Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health & Wellbeing
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Happy to discuss flexible working)
- Job ref
- 437-6280498
- Employer
- Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Greater Manchester
- Town
- Greater Manchester
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Community Engagement Worker
Band 3
Job overview
An exciting opportunity to be part of the Greater Manchester Liaison and Diversion Team as a Community Engagement Worker.
The role of Community Engagement Worker has been developed specifically for people who have lived experience of vulnerabilities including: mental health / substance misuse / learning difficulties / neurodiversity / homelessness / Criminal Justice System (as examples) to support others who may benefit from community support into access of such, in addition to other treatment and interventions.
The Community Engagement Worker will act as an advocate, will agree goals with the client and support to access relevant services, will provide emotional and practical support.
Through using wisdom from your own experiences, you will inspire hope and belief that living well is possible in others and will use your skills to support access to services to do this.
Main duties of the job
- Community based support, working across the Greater Manchester footprint.
- Support and promote recovery from vulnerabilities and challenges as a user led concept.
- To work as an advocate.
- Working closely with the Criminal Justice Services and Voluntary sector.
- Referral into and signpost onto appropriate support services in local community.
Working for our organisation
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and Person Specification for full details
- Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and
- Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discount
Person specification
Education GSCE Maths and English
Essential criteria
- Grades C-E or Level 1 as minimum
IT competency
Essential criteria
- MS Office, Outlook, Word
Lived Experience
Essential criteria
- relevant lived experience of vulnerabilities eg. MH/SMU/Homelessness/CJS/Neurodiversity
Experience of support work
Essential criteria
- Support work experience (volunteering or paid)
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Criminal Justice System lived/professional experience
Partnership working
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in tandem with support services eg. ASC, Probation, Drug and Alcohol services
Skills
Desirable criteria
- experience or study of using communication methods such as active listening, rapport building, motivational interviewing
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Charlene Howarth
- Job title
- Senior Practitioner
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07385428078
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