21 Oct
Hestia Housing Support
London
**_We are Hestia. We make a difference._**
At Hestia, we are guided by our core values and are dedicated to fostering an
equitable, diverse, and inclusive organisation. We provide a range of
services, including Domestic Abuse support, Modern Slavery assistance, Mental
Health & Complex Needs care, and Criminal Justice. Our mission is to empower
individuals to rebuild their lives and achieve independence.
**The service you will work in….**
The Grove Outreach service enables Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea
residents to avoid, and in particular to reduce the need for, prolonged
hospital admissions and long-term dependency on mental health services. We
promote recovery and prevent social exclusion among service users with mental
health support needs. This service delivers community based, person-centred
and holistic support to service users who are aged over 18, who have a severe
andor enduring mental health needs and living in the Royal Borough of
Kensington and Chelsea.
A vibrant and busy service which supports adults with enduring mental health
support needs who live in Kensington and Chelsea. We provide a weekly range of
activities including creative activities like art and pottery and discussion
groups like our relationship group. It is a rewarding service where we work in
coproduction with our service users and work to increase their independence
and combat isolation.
**A day in this role looks like….**
As a Senior Group Facilitator**** at Hestia, you will play a crucial role in
our Integrated Mental Health Service. Your contributions will directly
influence the lives of our service users, guiding them towards a path of
empowerment and independence.
A day will never look the same and some of the things you can expect to dobe
responsible for are:
* To be responsible for the support and well-being of a group of key service users allocated from across the team using holistic, person-centred support planning with SMART targets and the recovery star using the recovery approach to enable them to increase independence, maintain their accommodation and enjoy a good quality of life.
* To visit service users for support sessions within their homes or appropriate community locations.
* To devise effective interventions for service users who are ‘hard to engage.
* To enable the service users to access medical services and the local community mainstream services.
* To ensure that allocated service users have a needs & risk assessment and SMART support plan; which are reviewed at agreed frequencies.
* To minimise unplanned and emergency hospital admissions for mental health relapse. To formulate, implement and review support plans with service users and associated professional participation.
* To liaise effectively with other agencies involved in the support of service users where appropriate.
* To encourage users to have on-going engagement with existing networks including faithbased groups and informal sources of support.
* To provide information and advice on benefits, housing and welfare issues to service users.
* To facilitate access to self-management programmes.
* To build strong links with community organisations and work with them to support wider engagement with service users.
* To work with universal services to ensure users have access to appropriate community-based facilities, promoting community cohesion.
**Why Hestia?**
Joining Hestia means more than just a job; its an opportunity to be part of
something bigger. We offer a supportive, inclusive and resolution driven work
environment where your contributions are recognised and valued. As a member of
our team, you will have the chance to grow both personally and professionally
while making a lasting impact on the lives of those we serve.
We are looking for candidates who bring a combination of passion, expertise,
and dedication to the table. To excel in this role, you should possess:
* Experience of working with people requiring support related to mental ill health and complex needs.
* Experience of delivering support to people within a communityoutreach setting.
* Ability to support service users to achieve their goals & aspirations.
* Excellent knowledge of, issues related to signs, symptoms and treatments of mental illness; ability to assess service users declining mental health and take appropriate action.
* Knowledge of health and safety relevant to the role including working within a community setting.
* Knowledge of key working, person centered support planning systems and the recovery approach.
* An understanding of equality and diversity and how it applies to the job role and the importance of promoting service users rights, privacy dignity and choice.
* Knowledge of welfare benefits entitlements appropriate to the user group.
* Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding issues and ability to address them appropriately.
**Our commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion**
Our services users come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great
people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes us stronger. We are
committed to creating and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce and
value the skills, abilities, talent and experiences, different people and
communities bring to our organisation.
**We are a disability confident employer**
Hestia is proud to be a disability confident employer, dedicated to the
employment and career development of individuals with disabilities. We offer a
guaranteed interview scheme for all applicants with disabilities who meet the
minimum criteria for the role they have applied for. We also provide
reasonable adjustments during the selection and interview process, and
throughout your employment with us.
**Safeguarding Statement**
Hestia is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults,
children and young people who are potentially at risk, and we therefore expect
all staff and volunteers to do the same. We require all staff to undertake
internal and external safeguarding training throughout their employment with
Hestia.
_We reserve the right to close this job advert early should we receive a high
volume of applications or if the position is filled before the closing date.
We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible to ensure
their application is considered_
▶️ Senior Group Facilitator (Hiring Immediately)
🖊️ Hestia Housing Support
📍 London