Jobs at Healthy Minds
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We have 1 vacancy
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Project Worker: Peer Support for People in Crisis (15 hours per week) Closing date 31 August 2020
Healthy Minds, working with the NHS Intensive Home-Based Treatment Team (sometimes called the “crisis team”, part of South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust) and Calderdale CCG, has an exciting opportunity to try out a different way to support people in emotional distress.
Aimed at providing 1-1 peer support for people who have had contact with IHBTT, this will involve a team of volunteer peer supporters, co-ordinated and supported by a project worker. The volunteer team will offer peer support in a befriending role. The expectation is that peer supporters will guide people into services as appropriate, provided by Healthy Minds and others. This is about getting alongside someone to support them towards recovery .
Our volunteers are often people who have had support themselves and recognise their personal experience as an asset that can help others on their recovery journey. The project worker will work with the team to develop and deliver a comprehensive training programme and provide ongoing support, supervision and guidance for the volunteer team.
The peer support in crisis service is a welcome addition to support services for people in Calderdale, joining up NHS crisis support and the brilliant energy of Healthy Minds volunteers in a new and interesting way.
For more details, and to apply, please see below.
Healthy Minds, working with the NHS Intensive Home-Based Treatment Team (sometimes called the “crisis team”, part of South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust) and Calderdale CCG, has an exciting opportunity to try out a different way to support people in emotional distress.
Aimed at providing 1-1 peer support for people who have had contact with IHBTT, this will involve a team of volunteer peer supporters, co-ordinated and supported by a project worker. The volunteer team will offer peer support in a befriending role. The expectation is that peer supporters will guide people into services as appropriate, provided by Healthy Minds and others. This is about getting alongside someone to support them towards recovery .
Our volunteers are often people who have had support themselves and recognise their personal experience as an asset that can help others on their recovery journey. The project worker will work with the team to develop and deliver a comprehensive training programme and provide ongoing support, supervision and guidance for the volunteer team.
The peer support in crisis service is a welcome addition to support services for people in Calderdale, joining up NHS crisis support and the brilliant energy of Healthy Minds volunteers in a new and interesting way.
For more details, and to apply, please see below.
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Please read the accompanying information for the job carefully. If you have questions THAT ARE NOT ANSWERED in the information, please contact Dianne or Cath on 01422 345154 or email Documents can be viewed or downloaded on the links below: Job Description Person Specification Find out more about the peer support project here Our jobs require a level of IT competence and we only accept electronic applications.
We do not accept CVs in place of completed applications. We will notify all applicants of the outcome as soon as possible by email. Please note that, due to the volume of applications, we are not usually able to give individual feedback if you are not shortlisted for interview. |
Please follow these instructions carefully
A complete application consists of two documents: 1: Monitoring Form: this contains your personal details and is removed from your application until shortlisting is complete; the shortlisting panel does not have access to this information. 2: Application Form: please address the criteria in the person specification, demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria. Applications that do not meet ALL the essential criteria will not be shortlisted for interview. Email BOTH documents to jobs@healthymindscalderdale.co.uk by the stated deadline, using Peer Support Project Worker as the subject header. Closing Date: 9:00am 31st August 2020 |
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