Senior Project Worker
Salary £ 24,500 pro rata
Golspie, Sutherland, Highland
Vacancy listed 24/01/2025
Application deadline 17/02/2025
Details
Location: Golspie, Sutherland, Highland  
Hours: 14
Salary: £24,500 pro-rata (£9,800)
Salary Band: 1.3
Contract: Permanent
Reports To: Project Manager
Disclosure & Barring Check: This post will be subject to a PVG check for working with Children and Adults.
 
 
About Us

Change Mental Health is a leading national mental health charity providing unique support to people with severe and enduring mental ill health. With over 50 years’ experience across Scotland, we believe people affected by poor mental health and illness deserve the highest quality of support in the community and that every person has the right to be valued and to share in the opportunities, challenges, and joys of everyday life. 
 
About the role

As a Senior Practitioner, you will be responsible for one-to-one support including carrying a case load for on-going work with specific individuals and for developing and reviewing personal support plans. You will work autonomously being able to judge when to refer to your Manager, and taking a lead role in developing the service. 
 
You will work closely with practitioners in a guidance and/or support and supervision role to promote good working practice and staff development. You will ensure that the resource centre provides a safe environment where people can relax, re-establish social skills and enhance quality of life. This is a role which promotes development as well as providing on-going support. 
 
You will support the Locality Manager, Service Manager and Head of Services in their roles to meet national and funder criteria. You will identify gaps in the service where they arise and implement solutions in partnership with your line manager.
 
Main Duties & Responsibilities:

·        Work closely with the Locality Manager, Service Manager and Head of Services to achieve strategic outcomes

·        Compile and review service user personal support plans ensuring outcomes are being achieved including ensuring people are connected to their community

·        Allocate and manage practitioner workloads

·        Assist in the recruitment and support of volunteers

·        Focus on ensuring continuity of service within the context of Change Mental Health values and strategic outcomes

·        Responsible in developing the Resource Centre ensuring on-going and new flexible support that strengthens peoples’ social networks

·        Ensure that careful and ongoing review systems are in place and maintained

·        Build positive working relationships with local partners to better support our service users and to promote the work of Change Mental Health

·        Collate information and prepare agency reports for line management as required

·        Contribute to Research and Development at a local level in support of National objectives to promote service improvements

·        Lead role in overseeing that all Health and Safety responsibilities within practice settings are fulfilled


Essential Criteria:

·        Educated to SVQ level 3 or have relevant experience working in health and social care 

·        Ability to work well in a team setting while also demonstrating self-motivation and independence when working autonomously

·        Exhibit a sound theory base of social care interventions including risk assessments

·        Demonstrate a personal and professional value base that is consistent with the aims and objectives of Change Mental Health 

·        Ability to apply an analytical approach to problems in order to find solutions

·        Competent in planning and reviewing development plans and taking appropriate action when needed

·        Recognise the importance of providing professional support and supervision to practitioners

·        Knowledge of Health and Social care policy in Scotland and ability to apply this to the role

·        Good I.T. skills and attention to detail, producing accurate case notes  

·        Enthusiastic to develop knowledge and skills and attend training as required
 

Desirable Criteria:

·        Experience of delivering a Registered Service and meeting SSSC requirements
 

General Duties:  

·        Act in accordance with Data Protection legislation.  Ensure all records, personal, staff and client data are managed in line with Data Management and Information Governance policies.

·        Comply with legal and regulatory requirements such as provisions set out in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974

·        As with all employees, workers and volunteers; to encourage people to join Change Mental Health as a member, donor or activist.

·        To act in accordance with the charity’s Health & Safety and Safeguarding policies and to notify a line manager promptly if there are any concerns.

·        To participate in regular supervision and appraisal and undertake any relevant training as appropriate to the role.

·        To work in accordance with the charity’s national policies and local operating procedures and those of external regulators or professional bodies.


This job profile and list of duties is not exhaustive and serves only to highlight the main requirements. The line manager may stipulate other reasonable requirements and projects commensurate with the general profile and grade of the post.

Please be aware that it is classed as an offence if you apply for this role and are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to vulnerable adults.

Benefits

• 24/7 access to an award-winning Employee Assistance Programme providing free legal, financial, and medical advice as well as support with life’s challenges.
• A 35-hour working week, enhanced sick pay & season ticket loan.
• A great work life balance with flexible and blended working environment.
• Access to purchase a Blue Light Discount Card
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Enhanced sick pay and leave entitlements.
• Generous 37 days’ holiday.
• 2 paid Mental Wellbeing days.
• Professional development including funded opportunities.

Notes

To apply please submit your CV and Cover Letter by clicking on the 'apply' button below.

Please note all applications must be received by midday on 17th February. Interviews are due to be held in the week commencing 24th February.

We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. If you consider yourself to have a disability, please inform us of any arrangements that we may make to the interview process.

You will need to register for a Scot Account to confirm your PVG membership if successful. To ensure all documentation is ready for your start date, you can register in advance here: https://account.disclosure.scot/

If you have any questions or would like an informal chat, please contact Lesley.Collins@changemh.org.

Attached documents
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Job Description Senior_Project_Worker_JD_Golspie.docx

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