Mental Wellbeing Mentor

**Hours**:37.5 hours

**Salary**:£21,507.75 per annum

**Holidays**: 25 days per year plus 8 public holidays (pro rata)

**Period of Notice**:1 week during probation; 4 weeks thereafter

**Probationary Period**: 6 Months

**Based at**:Dean St, Bangor (to cover Gwynedd and Anglesey)

**Responsible to**:Project Manager

**Job Purpose**:
To participate as part of a collaborative outreach team, to provide support and mental wellbeing interventions within the community.

The Mental Wellbeing Mentor will play a significant role working in partnership with the Betsi Cadwalder University Healthboard (BCUHB) collaborative outreach team; aiming to achieve outcomes of engaging/re-engaging vulnerable individuals with complex needs around substance use, mental health and housing, providing an integrated approach for service access.

**Main Duties & Responsibilities**:
**_Client work_**
- Working with service users in a proactive time and task specific manner on a variety of issues to impact positively on issues relating to substance misuse, mental health, and housing.
- To provide a variety of interventions to service users identified as appropriate using an integrative person-centred approach consistent with the functional model and methods used by Adferiad Recovery and BCUHB.
- To establish a positive relationship with service user to ensure successful support to address their substance use, mental health and housing needs.
- To assess service users for suitability taking into account risk and establish support plans based on established CAIS and BCUHB assessment procedures.
- To provide a service to the service user group that complements and enhances the service provision of the local housing providers, mental health agencies and specialist substance misuse agencies.

**_Administration_**
- To maintain regular contact with Adferiad Recovery and the BCUHB Senior Outreach co-ordinator.
- To ensure electronic dairy system is comply with including health and safety, working alone in the community policy.
- To maintain up to date case management and review records as required, alongside the case management policy.
- To maintain appropriate records and receipts in respect of petty cash transactions.
- To work in a proactive and positive way with all stake holders for the best outcome for service users and complete onward referrals as and when required.
- Prepare service reports as required by Adferiad Recovery and BCUHB.
- To attend meeting as and when required, both internal and external.
- To adhere to undertake visits in accordance with Adferiad Recovery policies, paying particular regard to the “Working Alone in the Community” policy and the People Safe devices.

**General**:

- To provide evidence-based interventions to service users in the community.
- Liaise with BCUHB Senior Co-ordinator and the outreach team on a regular basis to ensure good lines of communication.
- Attend regular team meetings.
- Participating in and contributing to own appraisal and supervision sessions.
- Maintaining a high standard of performance by working within the organisation’s policies and procedures.
- Assisting in promoting the aims and operational policy of Adferiad Recovery.
- Seeking to improve own performance and contribution.
- Seeking to improve own knowledge and skills.
- Contributing to the development and implementation of Adferiad Recovery’s policies and procedures.
- Carrying out other relevant work as required by the organisation.
- Contributing to an ongoing system of service evaluation.
- Being aware of Adferiad Recovery’s Equality &Diversity Policy and complying with it, and also staff-related policies.
- Being aware of Adferiad Recovery’s and the Local Authority’s policies and procedures covering the Abuse of Vulnerable Adults and complying with them.

**Professional**:

- To participate in the Adferiad Recovery continuous learning development and appraisal process.
- To demonstrate and work within Adferiad Recovery values and ethos.
- To maintain professional accreditation as appropriate to role.
- To attend training provided, organised or arranged by Adferiad Recovery.
- To operate within and observe Adferiad Recovery policies and procedures as amended and updated.
- Confidentiality: All information relating to Adferiad Recovery and its service users is confidential and should not be discussed or disclosed without the prior consent of a senior manager.

**Essential Criteria**:

- Qualified/willing to work towards NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or hold equivalent qualifications
- Experience of working with vulnerable client groups
- Experience of working in community-based services
- Experience of working with people with housing difficulties
- Experience of partnership working
- Experience of different treatment models to support the service user
- Good communication skills
- Knowledge of Housing related issues including homelessness
- Knowledge of Substance Misuse issues
- Knowledge of Mental He