Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner - Glasgow ARBD

Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner

Location: Glasgow ARBD

Salary: £24,374 - £25,687 per annum (£12.50 - £13.17 p/h equivalent)

Full time – Permanent

At Penumbra, we strive to create a culture and environment where people feel valued

and inspired to reach their own personal goals. Our fundamental priority is to

provide support which is safe and promotes recovery, social inclusion and

citizenship for people with mental health challenges.

We recognise that the people we support have skills and experience that can bring

about positive changes for themselves. Through an ethos of inclusion, equality and

fairness, our staff are committed to promoting good mental health and wellbeing for

people using our services.

Our ARBD supported accommodation is based in Bardowie Street in Glasgow’s

Possilpark, and is an assessment centre for people who have been diagnosed with

ARBD or possible ARBD. We provide a safe and positive environment in which

people can develop the life skills and confidence to actively move towards and

define their recovery.

The service provides bespoke and proactive support to identify and address the

individual’s needs, placing them at the heart of their support. With an emphasis on

independence and empowerment, people are helped to move toward self-identified

goals. While there is an element of collaborative group work, this is at all times

focussed on improving self-esteem and addressing issues such loneliness, social

exclusion and addiction in a supportive peer environment.

You will be passionate about working in a person-centred way with adults from a

variety of backgrounds, and with a range of challenges. With a strong interest in

people and a commitment to helping others, you will strive to make a positive impact

on people’s lives and tailor support to enable people to fulfil their best potential.

A day in the life of a Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner…

A practitioner’s job is challenging but very rewarding, as you don’t only have the privilege to be part of and witness the development and recovery of the residents in your care but also the development of the team and individual workers you supervise.

Practitioners job is to ensure that the team are supporting the residents following the values and ethos of the organisation. As well as ensure that robust care plans are implemented and followed.

Practitioners train new workers re medication support according to the individual plan while following policy guidelines

Practitioners also provide support and supervision in line with organisational policy to several of the workers and will receive the relevant training and qualification required by the SSSC and Care Inspectorate.

Practitioners’ complete audits of the resident’s support plans to ensure that the quality of the support plans meet the standards required by the organisation.

As a practitioner in a service where no day is the same, it is important to be able to prioritise and delegate tasks, but it is also equally as important to make the environment both positive and welcoming for residents and the team.

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.