Position Title: Mental Health Worker (Crosscare Links and Advice Network)

The Employer:

Crosscare delivers services with a servant leadership ethos. Crosscare’s Homeless, Youth, Information and Advocacy Teams support those most in need with Love, Respect and Excellence.

Crosscare exists to support individual and families when they face difficult challenges in life and when they find it hard to get the help they need. Crosscare focuses on helping people when they need it most or when they can’t find support anywhere else.

Location: Crosscare, St Mary’s, Dublin 7.
Work Schedule: Full Time Position (38.5 hours per week)
Contract: 1 year fixed term
Salary: 36.513€
Reporting to: Project leader/Coordinator

The Role:

The aim is to support people moving from Homeless services into independent living. To promote a peer led approach to tenancy sustainment and to focus on mental health and overall well being.

General Responsibilities:

• Mental Health Worker to provide housing related support to adults moving out of homelessness e.g. social welfare, tenant’s rights and responsibilities, connection with the community and building support networks.
• Case management of clients from referral stage through assessment, development of individual plans, matching with peer volunteers and connections within the community.
• Liaising with landlords, local authorities and approved housing body staff to resolve tenancy issues.
• Assist in funding applications and raise funds for social events and CLAN Activities Program.
• Assist with the distribution of support packages for clients
• Maintaining current programs and developing new programs within CLAN eg: Independent Living Skills, Tenant’s rights training, Social Club.
• Establish new programs as may be required within the area
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with other support services in the community.
• To support Clients Involvement activities in Homeless Services.
• To promote CLAN in Homeless Services by attending team meetings, resident meetings and managers meetings.
• To provide interventions to individuals and groups that promotes positive mental health.
• To make referrals to appropriate services, where necessary make visits, this may include hospital etc.….
• To work within the ethos and values of Crosscare
• To attend training relevant to the work
• To carry out any other duties assigned by your line manager, coordinator

Essential Requirements:

• Experience working with people experiencing homelessness and mental health
• A relevant QQI Level 7 or 8 Qualification: Social Care, Social Science, Community Development, Mental Health
• Be a champion for peer led services and a recovery framework.

Personal attributes:

• Strong sense of social justice
• Understanding of homelessness and its associated issues
• Good understanding of tenant’s rights and responsibilities
• Good understanding of social welfare system
• Excellent communication skills
• Demonstrate empathy and understanding
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Creativity & innovation
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Excellent organisational, time management & record keeping skills
• Excellent report writing skills
• Excellent facilitation and group work skills

Desirable

• Full, Clean Driving Licence.

Benefits:

• Competitive salaries
• Generous annual leave
• Additional leave for long service
• Training and Development Programmes
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Digital Doctor Service
• Competitive pension plan
• Bike to Work Scheme

In Crosscare, we approach our work with an attitude of service, showing love, care and kindness in all interactions with others. We treat people with a level of respect they will remember long after our service and support have been received. We strive for excellence in everything we do. Our clients, young people and service users deserve it.

Crosscare is registered with the Charities Regulator (RCN: 20169084) and the Revenue Commissioners (CHY-6262) Crosscare is the Social Care Agency of the Archdiocese of Dublin.

Detailed information on all aspects of our work is available at www.crosscare.ie

Application Process: 

To apply, please upload a comprehensive CV and letter of application (one document) detailing your suitability for the role to the link provided.

Closing date for applications is Thursday 2nd of May 2024.

Interviews will be held on Thursday 9th May 2024

APPLY NOW

Crosscare is an equal opportunities employer
Garda Vetting will apply to this role