Mental Health Support Worker

Salvation Army Homes; Exeter; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading social care provider in Exeter is looking for a Mental Health Support Worker to provide essential support to clients with mental health needs. This role involves engaging with clients through individual and group sessions to enable independent living. Candidates should possess strong communication and interpersonal skills, demonstrating resilience and a passion for making a difference. Excellent benefits include annual leave, financial bonuses, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

26 days annual leave rising to 31 days

Financial bonuses for service

High street discount scheme

Pension with life assurance

Discounted private medical insurance

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of support needs for people with complex mental health needs.
• Experience in social care, specifically mental health support.
• Ability to participate in a 24-hour shift rota system.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic recovery-focused support to clients.
• Engage clients using person-centred Support Plans.
• Support clients in accessing essential appointments and resources.

Skills

Communication

Resilience

Interpersonal skills

Problem-solving

Job description

About The Role

Excellent opportunity for Mental Health Support Workers to help provide holistic recovery-focused support to clients with mental health across the Exeter & East Devon Mental Health Services.

At Salvation Army Homes we are dedicated to providing comprehensive, good quality housing services, support and resettlement.

The Mental Health Support Worker will engaging creatively with a caseload of clients based on their identified support needs to identify and develop the skills and resources to transform their lives and enable independent living.

This will involve providing high quality support for vulnerable clients through 1:1 and group sessions and working closely with external partner agencies. The Mental Health Support Worker will be able to:

• Support and accompany clients to attend essential appointments eg related to health, debts or housing, etc
• Support and advise clients to access information on housing, health, welfare, benefits and other resources.
• Support with medication, where required
• Actively engage residents in developing the service
• Help assess potential new clients
• Liaise with external agencies etc. including Health Professionals
• Help manage any incidents or challenging behaviour
• Develop person-centred Support Plans and Risk Management Plans and keep accurate records

Please note that we currently do not have a licence for support visa sponsorship.

About You

You will have a working knowledge of the needs and support requirements of people with complex mental health needs or worked in another social care setting.

You will instinctively work in a manner that aligns fully with Salvation Army Homes delivery values and behaviours, demonstrating energy and passion, along with a positive, can do attitude in your daily contribution to transforming lives.

• You will be a great communicator, buildingtrusting and professional relationships
• Be passionate about making a difference and thrive in a fast paced environment
• Have a high level of resilience
• Empower people to develop their skills, strengths and talents
• Have a good idea of the type of wider community resources and organisations available
• Be comfortable dealing with difficult or complex situations
• Are likely to have experience that includes for example: mental health support, education, training and / or leading activities
• You will need to be able to participate in our 24 hour shift rota system and our on call rota

We really want you to be able to succeed in your work with Salvation Army Homes, so in return for helping to transform lives, we want to help you to transform your lifestyle by giving you access to some great benefits in addition to the above salary package. This includes for example,

You will be allocated a Buddy during your probationary period and will receive regular 1:1 supervision sessions and an annual appraisal with your Line Manager.

• 26 days annual leave rising to 31 days
• £100 when you start work, plus £250 at 6 months’ service and another £250 at 12 months’ service
• An extra day off on your birthday
• A High Street discount scheme (great savings both on and off-line)
• Pension with life assurance
• Discounted private medical insurance
• Loans available for financial emergencies
• Occupational Sick Pay
• A full Induction package and training relevant to the role
• Long service awards from 2.5 years
• Support to learn and develop your career

About Us

A registered social landlord andone of the leading providers of supported housing in the UK, Salvation Army Homes is dedicated to transforming lives by providing accommodation and support for some of the most vulnerable members of society - mainly people with complex needs and/or experiencing homelessness.

Our aim is to work with individuals to build on their strengths, creating person centred, individualised strategies and plans that transform lives, support recovery and enable positive behaviour. In order to succeed, however, we need the right people in place. Our workforce is one of our greatest assets, but only by recruiting the very best can we continue to deliver comprehensive, good quality housing services, support and resettlement. services to our residents. That’s where you come in.

As an equal opportunities’ employer, Salvation Army Homes is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We invite and welcome applications to apply for Salvation Army Homes opportunities without concern of bias or discrimination.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.