Mental Health Practitioner

3 weeks ago

Coventry, United Kingdom Coventry and Warwickshire Mind Full time

Job summary

Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people and their families?

Do you believe that the childs voice should be at the heart of the work you do?

Would you like to be part of an inclusive, enabling, honest and effective organisation?

Our vision is of a society that promotes good mental health for all and that values, as equals, people who experience mental health problems.

Come and join our creative, dynamic and motivated team supporting children and young people across Coventry and Warwickshire We look forward to receiving your application

Come and join our creative, dynamic and motivated team supporting children and young people across Coventry and Warwickshire We look forward to receiving your application

Main duties of the job

To be involved in the delivery of a range of early intervention and prevention activities for children and young people aged 5-18 years, within schools, community venues and CW Mind buildings across Coventry and Warwickshire. The activities will consist of therapeutic groups, mental health awareness sessions via assemblies, resilience workshops and offering 1:1 facilitated self-help provision.

About us

Coventry and Warwickshire Mind has been developing and delivering quality services with, and for, people with mental health issues for over fifty years.

An independent charity governed by a group of local trustees, Coventry and Warwickshire Mind is affiliated with the national Mind network, which is made up of over 105 organisations across England and Wales. Each local Mind is unique, working hard to understand the needs of their community and tailoring their services to match.

We want to make sure that everyone with poor mental health gets the support they need and the respect they deserve. This could mean having access to information, a listening ear, or more specialist support and services to help someone to live and recover from their mental health issue.

Coventry and Warwickshire Mind provide services to all ages, including children, young people and adults, supporting in excess of 30,000 people each year.

Our Aims

To work for improvements in mental health care and services. To provide and pioneer facilities to complement and offer alternatives to statutory agencies. To increase public understanding and concern Job description

Job responsibilities

Service: Children and Young Peoples Service

Job Title: Mental Health Practitioner

Location: Based at The Junction, Far Gosford Street, Coventry

Salary: £22,011 per annum

Hours: 37hrs this role sits within an 8am-8pm service to provide flexibility of engagement, Mon Fri but the main working hours are within 9am Monday to Thursday and 9am 4pm on Friday.

Key Responsibilities include:

To provide and effectively deliver a facilitated self-help service provision to be based within education establishments, CW Mind buildings and community settings across Coventry and Warwickshire. To ensure the child/young persons voice is heard and they are put at the heart of the intervention, to enable children/young people to set appropriate aspirational goals. To build emotional resilience through the development and delivery of a range of targeted, interactive and creative therapeutic group interventions and workshops, which enable children/young people to explore factors impacting on their mental health & emotional health. To provide children/young people, parents/carers and professionals with an awareness of mental health, along with the skills and knowledge to manage their mental health and emotional wellbeing effectively. To hold a case load of clients and to effectively manage all client contact with the supervision of the Team Leader/Service Manager. To act as a navigator to children/young people, their families and professionals, creating and enabling links with community resources. To ensure all elements of data collection are completed, including assessment and evaluation tools/scales ( WEMWBS/SRS/ROMs). To help children/young people make choices regarding their ongoing care referrals to other services, sources of help as appropriate, and keeping referrers up to date of their engagement with the service. Accepting without bias and with absolute compassion and appreciation, the unmet needs raised by children/young people. To be involved in the Rise Navigation Hub, screening and triaging referrals, decision making and responding to calls.

Essential Criteria includes:

Experience of working with children and young people and their families. An ability to effectively engage with young people and their families. Up to date knowledge of mental health, specifically in relation to children and young people. NVQ level 2 or equivalent. A commitment to working within a framework that recognises the diversity of service users and encourages equality and opportunity for all. A commitment to hearing the young persons voice and the participation of children and young people and parents/carers in decision-making processes, the design and delivery of the services they access. Excellent communication skills, verbal, non-verbal and written. Have access to a vehicle as means of transport, have the ability to travel around Coventry and Warwickshire.

Mandatory Questions:

If you are submitting a CV, you MUST include answers to the following questions, these can also be found on our application form:

Do you have any unspent convictions or conditional cautions? If yes please give details of date(s) of offence(s), nature of offence(s) and sentence(s) passed. Are there any restrictions regarding your employment in the UK? do you require a work permit? If yes please provide details. Are you the partner or relative of anyone currently connected with Coventry and Warwickshire Mind? (either as a volunteer, service user or employee If yes please confirm their name and which project they are connected with if known. Do you hold a UK driving license?

What We Can Offer You:

The following are just some of the benefits that Coventry and Warwickshire Mind offer its employees:

Working Culture based on core values of trust, honesty, inclusivity, enabling, effective and an unapologetic drive for excellence for children and young people. Annual Leave 25 days plus bank holidays plus an extra day for every two completed holiday years. Wellbeing Day 1 day, per holiday year, to be used to take care of your own mental health and wellbeing. Life Insurance Policy Coventry and Warwickshire Mind are covered by a Life Insurance policy. The death in service payment is 2 x gross salary (tax free). Employee Development Active encouragement not only to assist performance in the current role but also for the benefit of personal development via various means. Access to CW Mind CPD training and opportunities to access external CPD training. Flexible Working A range of options available for all employees dependant on role and responsibilities. Pension Minimum 5% employee contribution and 3% employer contribution, with an ethical investment policy option. Sick Pay On completion of a 6-month probationary period, Coventry and Warwickshire Mind employees will be eligible to a period of paid sick leave.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the

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