Description
We are recruiting a Band 4 Educational and Vocational Advisor to join our service split between two teams within the service- the Allington Centre team based in Dartford and the Forensic Outreach Liaison Service (FOLS) team based in Maidstone.
You will work with individuals who are inpatients including those on a discharge pathway as well as individuals who are in the community to develop their educational and vocational skills.
The role will focus on setting up opportunities for formal qualifications, job taster/work experience programmes and pre-vocational skills development and work with the individual to identify their personal goals in collaboration with the multidisciplinary clinical teams to identify the best way to reach those goals.
Main duties of the job
- Implement and drive the offer of City and Guilds qualifications.
- Provision of individual and small group work relating to education and vocational skills.
- Development of vocational roles / vocational skill development opportunities available to patients within the service.
- Building relationships with vocational and educational support organisations in the community.
- Building relationships with the local Recovery College and developing the role for forensic inpatients within this.
- Create skill development opportunities for patients who are going to be participating in engagement work e.g. interviewing skills, how to chair a meeting, completing applications and carrying out audits.
- Set up a Job Taster Programme for service users within the Allington Unit.
- Evaluate the outcomes of education and vocational input for the service users at the Allington Unit.
Benefits
- Competitive salary: £28,392 to £31,157 a year per annum pro rata plus High Cost Area Supplement pro rata
- Part-time position
Requirements
- NVQ 3 Level Qualification or equivalent
- Experience of working with people with mental health conditions
- Knowledge and understanding of the impact that mental ill health can have on functioning
- Understanding of the Equality Act (2010) and its correlation with supporting people with mental and/or physical health problems to remain in or return to work
- Ability to form rapport with individuals and groups
- Awareness of issues around disability discrimination and social inclusion
- Good knowledge and practice of IT skills