Solace Café Service Coordinator
Crisis Resolution Services, Galway

1x Part Time, on a 24 month Specified Purpose Contract, working 25 hours per week per week.

The salary for this post is analogous with HSE 2020 Salary Scale plus 8%, in line with October 2023 WRC agreement on Section 39 Pay.
In line with HSE Grade V, Point 1, €43,628 (plus the 8%).
The Salary for the post will be €47,118 (inclusive 8%) pro rata.
The salary for the position has been set at a level that incorporates any allowances for unsociable or out of hours working.

PLEASE QUOTE REFERENCE NUMBER JOB REFERENCE NO 2024-018 WITH YOUR APPLICATION.

EMAIL ONLY PLEASE.

Crisis Cafés/Solace Cafés provide out-of-hours access to mental health services for adults in a café style/non-clinical safe environment through, peer support, crisis intervention and recovery-based supports and services. The café service supports individuals and their family members/carers experiencing mental health distress to draw on their strengths, resilience, and coping mechanisms to manage their mental health and wellbeing. Attendees can access coping strategies, one to one peer support, psychosocial and recovery supports provided by paid core staff, assisted by a team of appropriately trained peer connectors, working on a pro-rata basis. Those who attend will be signposted to relevant mental health and wellbeing services and community supports as required.

Objectives:

• To increase access to support for people experiencing, mental health distress or are experiencing a crisis by providing clear supports and an effective pathway to services provided by the HSE and other community supports.
• To provide an alternative care pathway for individuals in times of mental health distress to support better outcomes for café customers.
• To offer a supportive, calm, safe and reassuring environment for people experiencing or in recovery from a period of mental health distress that is responsive to the individual needs of people attending.
• To provide a responsive and tailored approach to support the improvement of the mental health and wellbeing of people using the service.
• To support individuals, their family, carers, and supporters on their recovery journey.

Purpose of the Post:

This is a role for in person with personal experience of mental health recovery. The Solace Café Service will support the Solace Café Operations Manager with the planning and operational functions of the Café and providing oversight on the day-to-day operation of the crisis café and the provision of quality peer support services.

The Solace Café Service Coordinator will provide leadership on shifts across the service and will supervise designated peer connector staff. The Solace Café Service will work alongside peer support staff to ensure services are of the highest quality and support the continued growth and development of the service.

How to apply:

To apply for this position, please submit a cover letter setting out your reasons for applying for the position along with your Curriculum Vitae to recruitment@mentalhealthireland.ie

Download the full Job Description from the Mental Health Ireland website.

Closing date for applications is 12 noon on 9th August 2024. Applications received outside this time will not be considered. Applications received outside this time with not be considered. Shortlisting will be carried out based on the information received in your CV and letter of application.

Interviews will be held on week commencing 19th August 2024.

For informal enquiries, please contact Maria McGoldrick contact details are maria.mcgoldrick@hse.ie

Please ensure to include the relevant Job Reference Number 2024-018 in your letter of application and CV.