salary**:£10.52/hour

**Location**:Aylesbury

**Hours of work**: Varies as required, weekdays only

**Basic Function**

To work as part of a team to facilitate a caring and motivating service which enables service users suffering mental health illnesses to achieve their wellness goals and aspirations through recovery focused interventions and person-centred support.

**Main responsibilities**
- Facilitate activities and opportunities with a focus on wellbeing and recovery in line with the needs of service users.
- Engage warmly with a range of different individuals with varying needs
- Actively engage with professionals, other services, carers and wider networks in supporting the recovery of the service user
- Maintain up to date knowledge concerning local community activities and support to provide relevant signposting for service users
- Keep all services users informed of appropriate additional Bucks Mind services, including volunteering opportunities, which can be accessed to support recovery and wellbeing

**Other**
- Manage situations that may arise in a confident and appropriate manner.Attend team meetings if required.
- Follow Bucks Minds safeguarding policies and procedures at all times.
- Undertake such duties not included in the job description as are reasonably requested by the Wellbeing Groups Team Lead.

**Person specification**

**Post: Wellbeing Worker**

**Conditions**
- Supports the aims and work of Buckinghamshire Mind (E)
- Maintains strict confidentiality concerning all Buckinghamshire Mind matters (E)

**Requirements**:
Qualifications and experience
- Has experience of the issues affecting adults with mental health illnesses (E)
- Has administration skills and experience (E)
- English and Maths to GCSE level (D)
- Experience of working with adults in the mental health sector or similar support or care giving role (E)

**Knowledge, skills and abilities**
- Is able to motivate, encourage and work individually with people to identify potential and support recovery (E)
- Maintains confidentiality in line with Buckinghamshire Mind policy (E)
- Has knowledge of social and situational factors influencing adults’ mental health, recovery and wellbeing (E)
- Has an understanding of, and sensitivity to the needs of people living with mental and emotional problems. (E)
- Has excellent communication skills, especially with adults who experience/have experienced mental health illness (E)
- Has the ability to respond appropriately to people in distress and maintain appropriate boundaries. (E)
- Understanding of equality and diversity principles (E)
- Is committed to working in an anti-oppressive way and striving to create equal opportunities for all people (E)

**Job Type**: Part-time

**Salary**: £10.52 per hour

Day range:

- Monday to Friday

Shift:

- Day shift

Application question(s):

- Do you have experience of working with adults in the mental health sector or similar support or care giving role?

Work Location: In person

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