STaR Worker

Job overview

Whilst we welcome all applications from all suitable candidates, unfortunately, we will not be offering sponsorship for this role.

Job Summary: • To work as part of a team which provides mental health services. • To focus directly the on the needs of service users requiring accommodation solutions using the Support Time and Recovery Model. • To work across service and/or care group boundaries as necessary. • To work closely in association with the Team Leader, other senior staff and other agencies, to help maximise the quality and quantity of STR services within available resources. • To work within the Care Programme Approach / Care Management process with a focus on Recovery Principles. • To provide support, give time and thus promote recovery.

Main duties of the job

• To provide support, give time to an allocated group of service users and thus promote their recovery and promote their place in the broader community. • To contribute towards the management of a team of STR workers, by leading on clearly identified, appropriate day to day team management tasks. • Responsible for providing support to the care co-ordinator, in the implementation of a recovery focussed care plan for an allocated number of individual service users. • To ensure that service users engage beneficially with the agreed Care Plan and access appropriate services provided on a regular and consistent basis. • To positively promote independent living of service users within community.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the role and responsibilities for this vacancy please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification documents attached.