Mental Health Pathways Coordinator - #64981

Creative Support is a thriving and progressive national charity, with a passion for delivering high quality, person centred and meaningful services which promote the personal development of the people who use our services.

We are looking for a warm, approachable and motivated individual to work alongside our Service Manager and Community Links and Assessment Co-ordinator to provide an outcome-focused support service for people over the age of 18 who are identified as being ready to move on from hospital, residential and other supported settings. Priority will be given to people subject to CPA/Section 117 and those who are experiencing delayed discharge.

The purpose of this role is to work to source and secure accommodation on behalf of the individuals referred, working with the individual, a range of mental health professionals and a number of housing providers, both social and private to ensure the best outcome for the service users supported.

You will provide advice and guidance as to the range of possible housing and support options including support to locate and resettle into an independent tenancy with support from the Mental Health Floating Support Service, who will then provide a programme of planned support to continue to sustain tenancies.

To ensure this is achieved in a timely fashion, you will help to shape pathways between mental health care providers (in-patient and community) local housing providers (both social and private and non-statutory organisations for individuals who have been identified as at a being stage in their recovery where they can sustain an independent tenancy. You will be required to have a good understanding of the local housing provision and work to create capacity for those you are supporting to be housed suitably, in an area where housing options are limited. This will require you to be creative and to create good partnership working with a range of providers.

Benefits Of Working With Creative Support

• Free 24/7 counselling and employee support programme
• Competitive pay and a pension with company contribution, plus 33 days annual leave for Support Coordinators
• Company paid enhanced DBS for all staff
• All our staff are supported 24/7 by our out of hours teams
• Support to apply for blue light discount card
  
  

Creative Support is a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer, who have recently received Investors in People Gold award. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures, however we can only accept fully completed applications from those located in and eligible to work within the UK - Please be aware we are currently at full capacity with our Visa Sponsor Licenses, therefore we are not accepting applicants who are seeking sponsorship.

We are also not accepting applicants who are currently on a Skilled Worker Visa, seeking secondary employment, as we are unable to actively track the hours worked with the primary sponsor.

We will be interviewing for this role as suitable applications are received and may close this role before the closing date upon a successful candidate being appointed. We do not notify unsuccessful candidates of their outcome at application stage, previously unsuccessful applicants must wait six months before reapplying.

Application Instructions

In order to apply, please read the job description and then complete the online application form using the links above.

You can also download a copy of our application form using the links above. Completed Application Forms must be submitted to our Head Office address (below) or emailed to to be considered for the vacancy. If you have not received a response to your application within 10 working days of the closing date please accept this as notification of an unsuccessful application. Unsuccessful applicants must wait 6 months before reapplying.

If you require any advice on completing your application form, please call us on 0161 236 0829.

Recruitment Department, Creative Support Ltd, Wellington House, 131 Wellington Road South, Stockport, SK1 3TS