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Mental Health Homelessness Project Worker - West Lothian
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- Posted By: Penumbra
-
Address:
- Norton Park Centre
- 57 Albion Road
- Edinburgh
- EH7 5QY
- Date Posted: 27th Jul 2010
- Salary: £18,365 to £21,399
- Location: Livingston (EH54 6QF)
- Reference Code: Homelessness Project Worker - West Lothian
- Views Since Posting: 409
- Full Description:
Penumbra is a leading Scottish voluntary organisation working in the field of mental health. Penumbra provides an extensive range of inclusive, recovery-focused services to support people with mental health problems to discover and move towards their desired life.
As Project Worker, experience and knowledge of mental health issues are essential, as is experience of working with Young People. This post entails a good deal of multi-agency working in addition to providing a resource to the Moving into Health Team. You will be required to work flexible hours including evenings and some weekends.
Mental Health Homelessness Project Worker
Job Description
Job Title: Mental Health Homelessness Project Worker (Young People)
Responsible To: Self Harm/Homelessness Development Worker
Salary: (£18,365 to £21,399) Point 22 to 27 pro rata for part-time employees
Working Hours: 36.25 Hours (Full Time)
Leave: 33 days per annum including public holidays pro rata for part-time employees
Special Conditions: Hours may include occasional evenings and weekends.
Local travel
Job Summary
Based in Livingston, to provide a range of flexible, responsive, and person-centered mental health services for vulnerable young people in West Lothian who are in contact with Homelessness Services, or in contact with Looked After Services and who are experiencing or are at risk of homelessness
Responsibilities
• To provide individual support to young people experiencing mental health problems.
• To develop group work or issue based work with Young People around issues of self-esteem, anxiety, anger management and positive lifestyle.
• To engage with young people with a view to developing a variety of community based responses to their needs.
• To develop links with existing statutory and voluntary services working with young people.
• To collate ongoing information to inform future planning discussions, including quarterly and annual reports.
• To help identify future needs and possible funding sources, for small based work programmes
• To attend planning groups relevant to this post on a regular basis and where appropriate.
• To report to the Self-Harm development worker.
Employee Specification – Mental Health Homelessness Project Worker (Young People)
Education/ Qualifications/ Training Essential
• Good Level of educational attainment
Desirable
• SVQ3 or equivalent
Experience Essential
• Experience of being in a supportive and enabling role
Desirable
• Experience of a person-centered approach
• Experience of working with Young People in the mental health field
Skills and attributes Essential
• Good interpersonal and team-working skills
• Ability and willingness to reflect on work practice and be open to constructive feedback
• Ability to work in an enabling and creative way
• Ability to manage stress and to plan and prioritise workload
Personal qualities Essential
• Maturity, Integrity, Sense of humour, Sensitivity, Patience, Energy/drive, Enthusiasm, Flexibility, Reliability, Non-judgmental, Respectful
Values and attitudes Essential
• Commitment to putting Penumbra’s values into practice
Other requirements Essential
• Proven ability to deal with matters on a confidential basis
• Ability to work flexibly and be on call
• Willingness and flexibility to work within different models of support
• Commitment to Equal Opportunities and ability to implement policy as it relates to Service Provision
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 please Click
Here
For our recruitment monitoring form please Click
Here
For a company application pack, you can:
• E-mail samantha.knight@penumbra.org.uk
• Call Samantha on 0131 475 2570
Closing Date: Friday 13th August 2010
Interviews: 24th August 2010
As Project Worker, experience and knowledge of mental health issues are essential, as is experience of working with Young People. This post entails a good deal of multi-agency working in addition to providing a resource to the Moving into Health Team. You will be required to work flexible hours including evenings and some weekends.
Mental Health Homelessness Project Worker
Job Description
Job Title: Mental Health Homelessness Project Worker (Young People)
Responsible To: Self Harm/Homelessness Development Worker
Salary: (£18,365 to £21,399) Point 22 to 27 pro rata for part-time employees
Working Hours: 36.25 Hours (Full Time)
Leave: 33 days per annum including public holidays pro rata for part-time employees
Special Conditions: Hours may include occasional evenings and weekends.
Local travel
Job Summary
Based in Livingston, to provide a range of flexible, responsive, and person-centered mental health services for vulnerable young people in West Lothian who are in contact with Homelessness Services, or in contact with Looked After Services and who are experiencing or are at risk of homelessness
Responsibilities
• To provide individual support to young people experiencing mental health problems.
• To develop group work or issue based work with Young People around issues of self-esteem, anxiety, anger management and positive lifestyle.
• To engage with young people with a view to developing a variety of community based responses to their needs.
• To develop links with existing statutory and voluntary services working with young people.
• To collate ongoing information to inform future planning discussions, including quarterly and annual reports.
• To help identify future needs and possible funding sources, for small based work programmes
• To attend planning groups relevant to this post on a regular basis and where appropriate.
• To report to the Self-Harm development worker.
Employee Specification – Mental Health Homelessness Project Worker (Young People)
Education/ Qualifications/ Training Essential
• Good Level of educational attainment
Desirable
• SVQ3 or equivalent
Experience Essential
• Experience of being in a supportive and enabling role
Desirable
• Experience of a person-centered approach
• Experience of working with Young People in the mental health field
Skills and attributes Essential
• Good interpersonal and team-working skills
• Ability and willingness to reflect on work practice and be open to constructive feedback
• Ability to work in an enabling and creative way
• Ability to manage stress and to plan and prioritise workload
Personal qualities Essential
• Maturity, Integrity, Sense of humour, Sensitivity, Patience, Energy/drive, Enthusiasm, Flexibility, Reliability, Non-judgmental, Respectful
Values and attitudes Essential
• Commitment to putting Penumbra’s values into practice
Other requirements Essential
• Proven ability to deal with matters on a confidential basis
• Ability to work flexibly and be on call
• Willingness and flexibility to work within different models of support
• Commitment to Equal Opportunities and ability to implement policy as it relates to Service Provision
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 please Click
Here
For our recruitment monitoring form please Click
Here
For a company application pack, you can:
• E-mail samantha.knight@penumbra.org.uk
• Call Samantha on 0131 475 2570
Closing Date: Friday 13th August 2010
Interviews: 24th August 2010
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