Mental Health Officer - STR07465

Job Description

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Stirling Council are looking to recruit an experienced mental health officer to a busy and supportive mental health team in Stirling City Centre.

We welcome applications from suitably qualified individuals who are looking for an opportunity to join our busy, integrated, Community Mental Health Team and make a positive difference to the lives of the people in our area accessing services.

This post covers both urban and rural Stirling areas. The post holder will undertake statutory MHO duties under the Mental Health, Adults with Incapacity and Criminal Justice Acts and should have excellent communication skills, a sound knowledge of relevant legislation and strong person centred assessment and practice skills alongside an understanding of social welfare and social justice issues.

In return we can offer you a positive professional working experience with a commitment to continuous professional development, training and support. The essential criteria for this post is a degree in Social work, registration with the SSSC and a postgraduate qualification in Mental Health Officer Studies.

The Benefits

• 30 days annual leave plus 7 public holidays (rising to 35 after 5 years continuous service
• Flexible working including hybrid office/work from home arrangements. Our colleagues are encouraged to work flexibly as we know that busy lives don’t always fit around a traditional working pattern, if you need flexibility to complete your role just let us know and we will do our upmost to help you to invest in your career with us while balancing other aspects of your life.
• Biennial incremental progression until top of your payscale is reached
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme. For further details visit https://www.scotlgpsmember.org/about-the-lgps/
• Up to 6 months full sick pay and 6 months half pay dependent on length of service
• Carers Leave
• Up to 4 weeks paid Paternity Leave
• Access to Health & Wellbeing support
• Ongoing opportunities for Learning & Development
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Lift share Scheme
• Car Lease Scheme
• Technology Benefit Scheme

Requirements

The successful candidate will be required to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG) for children and adults. If your application is progressed after the interview, you will be invited to complete the form and have your details verified.

If you’ve got the right skills for the job we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age (restrictions apply to Modern Apprenticeships), disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race.