Mental Health Crisis Worker

Mental Health Crisis Worker

An excellent Support Provider in Bristol are recruiting for a Mental Health Crisis Worker to join their team in delivering community health services and interventions to clients experiencing complex Mental Health issues

Location: Bristol

Contract duration: Permanent

Hours: 37 on a shift basis (9am to 5pm, 2pm to 10pm and some night shifts)

Salary: £26,132 - £26,861

Vacancy ref number: J65535

Day to day responsibilities include:

• Work collaboratively with the service users and mental health professionals to navigate and coordinate services (implementing both social and clinical interventions)
• Co-produce, implement and review recovery plan, crisis plan and other self-management tools e.g. Wellness Recovery Action Plan, in partnership with service users
• Connect into community resources, building resilience and improving wellbeing
• Work within a recovery and psychologically informed approach, taking a holistic view to support people’s recovery to live fulfilling lives
• Case manage and co-ordinate support referring and liaising with professionals, agencies and other parties
• Identify, assess and manage risk to ensure risk is minimised
• Have up to date safeguarding training, ensuring that Safeguarding policies and procedures are fully adhered to
• Enable delivery of the recovery plan and to enable service users to make informed decisions about their mental wellbeing
• Work in a culturally sensitive way for all service users, tailoring to meet their individual needs, challenging stigma and discrimination
• Manage caseload documentation effectively and ensuring the information is up to date

Essential criteria include:

• Proven experience of working with people with multiple needs (e.g. mental health, homelessness, alcohol/drug dependency, rough sleeping)
• Driver with access to your own vehicle

To apply for this role or to find out about other Housing jobs, please contact Ashleigh Clarke or Paulo Davis from the Bristol Housing recruitment team on 0117 930 8760 or aclarke@venngroup.com

Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.