JOB DESCRIPTION, JOB PROFILE & PERSON SPECIFICATION
LIFE Mental Health Resilience Officer
LIFE Mental Health Resilience Officer
£9,849.60per annumplus pension, 18 hours, Funding secure for 2.5 years.
Job Description
Port Talbot and Afan Women’s Aid (PTAWA) is an established and well respected organisation delivering support and services to women and families impacted by domestic abuse. Neath Port Talbot Mind have a well-proven track record of supporting people, their families and carers of those who are experiencing mental and emotional wellbeing issues. Both organisations are proud to work as partners on this project and look forward to developing the strong existing relationship that we already have.
Funded by BIG Lottery, we have created a fully integrated new service provision that responds to the combined needs of both service user groups; many of whom access both PTAWA and NPTMind services.The key ambition of the LIFE project is to create a sustainable, user-led, ongoing provision, that will enable often vulnerable service-users to access support beyond their period of crisis, as and when they need it, and in a format that they want. The project aims to bring together a range of activities that will promote recovery, well-being and awareness raising, with the aim of empowering women to come together to help themselves and each other on their journey towards a positive and health future.
The Mental Health Resilience Officer will work with other Life Project staff to ensure that women survivors of domestic abuse will have ongoing support following crisis and be enabled to develop their emotional and mental health resilience through a range of services in the NPT area. You will be responsible for facilitating groups and working on the engagement of women to the project encouraging participation and volunteering, as well as supporting women to take a leading role in the project development. The post will run the coffee mornings, volunteer session and activities with support from the Project Manager and will also undertake delivery of the CBT Reclaim Your Life programme, the Recovery Tool Kit and Peer Mentoring Training for which you will be required to be trained up in if you do not already hold the qualification.
You will help with project monitoring and evaluation and ensure that service users are referred into other appropriate services where needed. Multi-agency working will be an expectation of the role.
You will be someone who can provide a high level service to clients, ensuring that service standards are consistent. You will model high quality practice in your own work, ensuring that service user involvement and person centred approaches are embedded in service values.
You will make links with key partners to ensure a comprehensive package of support is available for those with complex needs and referral pathways into the project are robust. You will take responsibility for making referrals and ensuring information is shared appropriately and in line with data protection confidentiality procedures.
You will ensure that comprehensive records of outcomes and activities of theservice is regularly update to the online database.
What would you need to be successful?
- A motivated team player who ensures high quality
- A friendly, welcoming and appropriately boundaried approach to support
- Strong initiative skills
- Excellent communication skills
- An organised person who canbalance workload effectively
- Experience in empowering others to achieve goals
Your track record will include experience of delivering support to vulnerable clients, enabling them to make positive changes.
Person Specification
You will be asked to supply evidence of meeting the requirements as set out in the personal specification for this role.
Benefits
A pension scheme is provided, with a maximum employer contribution of 6%
Things you need to know
A disclosure and barring security check is required for this role.
Successful candidates will be based between PTAWA Head office and Neath Port Talbot Mind. You will be required to work from the Domestic Abuse One Stop Shop Neath Port Talbot, Market Chambers (Neath) and other community venues.
The post is exempt under the Sex Discrimination Act Section 7(2)(e) and is open to women only.
Working alongside PTAWA
Vision
Our Vision is to create safe communities, free from domestic abuse where people and families can flourish and build successful independent lives.
Mission
To be an innovative and sustainable provider of excellent, good value domestic abuse services that drive prevention, provide interventions and enable progression.
Values
Our work is underpinned by a set of values that were created and developed by staff. These include:
Role model
Improving, integrity and inclusive
Supportive
Excellent, engaged and empowered.
Job Title / LIFE Mental Health Resilience OfficerCapability area(s) / Project delivery
Grade / Salary / £9,849.60
Hours / 18
Reporting to / NPT Mind Director
Job Purpose
To deliver the LIFE Projectwith the purpose of empowering survivors of domestic abuse and mental illness to form and maintain support networks in the community through a variety of activities suggested, planned and evaluated by service users.
Key accountabilities
1 / Offer support and guidance to service users. Attend regular supervision sessions with the Director of NPT Mind. Attend regular project reviews and outcome audits with the LIFE Project Manager.
2 / Provide a high quality service, ensuring that all elements of the project are service user focused, inclusive, and promote empowerment.
3 / Support and hostregular consultation events to ascertain the practical, emotional and service delivery needs of women in accordance with PTAWA policy and funder requirements.
4 / Stay up to date with other local service provision and opportunities for partnership working. Alongside this you will ensure that the referral route into the project is clear and straightforward for individuals and wider professionals.
5 / Refer women (internally and externally) for specialist support; maintaining collaborative working relationships with all PTAWA staff, NPT Mind staff and partners.
6 / Deliver the Recovery Tool Kit programme, CBT Reclaim Your Life programme, Peer Mentoring Training and any other training as and when required.
7 / Regularly attend and contribute to operational team meetings.
8 / Keep appropriate records utilising the organisations electronic database.
9 / Support the LIFE Project Manager to produce monitoring reports, collate outcome data, examples of additionality, and case studies.
Line Management Responsibilities (Y/N) / N
Qualifications and Training
Desired / Recovery Toolkit Training
CBT Reclaim Your Life Training
Peer Mentoring Qualification
Experience of working within the area of mental health, domestic violence or similar
Knowledge of local mental health voluntary, statutory and private sector services and opportunities available to carers
Essential / Adult and Child Protection and Safeguarding
Health and Safety
Lone Working
Data Protection and Confidentiality
LIFE Mental Health Resilience Officer
Person Specification
Criteria / Essential / DesiredEducation and Qualifications / At least NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in a relevant field, i.e. Health and Social care or Advice & Guidance
Educated to a high standard and/or at least 2 years’ relevant working experience. / NVQ Level 4 or equivalent in a relevant field
Experience / At least 2 years experience of working with vulnerable people and assessing their needs
Risk assessment and risk management for vulnerable women
Developing client-centred programmes of activity / Delivering training to clients and professionals
Monitoring and evaluation report writing
Experience of working in a supportive role with women affected by domestic abuse and mental health issues
Knowledge, skills
and abilities / Knowledge of issues around domestic and sexual violence and abuse and its effects on women and children
Knowledge of issues around mental health and wellbeing and its effects on the individual
Proven liaison with statutory and voluntary agencies
Ability to assign tasks appropriately as well as manage own workload
Ability to think quickly and make key decisions / Knowledge of one or more of the following areas: -
Welfare Rights & Benefits
Legal issues
Housing
Child Protection
Substance Misuse
Mental Health Issues
Personal attributes / Good communication skills both oral and written
Good interpersonal skills and an empathic approach to women and children affected by domestic abuse and mental health issues
Someone who can lead by example
Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload effectively / Experience using Genesis or other database systems
Experience of training and supporting others to record information electronically
Other / Driving Licence and use of own car with business insurance
Commitment to the principles, aims and objectives of Women’s Aidand Mind
Ability to work within flexible work-pattern
Computer literacy – preferably Microsoft office / Ability to speak Welsh
Ability to speak ethnic language
Please e-mail the application form to:
Please note the deadline for applications is 8th March 2018 at 08:30.
Interviews to take place on 16th March 2018.