Mental Health Outreach Worker

Role Overview & Responsibilities

Funded by Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and working in partnership with Alzheimer’s Society, Burton and District Mind will provide an Outreach Service to support and encourage older adults (over 65) those at risk of Serious Mental Illness (SMI) within Underrepresented Community Groups, working in partnership with the Mental Health Teams within the Trust across the six districts of southern Staffordshire.

Outreach Workers will work with the following groups in identifying people with mental health services:

• Eastern European & South East Asian communities
• Asylum Seekers
• Co-occurring Substance Misuse
• LGBTQ+
• Travelling Communities
• Ex-offenders

Outreach Workers will provide a sensitive and informed approach to community engagement, building trusted relationships through networking with individuals, community groups and voluntary sector organisations.

Outreach Workers will coproduce recovery plans which will include access to MPFT’s Social and Community Hub (formally Access Team) for mental health assessments and further support, providing warm introductions and sustained support where required.

Salary at £20,872-22,143 (to be confirmed), 35 hours a week. Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm
Based at Burton on Trent and working from home. Must be Car Driver and willing to travel.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 9am Monday 24 April 2023

For informal conversation about any of these roles, please call Burton and District Mind on 01283 566696 and ask for Keri Lawrence, Development and Sustainability Officer.
Burton and District Mind is an Equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and difference. We welcome applicants from all sections of the community, particularly under-represented groups and people with lived experience of mental distress. This post is subject to a criminal records check with the disclosure and barring service. Registered Charity 1140492 / Company Limited by guarantee 7438326

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £20,872.00-£22,143.00 per year

Benefits:

• On-site parking

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Burton-On-Trent: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Experience:

• supporting people with mental health: 1 year (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Burton-On-Trent

Application deadline: 17/04/2023
Reference ID: MHOW1