Coventry, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Mind – CASS support worker

This role will involve you needing to work as part of a team delivering a range of support activities and targeted interventions across Coventry and Warwickshire to autistic adults/children who may have mild to moderate mental health concerns at pre/post assessment stage.

What you'll do

In this role you'll:

• Receive referrals and effectively manage contact of people in the service
• Offer direct support to autistic children/adults through a range of targeted activities
• Hold a caseload of individuals who have been identified including carrying out a comprehensive needs and risk assessment, and liaising with other professionals involved
• Offer consistent, time-limited support including a range of practical and emotional interventions as appropriate
• Ensure needs identified are being addressed through regular reviews
• Take responsibility for safeguarding issues and concerns identified involving relevant staff and other agencies where appropriate

About you

We're looking for someone with:

• A minimum of one year's experience of providing support involving mental health or wellbeing needs
• Experience, either lived or through work, of autism
• Experience of working in an organisational setting
• Experience of delivering a wide range of practical and emotional support
• Excellent communication skills: verbal, non-verbal and written
• NVQ level 2 or equivalent experience

How to apply

For more information about the role, and the benefits of working for us, click apply now at the top of this page. This will take you through to the Coventry, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Mind website.