Crisis Recovery Worker

12 hours ago

Bedford, United Kingdom Mind BLMK Full time

Could you support individuals to deescalate crisis and improve mental health and wellbeing, through focussed 1:1s and structured crisis interventions?

**Crisis Recovery Worker
Post no: 513

**Salary**: £20,700 F.T.E (£10,070.27 for 18 hours per week) per annum)
Covering: Bedford
Hours: 18.0 hrs per week, 3 nights a week, Monday - Sunday, Flexible (5:00pm - 11:00pm)**

**About Us**:
Mind BLMK works across our communities to support positive mental health and wellbeing. Working closely with a range of partners, we offer a number of activities from our wellbeing centres and local venues to make a difference to the mental health and wellbeingof people in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes, and our aim is to make sure that no-one has to face a mental health problem alone.

**About our Crisis Café Service**
Our Crisis Cafes are safe, non-judgemental spaces that you can come to if you find yourself in crisis or mental distress in the evenings. You will be met by a trained mental health worker who will listen and help you identify ways to address the problems youare facing.

**About the Role**
The role will involve assessing needs and offering one to one support to service users to enable them to begin the process of improving their mental health and wellbeing and to providing clarity on services and pathways available in the area. The role willbe part of a larger Crisis Café team made up of Crisis Recovery Workers, Crisis Peer Support Workers, Team Leaders and volunteers.

**Service Delivery**
- Deliver crisis focussed 1:1s and and ensure outcomes which supports individuals experiencing a mental health crisis in Bedford, in line with Mind BLMK’s agreed crisis service and requirements as well as contract requirements.
- Assessing need and suitability for the service in line with the access to services process, and undertaking 1:1s.
- Contribute to maintaining an effective volunteer workforce for the service in line with Mind BLMK’s HR policies, procedures and guidance (workload planning and support).
- Carry out Cash Handling, Health and Safety and Data Collection responsibilities as directed by the Team Leader in line with Mind BLMK’s policies, procedures, requirements and guidance.

**Entitlements/benefits**:

- 25 days (pro rata) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays (pro rata)
- Auto-enrolment NEST pension scheme (employer contributes 3%, employee contributes 5%)
- Optional Health Plan
- In-house and external Learning and Development as appropriate for the role.
- Flexible Working On request (in line with Mind BLMK policy on Right to Request Flexible Working)

If you have a passion for working in mental health and possess the required skills, we would love to hear from you.

**Closing date Ongoing until filled
Please note**: We reserve the right to close this advert early if enough suitable applicants apply
**Start date**: ASAP

**Interested?**

Mind BLMK has been committed to the Mindful Employer charter and the Disability Confident Employer Scheme since 2008.

No agencies please.

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