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Inspire Wellbeing • Full-time • Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom • £14 - £14.61 / hour • 1d ago

Title: Project Worker

Location: Ballymisert

Department: Mental Health & Addiction Services

Hours: 37H/Week

Make a Difference in Mental Health Support. Join Our Team at Ballymisert!

Are you looking for a rewarding role where you can support people to live with dignity and realise their full potential? At Inspire our mental health services focus on inclusion by providing recovery based support in communities.

Ballymisert, is home to 21 people and the Inspire team provide 24-hour person-centred support to help them live independently, build resilience, and develop life skills in a supportive environment.

What Makes Ballymisert Special?

Ballymisert is a modern service in Belfast, consisting of 17 single flats and one shared house. The service is recovery-focused, supporting people progress towards independent living at their own pace.

Here, staff don’t just provide support they empower individuals to take control of their lives. Some of the key activities and experiences that make our service unique include:
Life skills development - cooking, budgeting, tenancy support.
Social & recreational activities - walking groups, games nights, movie nights, themed food nights
Community outings – Some of our recent outings have included Titanic Belfast & Belmont Road trips
Emotional and mental health support - working alongside statutory mental health professionals, care managers, annual care reviews

What Does the Role Involve?

As a Project Worker, you will:

Support service users with daily living skills, medication management, and tenancy support
Encourage participation in activities and social outings to promote well-being
Provide emotional and practical support to individuals as they work towards greater independence
Assist with appointments, shopping, and budgeting support
Work alongside a team of 15, including a manager, senior support workers, sleepover staff, and project workers
Take the lead during shifts in the absence of management

Who We’re Looking For:

People-focused, reliable, and passionate about supporting those with mental health conditions
Resilient and adaptable, able to motivate service users even on tough days
Great team players, able to work collaboratively but also use initiative
Strong communicators, with emotional intelligence and problem-solving skills
Check out the personnel spec for the role to review our experience and requirements details

Why Join Us?

A friendly, welcoming team where staff stay long-term because they love the work
Comprehensive induction & shadowing with a six-month probation period
Regular supervision & 1:1 support to help you settle in
The small wins make your day, every step forward for a service user is a shared success

Sound Like a Good Fit?

Click Apply Now to start your journey with us. If you have questions or would like to chat to someone before applying, we’d love to hear from you.

At Inspire, we believe in people and that includes you.

Please note if successful at interview, the applicant will have to complete an enhanced disclosure check.

Following the interviews a waiting list will be created for similar posts for a nine month period.

Inspire is committed to equality of opportunity and to selection based on merit.

Our Organisation

Inspire is an all-island charity and social enterprise and our aim is wellbeing for all. We work together with people living with mental ill health, intellectual disability, autism and addictions to ensure they live with dignity and realise their full potential.

We campaign to create a society free from stigma and discrimination with a culture of compassion that focuses on people and their abilities.

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