Jd-Peaceplus-H&Wb Caseworker Mid-Ulster

Job Title:

Health & Wellbeing Caseworker - Mid Ulster/Armagh

Organisation:
South East Fermanagh Foundation (SEFF)

Location:

Mid Ulster/Armagh (TBC)

Salary: NJC Scale 6 Pt 21 - £32,115 gross per annum

Hours:

37.5 hours or a job share would be considered

Reports to:

Health & Wellbeing Caseworker Coordinator

The PEACEPLUS Programme is a unique cross‑border structural funding programme aimed at reinforcing progress towards a peaceful, stable, and prosperous society in Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland. PEACEPLUS has been designed to build upon the achievements of the previous PEACE IV programme. The PEACEPLUS Programme is supported by the European Union, the UK Government, the Northern Ireland Executive, and the Irish Government.

It is managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB). PEACEPLUS comprises six themes, which are outlined below.

VSS is delighted to have been named as the Lead Partner for Theme 4 (Investment Area 3 – ‘Victims and Survivors’) of the new PEACEPLUS Programme.

Investment Area 3 (Victims and Survivors) of Theme 4 (Healthy and Inclusive Communities) aims to further build on the health and wellbeing support and services delivered to victims and survivors of the Troubles/conflict as part of our previous PEACE IV project.

The Health & Wellbeing Caseworker will work directly with individual victims and survivors and their families in a pro‑active and innovative way to facilitate engagement with services and activities within the statutory, community and voluntary sector in keeping with their needs.

• Proactively and innovatively engage with vulnerable and marginalised individuals.
• Keep up to date with relevant statutory, private and voluntary sector services available to victims and survivors and their families and work to ensure pathways are seamless, responsive and mitigate against duplication of services.
• Identify any barriers to victims and survivors accessing the care and support they need and work with the individual and relevant agencies to remove or mitigate any adverse effect such barriers may pose.
• The first point of contact for stakeholder enquiries, liaising with other agencies in a professional manner, ensuring that complex and sensitive information is communicated with empathy and reassurance and within the boundaries of Data Protection legislation.
• Advocate on behalf of and if necessary accompany individuals to services/appointments/activities where low confidence, low motivation and diminished trust may have left them isolated and marginalised.
• Facilitate the process for victims and survivors to access personalised support e.g. one‑to‑one literacy tutoring or a physical activity of choice.
• Introduce victims and survivors and their families to shared spaces and services.
• Support the work of The Regional Trauma Network and contribute to running joint courses and projects for the betterment of victims/survivors (between Health and SEFF).
• Deliver the service for the benefit of the memberships attached to partner groups, as advised by Line Management/Director.
• Feed into the Clinical and H+WB oversight structure for the service.
• Support the wider H+WB services of the SEFF organisation.
• Contribute towards the management, prioritisation and delivery of SEFF’s Complementary Therapies service.

• Ensure adequate and appropriate record keeping and that relevant databases are updated on a regular basis.
• Record, monitor and evaluate client progress according to measurable goals described in their individual support plan.
• Ensure that all support plans, records and associated processes are maintained to the standard required for auditing and monitoring and evaluation by VSS.
• Manage the security/processing of sensitive and confidential client information in keeping with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.
• Report any risks, issues and/or concerns to the Lead Health & Wellbeing Caseworker.
• Actively encourage participation of victims and survivors and their families in reviewing and modernising current services and in service development.
• Pro…