Job title and organisation: Specialist Mental Health Worker - BID Services
Salary: £25,446 pro rata per annum
Hours: 30 per week
Contract: Fixed term until March 2027
Location: Leeds
Closing Date: Tuesday 16 December 2025
We are looking for a Specialist Mental Health Worker to join our Leeds Sensory Service. This role is 30 hours per week providing one to one and group activities to improve sensory impaired people’s mental health.
The role includes the following duties:
- To be able to communicate effectively with service users who are profoundly Deaf sign language users, hard of hearing or those who are visually impaired or deafblind.
- To establish respectful, sensitive, professional relationships with service users, demonstrating awareness of the issues faced
- To complete assessment, support plans and risk assessments with service users
Some of the key skills and experience required for this role are:
- To have Mental health assessment skills including risk assessment and support plan
- To have the ability to provide emotional and practical support
- Experience of facilitating group, peer and self-advocacy sessions in the community.
To apply for this role, you can email your CV to us with a supporting statement, apply online or complete our application form and email this to us.
For more information:
Current vacancies - BID Services
The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.
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