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  • Posted By: Penumbra
  • Address:
    • Norton Park Centre
    • 57 Albion Road
    • Edinburgh
    • EH7 5QY
  • Date Posted: 15th Mar 2010
  • Salary: £21,399
  • Location: Ayr
  • Reference Code: DW AYR
  • Views Since Posting: 251
  • Full Description:



Young People’s Mental Health
Development Worker
(North Ayrshire)
Fixed Term to 2011

Job Description

Job Title: Development Worker

Responsible To: Scottish Development Manager

Salary: £21,399 - £25,228 (Point 27 to point 32) Pro Rata

Working Hours: 18.125 hours per week; flexible according to contract terms.

Special Conditions: Hours may include some evenings and weekends
Local travel

Job Summary

• To establish and support the development of individual support and support groups for people who self harm, their families and carers, and professionals in contact with them.
• To support young people to become involved in influencing the development of future services which support their mental health and well-being


Main Aims of Development Worker Post:

1. To establish and support the development of self-help support groups for young people(11-25) who self-harm, parents and carers, and professionals

2. To bring together the individual support groups around common issues

3. To establish links with appropriate planning groups

4. To co-ordinate the North Ayrshire Self-Harm Project Steering Group and a young people’s Advisory Group

5. To facilitate and provide training around self-harm, including supporting young people who self-harm to be an integral part of the training process.

6. To promote good practice across agencies

7. To make accessible and available resources for organisations and individuals

8. To liaise with other interested groups locally, nationally and internationally

9. To collaborate with local press and media

10. Engage and involve young people in influencing the development of future services



PERSON SPECIFICATION

JOB TITLE: Young People’s Mental Health Development Worker


Education/ Qualifications/ Training Essential
• Good Level of educational attainment
• Knowledge and understanding of Self-Harm and of issues affecting Young People’s mental health and well-being.
Desirable
• An appropriate qualification in a relevant field
• Understanding of community work and community development.
Experience Essential
• Working with young people, parents/carers other professionals
• Working across professional boundaries.
Desirable
• Working within a community development framework.
• Liaising with a wide range of agencies
Skills and attributes Essential
• Ability to establish effective networks and working relationships and build networks with a wide variety of agencies.
• Ability to make time for all individuals.
• Ability to create a sense of safety.
• Good presentation skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to establish effective and meaningful involvement of service users in developing and evaluating a service.
Personal qualities Essential
• Enthusiastic, innovative, warm friendly approach to work with young people.
• Showing initiative and creativity in developing new work.
• Comfortable in working without on-site management.
• Able to cope with competing demands and expectations from a variety of stakeholders.
• Committed to genuine empowerment of young people.
Values and attitudes Essential
• Commitment to putting Penumbra’s values into practice
Other requirements Essential
• Able to work irregular hours on occasion
• Commitment to Equal Opportunities and ability to implement policy as it relates to Service Provision
Desirable
• A current U.K Driving Licence and access to a car


To apply for this position please print off and fill out the application form and recruitment monitoring form available below and send to.

Penumbra, Norton Park, 57 Albion Road, Edinburgh EH7 5QY

For our application form and recruitment monitoring form please Click
Here

Alternatively, complete both forms on-line, save and send as an attachment to humanresources@penumbra.org.uk

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The closing date for receipt of completed applications is Monday 22nd March 2010.


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