Mental Health Supported Housing Case Worker

This role is based within Platfform’s Supported Housing scheme within the Vale of Glamorgan. The scheme is provides tenancy related support to persons with complex and/or enduring mental health needs as evident either through their support history, because they are under the care of secondary mental health services, or both.

The successful candidate will provide a range of social, emotional and practical support to people with mental health and associated problems impacting their ability to maintain a stable tenancy, through semi-independent living. The support will be expected to be within commissioner’s guidelines i.e. the Supporting People Framework, and in line with Platfform’s value base.

The role holder will be expected to provide support and mentoring to Support Workers in the development of individual support plans (ISPs) and risk assessments (RAs), as well as take lead during crisis support.

Compliance with and maintenance of all necessary administrative and reporting systems will be required.

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We work with people experiencing challenges with their mental health, and with communities who want to create a greater sense of wellbeing in the places that they live. Through our projects, we work with thousands of people each year.

We believe that long-lasting wellbeing comes about by understanding how lives can be shaped by traumatic experiences, identifying people’s strengths and focussing on healing. We know we can’t ‘fix’ people, but we can walk alongside people and help where we can on their journey.

We try hard to make Platfform a great place to work, we live our values and mission in everything that we do.