24 Oct
Greater Manchester Mental Health
Greater Manchester
Job description
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
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
Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.
The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve,
and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities.
If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we’d love to hear from you.
Sponsorship will be offered for eligible roles that meet the salary requirements. Please review guidance from the UK Government .
Please note, most health and care jobs must have a salary of at least £23,300, and other eligible jobs may require have a salary of £38,700 or higher, depending on your individual circumstances.
Do you have experience outside the NHS?
We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience,
to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.
We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment.
▶️ Community Engagement Worker
🖊️ Greater Manchester Mental Health
📍 Greater Manchester