Relief Mental Health & Wellbeing Worker (Peer) - Western Isles (Lewis & Harris)
| Posting date: | 13 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £13.45 to £13.45 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 03 June 2024 |
| Location: | Stornoway, Western Isles |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Penumbra Mental Health |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Relief Mental Health & Wellbeing Worker (Peer)
Location: Western Isles Services (Lewis & Harris)
Pay: £12 plus £1.45 holiday pay = £13.45 p/h
Relief – hours as required
If you’re looking for a rewarding career and to work within an inspirational team that really does make a difference, this is your opportunity to join our Western Isles service.
This service will provide a response for people who have been bereaved and need additional support. The post-holder will work within a team of Practitioners that will provide early advice and assistance to individuals who are bereaved in the Lewis & Harris community, as well as support people with mild to moderate mental health issues.
This is a unique role where empathy, good listening skills, the ability to gain trust quickly and build a therapeutic relationship are essential.
Driving license and access to car essential. Gaelic speaker desirable but not essential.
We want you to grow and thrive! We will support you on your own career path; developing new skills, accessing formal and informal learning experiences and providing opportunities to put your continual learning into practice.
As a mental health charity, we really value the wellbeing of our staff. That’s why we want you to know that you’ll be joining a friendly team, who will give you a supportive environment to help you thrive in your role, including all the training you need to feel confident and equipped.
We can offer you a tonne of employee benefits, and we can promise you’ll be inspired by some pretty amazing humans every single day. We will support you on your own career path; developing new skills, accessing formal and informal learning experiences and providing opportunities to put your continual progress into practice.
For more information, including full job description and application/interview guidance, please download our recruitment pack.
We cannot consider CV’s – all applications should go through the application process on our website. Only applications completed through our website will be considered. If you are unable to complete an online application, please contact us at recruitment@penumbra.org.uk and we can arrange for a paper copy to be sent out to you.
Please note that unfortunately we cannot offer visa sponsorship. We can only accept applications from applicants who currently have the legal right to work in the UK, or applicants who have already have an application in progress to obtain the legal right to work in the UK.
Updates and responses to applications will come from our recruitment system. These emails may go into your spam inbox so please check frequently for any updates on your application. To avoid this happening please add “Penumbra Careers” – recruitment@penumbra.org.uk to your contact list. You can also check the status of your application by logging into the careers portal. If you have not had any update on your application, please contact us at recruitment@penumbra.org.uk.
Penumbra is committed to supporting candidates with disabilities, neurodiverse candidates, and candidates with mental health conditions throughout the recruitment process. We will make any reasonable adjustments required to ensure a fair and inclusive process for all. If you think you require reasonable adjustments, please don’t hesitate to contact us at recruitment@penumbra.org.uk.
Location: Western Isles Services (Lewis & Harris)
Pay: £12 plus £1.45 holiday pay = £13.45 p/h
Relief – hours as required
If you’re looking for a rewarding career and to work within an inspirational team that really does make a difference, this is your opportunity to join our Western Isles service.
This service will provide a response for people who have been bereaved and need additional support. The post-holder will work within a team of Practitioners that will provide early advice and assistance to individuals who are bereaved in the Lewis & Harris community, as well as support people with mild to moderate mental health issues.
This is a unique role where empathy, good listening skills, the ability to gain trust quickly and build a therapeutic relationship are essential.
Driving license and access to car essential. Gaelic speaker desirable but not essential.
We want you to grow and thrive! We will support you on your own career path; developing new skills, accessing formal and informal learning experiences and providing opportunities to put your continual learning into practice.
As a mental health charity, we really value the wellbeing of our staff. That’s why we want you to know that you’ll be joining a friendly team, who will give you a supportive environment to help you thrive in your role, including all the training you need to feel confident and equipped.
We can offer you a tonne of employee benefits, and we can promise you’ll be inspired by some pretty amazing humans every single day. We will support you on your own career path; developing new skills, accessing formal and informal learning experiences and providing opportunities to put your continual progress into practice.
For more information, including full job description and application/interview guidance, please download our recruitment pack.
We cannot consider CV’s – all applications should go through the application process on our website. Only applications completed through our website will be considered. If you are unable to complete an online application, please contact us at recruitment@penumbra.org.uk and we can arrange for a paper copy to be sent out to you.
Please note that unfortunately we cannot offer visa sponsorship. We can only accept applications from applicants who currently have the legal right to work in the UK, or applicants who have already have an application in progress to obtain the legal right to work in the UK.
Updates and responses to applications will come from our recruitment system. These emails may go into your spam inbox so please check frequently for any updates on your application. To avoid this happening please add “Penumbra Careers” – recruitment@penumbra.org.uk to your contact list. You can also check the status of your application by logging into the careers portal. If you have not had any update on your application, please contact us at recruitment@penumbra.org.uk.
Penumbra is committed to supporting candidates with disabilities, neurodiverse candidates, and candidates with mental health conditions throughout the recruitment process. We will make any reasonable adjustments required to ensure a fair and inclusive process for all. If you think you require reasonable adjustments, please don’t hesitate to contact us at recruitment@penumbra.org.uk.