Crisis Support Worker – Leeds Wellbean Cafe Leeds, England
Job description
NJC Scale Points 12 – 17, starting at £24,496 pa / pro rata
Plus unsociable hours payment (on top of basic salary) of £2.00 per hour from 9.00pm – 2.00am
24.5 hours per week
This role is fixed term up to 31 March 2024, with the possibility of extension.
Touchstone is a multi-award winning mental health and wellbeing charity operating in communities across Yorkshire. Touchstone understands that we can only deliver excellence to the people we serve if the people we recruit are happy, empowered, supported to reach their potential and trusted to lead.
Leeds Crisis Cafes offer a non-clinical, listening space with the aim of diverting people, who would be better supported elsewhere, away from A&E and other crisis services.
We are seeking experienced and enthusiastic individuals to provide person-centred, trauma informed support. The post holder will assist people in acute distress, including one to one, support planning and liaising with local services.
Flexible working is a requirement of this role, to ensure effective delivery of the service.
We wish to recruit someone with lived or substantial experience of supporting people in crisis, including working with people at risk of suicide and self-harm, particularly from BME and LGBTQ+ communities.
If you would like to know more about this role, we will be holding an online information session on Wednesday 31st May at 17:30
To attend please email [email protected] for more details.
If cannot attend the information session, but would like more information, please contact [email protected]
As an employee of Touchstone, all successful applicants continually benefit from the following:
- Personal wellbeing budget
- 28 days annual leave (rising to 31 after 2 years) + 8 bank holidays (pro-rata)
- Agile working policy
- Cycle to work scheme
- Access to counselling and 24/7 confidential staff Mindful Employer helpline
- Health and wellbeing and fun organisational staff away days
- Inclusive maternity and parental policies and pay
- A full range of staff and peer support networks
- Excellent staff engagement
- Lots of learning and development opportunities
Touchstone is an equal opportunities organisation, a Trans Positive employer and applications are welcome from all sections of the community, particularly, BME and LGBTQ+ communities and/or people with disabilities who are under-represented within Touchstone. Further information can be obtained from our equal opportunities policy. Please note that we do not hold a sponsor licence and we do not intend to offer sponsorship for this particular role. You should therefore ensure that you have/will have the right to work in the UK to be able to undertake this role, if appointed, you will be required to provide relevant right to work documents at the point of an offer being made to you. Applications can be obtained by visiting www.touchstonesupport.org.ukor by e-mailing [email protected].
Applications can be obtained at https://touchstonesupport.org.uk/employment-at-touchstone/
PLEASE NOTE WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT CVs FOR THIS ROLE.
Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Part-time hours: 24.5 per week
Salary: From £24,496.00 per year
Benefits:
- Cycle to work scheme
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Sick pay
Shift:
- 8 hour shift
- Night shift
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 11/06/2023
