Enablement Worker

An opportunity has arisen for the position of Mental Health Enablement Worker within the High Peak and Derbyshire Dales Mental Health Enablement service.

The applicant will be a motivated, enthusiastic individual with the ability to provide a wide range of practical, social, and general support for individuals experiencing difficulties in managing their day to day lives due to poor mental health. You will be part of a large team, although the successful applicant will typically work alone and will provide support to clients on a 1:1 basis in the community in line with the agreed Personal Service Plan.

The position will involve providing support to clients across the High Peak and Derbyshire Dales localities. You will therefore be expected to travel independently throughout a large rural geographical area, and on occasion to other locations within Derbyshire.

There is a mileage allowance with this post and your mileage will be reimbursed monthly.

The Enablement Team predominately works with working age adults with a mental health need on a short-term basis to support them through periods of difficulty, to promote confidence and independence, connecting people with their communities and facilities and to support planned discharge from hospital.

The Enablement Workers may also provide a small amount of long-term packages of support, where people have been assessed as having longer term needs.

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 factor, 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 welfare rights, adult learning, housing etc. Assisting people to build their own 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 and completing own electronic diary entries.
- 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.

Please call Kim Thomasson, Mental Health Team Manager on 07823536754 if you have any questions or would like more information regarding this position.

**Provisional Interview Date: 21 April 2023**

The job may require unsocial hours working including weekends and Bank Holidays. Payment arrangements will be detailed in any contract offer made.

Saturday and Sunday hours will be paid at plain time where it is part of your normal working pattern unless it is between 7pm and 7am, where enhanced rates of pay apply. Enhanced pay rates are paid for Bank Holiday working.