Engagement and Participation Support Worker

4 weeks ago

Wigan, United Kingdom Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Bolton and Wigan Mental Health Support Teams (in further education) is looking for a motivated individual to undertake the role ofEngagement and Participation workerto work within the MHSTs across Bolton and Wigan college students.

**The role will involve**:

- Supporting young people and their families ensuring they are actively involved in the development and delivery of services which affect them.
- To support young people to directly identify the issues which affect them and to support them to appropriately self-advocate to have their voices heard.
- To support young people to be able to engage in service development and staff interviews.
- To be approachable to enable young people to discuss their worries and to be able to consult with young people regarding support groups and campaigns, for example Pride.
- To work with partner organisations to develop and maintain a range of ways in which young people can engage.

The post holder will work as part of the mental health support team in school and colleges across Bolton & Wigan. The post holder will be expected to be proactively engaging our young people and their families in order to promote positive relationships.

The post holder will be required to work 37.5 hours a week which is 9-5 Monday to Friday, however some occasional evening/weekend working may be requested depending on requirements of the role.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
- To plan, organise and deliver events involving young people and partners which encourage participation.
- To prepare and support young people to participate in the recruitment of staff.
- To support the process of matching young people to opportunities to support service developments.
- To facilitate contact with young people and their families via individual and group forums (for example Youth Voice)
- To maintain appropriate records.
- To escalate any concerns in a timely and appropriate manner.
- To actively promote the opportunities for young people to support engagement via newletters or social media.
- To develop and maintain a directory of young people and youth forums who can be contacted to encourage participation.
- Positively promote the GMMH Service User and Carer Engagement Strategy for young people.
- Maintain good working relationships with iThrive Partners and seek to expand opportunities.
- Use systems to maintain accurate records relating to young people and their activity, in accordance with departmental requirements, Trust policy and local procedures
- Support those involved to provide feedback to the Trust on a regular basis.
- Contribute to appropriate newsletters as requested.
- Produce activity reports as requested and in relation to the function of the role
- Explore and utilise as directed, emerging technology and social media to support role objectives.
- Promote recovery by actively seeking to promote and expand opportunities for young people to engage with the service.

Please see full Job description and Person Specification attached to this vacancy.

Staff benefits
- Pay Enhancements - 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts

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