Assistant Project Worker

GLASGOW ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH

JOB DESCRIPTION

POST:

ASSISTANT PROJECT WORKER

ACCOUNTABLE TO:

PROJECT LEADER

REPORTS TO:                  PROJECT WORKER/TEAM COORDINATOR
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GAMH - Our Approach

Glasgow Association for Mental Health is an independent Scottish charity
that provides community based support to the people of Glasgow and
their communities. The services and opportunities we offer help people
who are recovering from mental health problems to live the lives THEY
want to live. We also support Carers, including Young Carers and
promote the equality, inclusion and human rights of people who have
been affected by mental ill health. We work with people in ways that
encourage hope (belief that recovery is possible) learning and self
confidence. We recognise that people are the experts in their own lives
and their own health. They are experts by experience and have the
right to make their own choices and decisions.

We recognise that the effects of inequality and stigma and discrimination
make recovery more difficult than it should be and undermine people’s sense
of wellbeing. As an organisation we work to ensure that both as a service
provider and as an employer, we avoid discrimination and promote fairness
and inclusion for everyone.

Purpose

The role of the Assistant Project Worker will contribute to the effective
delivery of our community based support services ensuring that they meet
key service objectives and the expressed needs of service users and carers.
The Assistant Project Worker will encourage the people we support to lead
the life they want to lead by adopting a recovery focused approach to practice
which encourages and supports people to build in confidence, self-esteem
and to increase and develop life skills to plan for their future.

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Specific Responsibilities – Service Delivery

The Assistant Project Worker will:

1.  Conduct and assist in the assessment process to establish support

needs, risk factors and service suitability

2.  Work collaboratively with the service user in order to develop an
individual support plan using agreed GAMH paperwork with the
supervision of the Project Worker.

3.  Work in partnership with the service user or carer to identify support

goals and regularly review user defined outcomes under the supervision
of a Project Worker.

4.  Facilitate opportunities for service users and carers to build networks of
support so that they are more connected with their communities and
have links with other people and resources that are important to their
health and wellbeing.

5.  Support service users to sustain their tenancies and build a sense of

home.

6.  Contribute to the support of carers by offering them information about

appropriate resources and carer support services as appropriate.

7.  Participate in and facilitate other support opportunities as directed.

Practice Development Tasks

To contribute to the team approach to plan and offer support as identified in
the Personal Support Plan. This will be done in partnership with the service
user and other stakeholders under the direction of the Project Worker.

To ensure compliance with agreed team working practices which ensure
participation of all team members and encourage effective and safe practice.

To contribute to the development, implementation and review of support
plans with service users and carers.

To work in partnership with service users and carers, key people and others
within and outside GAMH to promote service user and carer’s choice about
their support.

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To review with the service user the outcomes of agreed support and service
arrangements and to provide feedback to the Project Worker.

To work with other team members to ensure compliance with systems,
procedures and practice that support positive outcomes for service users and
carers.

To use organisational procedures to challenge poor practice and to record and
report any issues of poor and malpractice to appropriate person.

Safe Guarding

1.  Attend mandatory Safe Guarding training to promote understanding of
key Safe Guarding issues and understand and implement GAMH Adult
Protection/Child Protection policies and procedures.

2.  Promote the protection of carers including ensuring that you can

access and understand information about the legal and organisational
requirements for the protection of adults and children.

3.  Act in accordance with GAMH Safeguarding policies and procedures
that support the safeguarding of individuals from harm or abuse at all
times.

Health and Safety

Work effectively and follow lone working practices which encourage effective
and safe practice.

Ensure that you are aware of and comply with GAMH policies, procedures
and practices designed to protect the health, safety and security of all
employees.

(GDPR)General Data Protection Regulations

GAMH complies with all aspects of data protection and takes seriously its
duties, and the duties of its employees, under the General Data Protection
Regulation 2016.

The GDPR (2016) applies to personal information that is "processed". This
includes obtaining personal information, retaining and using it, allowing it to be
accessed, disclosing it and, finally, disposing of it.

The Carers Support worker will be expected to adhere to the organisations
Data Protection and Data Management Policy.

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Will ensure that records and reports are stored and shared within
confidentiality agreements and according to legal, work setting and other
agency agreements and requirements

Will ensure that records and reports are accurate, concise, objective,
understandable and legible.

Other

To take responsibility for and keep up to date with current practice and
maintain records of your own personal and professional development,
according to legal and organisational requirements.

To ensure that the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) Codes of Practice
are complied with at all times.

To participate in out-of-hours work.

To carry out any other duties and responsibilities consistent with the post as
directed by the Team Coordinator/Project Leader.

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