Wellbeing Practitioner – Relief (Group Delivery)

Role Purpose

We’re looking for a committed, proactive and enthusiastic person to join us as a relief worker. As a relief practitioner, you will work with colleagues across departments to support facilitate our group support offer, to cover staff absence and annual leave. Flexibility to work various shifts within the week, sometimes on short notice, is essential for this role.

After three months in post covering group support across our departments, you will be supported to learn more about other services in BDC Mind, with a view to accessing additional relief opportunities. This could be with our 1-1 support services, telephone services or Children and Young People services.

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Person Specification

BDC Mind is committed to promoting mental health awareness, reducing stigma, and improving the quality of life for people with mental health challenges. We value diversity, inclusion and lived experiences when recruiting our staff and volunteers.

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Qualifications

Essential:

• Evidence of ongoing professional development

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​Experience

Essential:

• Experience supporting adults within a mental health, social care or other relevant setting
• Experience in managing challenging situations, and recognising and responding to safeguarding concerns
• Experience of using an electronic recording system for service member details

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​Skills and Abilities

Essential:

• Excellent proven communication and organisational skills, including an ability to encourage and engage people in ways to make positive changes in their lives
• Ability to uphold professional boundaries at all times
• Ability to work as part of a team and support colleagues across services
• Ability to use initiative and be proactive
• Ability to complete relevant administrative tasks, such as group bookings, case studies, case notes and incident forms
• Excellent IT skills, including use of Microsoft Packages

​Desirable:

• Ability to develop new resources for group support sessions

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​Knowledge

Essential:

• Understanding of the key issues within mental health, and the potential challenges that people may face
• Knowledge of risk management and health and safety issues
• Understanding of safeguarding and good practice
• Understanding of confidentiality and data protection

• Experience facilitating group settings and managing group dynamics
• Experience planning and delivering sessions and activities focused around wellbeing

Desirable:

• Awareness and knowledge of Severe Mental Illness (SMI)
• Knowledge of other relevant health & social care organisations across the Bradford District & Craven

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Attitude and Personal Attributes 

Essential:

• Committed to supporting people in a person-centred and non-judgemental way
• Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion
• A positive, professional and passionate attitude
• Flexibility and the ability to adapt to changes
• Willingness to attend team meetings, gather client feedback and contribute towards case studies
• A commitment to BDC Mind’s Values
• Willingness to travel across the district if required
• Flexibility to work various shifts within the week, sometimes at short notice

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