Wellbeing Worker for a Mental Health Charity

**MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING WORKER**

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HOURS:

- 37 hours per week (full-time)
**SALARY**: £22,572 - £25,927 per annum (SCP 11-18)
**CONTRACT**: Permanent
**HOLIDAYS**:28 days plus bank holidays (pro-rata)
**PENSION**:Auto enrolment in place
**PROBATIONARY PERIOD**:6 months
**ACCOUNTABLE TO**: Locality Manager
**BASE**: Abingdon Wellbeing Hub, The Charter, Abingdon OX14 3LZ

**ABOUT OXFORDSHIRE MIND**

We’re Mind, the mental health charity. We’re here to make sure anyone with a mental health problem has somewhere to turn for advice and support; in total over 20,000 people in Oxfordshire access our services each year. With one in four people experiencing a mental health problem at some point in their lives, people need Mind more than ever. Our work includes:

- The Transitional Supported Housing Recovery Service (part of the Oxfordshire Mental Health Partnership).
- The TalkingSpace Plus psychological therapy service in partnership with Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust.
- The Oxfordshire Mind Wellbeing Service, which is part of both the TalkingSpace Plus and Oxfordshire Mental Health Partnerships and includes:

- Five Wellbeing Centres throughout the county
- Public Wellbeing & Information Services
- Physical Activity and Wellbeing
- Benefits for Better Mental Health, a welfare benefits advice service
- Volunteering and Peer Support Opportunities
- Raising awareness and campaigning activity.

We employ over 100 staff and operate in 28 locations around the county.

**ABOUT THE ROLE AND CANDIDATE**

The Localities Service provides holistic wellbeing support to anyone in Oxfordshire experiencing a mental health issue or poor mental wellbeing. They offer an initial Options session to help people identify their wellbeing support needs and support people to access a wider range of support available within Oxfordshire Mind and in the local community. They offer a wide range of peer support groups and short courses to enable people to learn tools and strategies to improve their wellbeing.

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Purpose of the Job*

The Wellbeing Worker role is an instrumental role based in one of our 5 Wellbeing Centres. The Wellbeing Workers support people accessing our services, building positive relationships and empowering them to achieve their wellbeing goals through the provision of Options sessions, peer support groups and short courses, and liaising with our community partners.

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**Responsibilities**:
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The key responsibilities of the Wellbeing Service Worker are to:

- Provide Options Sessions.
- Deliver Educational and Coping Skills courses (Online and in person).
- Facilitate Peer Support Sessions (Online and in person).

1. Provide Options Sessions
- Keep up to date with appropriate information about Oxfordshire Mind Options Sessions and Wellbeing Services countywide.
- Ensure that people accessing the Wellbeing Service receive an appropriate assessment of initial need through an initial Options Session. Signposting individuals to relevant services provided by Oxfordshire Mind and external partners offering mainstream services and support.
- Manage booked Options Sessions appointments via Outlook diary, including data collection, entry and reporting of outcomes to ensure follow up contact with service users at an agreed date.
- Record details, data collection and report outcomes of individual Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS) scores, referrals and signposting follow-up actions including data entry within Oxfordshire Mind’s data collection and reporting system.
- Promote wellbeing to the wider communities within the hub locality.
- Work with individuals to identify their own hopes and goals, support them to develop a personal action plan to increase resilience and maintain wellbeing, accessing support services available within the Wellbeing Service, Talking Space Plus and other mental health services including mainstream facilities.
- Review and assess progress of individuals and offer Wellbeing Service support and signposting as appropriate.
- Work flexibly as part of the wider Wellbeing Service including time based at Osney Mead to support provision of the Information Service including Information Line and Options Session rota.

2. Deliver Educational and Coping Skills Courses
- Contribute to the design, development and evaluation of courses and workshops in response to need.
- Deliver and/or co-deliver educational and coping skills courses within agreed protocols.

3. Facilitate Peer Support
- Develop, maintain and facilitate a broad range of appropriate and responsive wellbeing Peer Support Groups, whether geographical or experience based, both online and in-person.
- Create and maintain a relaxed and accepting atmosphere alongside people, enabling them to share responsibility in the planning, developing and running of the Peer Support Groups.
- Work with people to develop ground rules and procedures to maintain a safe environment.
- Ensure that people have opportunities to develop approp