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Job description

Title: Project Worker Location: Ballymisert Department: Mental Health & Addiction Services Hours: 15 hours per week Make a Difference in Mental Health Support. Are you looking for a rewarding role where you can support people to live with dignity and realise their full potential? At Inspire our mental health services focus on inclusion by providing recovery based support in communities. Ballymisert, is home to 21 people and the Inspire team provide 24-hour person-centred support to help them live independently, build resilience, and develop life skills in a supportive environment. What Makes Ballymisert Special? Ballymisert is a modern service in Belfast, consisting of 17 single flats and one shared house. The service is recovery-focused, supporting people progress towards independent living at their own pace. Here, staff don’t just provide support they empower individuals to take control of their lives. Some of the key activities and experiences that make our service unique include: Life skills development - cooking, budgeting, tenancy support. Social & recreational activities - walking groups, games nights, movie nights, themed food nights. Community outings - Some of our recent outings have included Titanic Belfast & Belmont Road trips. Emotional and mental health support - working alongside statutory mental health professionals, care managers, annual care reviews. Who We’re Looking For: People-focused, reliable, and passionate about supporting those with mental health conditions. Able to motivate service users even on tough days. Great team players, able to work collaboratively but also use initiative. Strong communicators, with emotional intelligence and problem-solving skills. Check out the personnel spec for the role to review our experience and requirements details.

Responsibilities

• Develop & maintain a trusting & professional relationship with Service Users and act in a supportive & empathetic manner towards them
• Contribute to & help maintain a harmonious and therapeutic environment
• Support Service Users to manage their Mental health, physical health and wellbeing through the development, implementation and monitoring of individual wellbeing and safety management plans
• Actively encourage the involvement of Service Users in all aspects of decision making, be sensitive and seek solutions to difficulties encountered by them.
• Support service users with daily living skills, medication management, and tenancy support.
• Encourage participation in activities and social outings to promote well-being.
• Provide emotional and practical support to individuals as they work towards greater independence.
• Assist with appointments, shopping, and budgeting support.
• Work alongside a team of 15, including a manager, senior support workers, sleepover staff, and project workers.
• Take the lead during shifts in the absence of management.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• To be flexible as the role will involve working on a rota/shift basis in Supported Housing. Shifts will include early shifts, late shifts, night shifts, weekend and/or night cover as required to meet the needs of the scheme.
• Be educated to QCF/NVQ Level 2, or equivalent, in a related subject e.g. Care and 6 months paid experience supporting people within a health and social care setting.
• Or a minimum of 12 months paid experience supporting people within a health and social care setting.
• Have proven experience of motivating, supporting and mentoring Service Users.
• Experience of maintaining service user and agency records.
• Working knowledge of using IT systems.

Further Information

Why Join Us? A friendly, welcoming team where staff stay long-term because they love the work Comprehensive induction & shadowing with a six-month probation period Regular supervision & 1:1 support to help you settle in The small wins make your day, every step forward for a service user is a shared success