Support, Time and Recovery Worker (Mental Health)

As a Support Time & Recovery Worker in the Older Adult Community Mental Health Team you will either hold a NVQ Level 2 or be prepared to work towards this, have experience in organizing and facilitating meaningful structured therapeutic activities and be passionate about working in mental health.
You will contribute to the delivery of mental health services and provide a caring and compassionate service. You will provide practical and emotional support with activities of daily living and facilitate independent living, including accessing community resources. You will be able to form positive therapeutic engaging relationships with service users and carers.
You will need to be able to independently drive to service users homes across the borough of Trafford.
About the benefits
You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where your personal and professional development will be encouraged. You will have the opportunity to work and grow in a people-centred and values based organisation that promotes a positive permission culture. Your opinions matter so you will have the opportunity to shape how we do things here at Trafford.
Trafford recognises the importance of staff wellbeing and offer a number of initiatives for staff including mindfulness, mental health first aiders, running & walking groups and health and wellbeing events.

Our great benefits include:
Pension
Home Technology Scheme
Car Lease Scheme
Cycle to Work scheme
Simply Healthcare
Employee Discount Scheme - 'Perks at Work'
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For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK - if in doubt please visit the following link Employers' right to work checklist - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Please note we are not a licenced sponsor.
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Your style and approach will reflect our values and behaviours: you will be committed to continually learning & improving the way you do things to ensure effective outcomes; valuing and respecting others' contribution, you will work together to deliver the service and quality improvements. The role requires excellent team working, and communication skills, risk management and engagement with service users and carers

About us
Trafford Council and its partners in the public, private and third sectors are embarking on a Vision which sees us working together to close inequality gaps and maximise Trafford's huge potential. Our vision is working together to build the best future for all our communities and everyone in Trafford
Trafford really is a great place to work. With a positive permission culture, we embrace innovation and encourage performance. We're keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.
Come and join our award winning Trafford Mental Health Services . We are a diverse and motivated team, with amazing managers and staff. You will be supported to develop, and have access to a number of development and opportunities, where we will support you to learn, develop and be the best you can be.
Our compassionate leaders build remarkable teams. Why not come and see for yourself, be part of #teamtrafford, and make a difference.