Relief Recovery Worker

**Job Summary**:
To assist people who use the service to establish and maintain a meaningful and fulfilling life in the community. Relief Recovery Workers play a central role in the planning and provision of quality, recovery focused support to people who use the service.

**Main Duties and Responsibilities**:

- To establish a supportive relationship with each supported person, enabling them to maximise their own resources in order to improve their quality of life.
- To deliver support as part of a support plan agreed with the supported person, the referring agency, and Penumbra.
- To assist with personal care when required.
- To be flexible and responsive to meet the changing needs of supported people and the organisation, within the agreed criteria.
- To work in cooperation with other members of the Support Team, and staff from other agencies.
- To participate in training activities and meetings as required.
- To uphold Penumbra’s Code of Practice.
- To be responsible for maintaining the relevant systems of documentation.

Please note that Relief Support Workers are not contracted to a specific number of hours by Penumbra, but will be informed as and when shifts are available.

**Person Specification**:**Qualifications**
**Essential**:

- Good Level of educational attainment

**Desirable**:

- SVQ3 or equivalent as defined the SSSC

**Knowledge and Experience**
**Essential**:

- Experience of being in a supportive and enabling role

**Desirable**:

- Experience of a person-centred approach
- Experience of working in the mental health field

**Core Competency - Working with Others**
**Essential**:

- Builds good working relationships with team members.
- Works co-operatively with other professionals as required.
- Gives others time and space to express what they think, feel and want.
- Shows sensitivity and seeks to understand the perspectives of others.

**Core Competency - Learn and Apply**
**Essential**:

- Is aware of own strengths and development needs.
- Demonstrates commitment to keeping knowledge, understanding and skills up to date.

**Core Competency - Communication**
**Essential**:

- Speaks and writes clearly and accurately and ensures the message is understood.
- Explains clearly and accurately issues, policies, procedures and other pertinent information.
- Conveys sensitive or contentious information tactfully.

**Core Competency - Managing Self**

**Essential**:

- Is able to deal with difficulties by keeping them in perspective.
- Is open to change and continually improving practice.
- Is able to adjust a strongly held opinion in response to contradictory evidence.
- Has the awareness of when to ask for help and has the confidence to do so, where appropriate.

**Core Competency - Professionalism**
**Essential**:

- Demonstrates a commitment to Penumbra’s values.
- Works to policies, procedures and relevant legislation.
- Maintains sound ethical and professional standards at all times.
- Has a clear understanding of confidentiality, disclosing information only to those who have the right and need to know.
- Takes responsibility for own work.
- Strives to provide efficient, effective, high quality services.
- Projects a positive image of Penumbra at all times.

**Role Specific Competency - Supporting People**
**Essential**:

- Supports individuals in line with organisational values, policies and procedures.
- Understands recovery and works with a recovery focused approach.
- Consistently works with a person-centered approach.
- Supports supported peoples’ rights to control their lives and make informed choices about the services they receive.

Protects the rights and promotes the interests of supported people

**Closing Date**:18th February at 19:00

**Interview Date**:Week commencing 28th February via video conferencing