Support Worker

Lifeway’s Group; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job description

Mental Health Support Workers – Make a Big Impact in Barnsley.

Lifeways has launched its biggest-ever recruitment campaign -You're Not Just Anyone. You can watch ournew short film involving the people we support by clicking on the link below. (if it doesn’t work, please copy & paste the link into your web browser)https://vimeo.com/1139996266?fl=pl&fe=sh

At Lifeways we provide specialist support and recovery services for people with enduring mental health needs, supporting them in the transition from institutional environments back into their own home within the community.

We know that every situation is unique. And regardless of the diagnosis, we always focus on each person’s situation - tailoring our approach to meet their unique needs.

In order to do this successfully we need you! Being a part of the Lifeways team is really rewarding. That’s why we look for people seeking to grow both personally and professionally.

We are looking for caring, honest, innovative individuals to join our dedicated team of Recovery Support colleagues to positively engage with our clients in our 'Enhanced Community Recovery’ supported living service in Barnsley.

Benefits include

• Competitive rates of pay for Sleep In shifts
• Refer a Friend cash reward
• Free enhance DBS check
• Professionally supportive team and employer
• 28 days annual leave (pro rata)
• Access to NEST Pension
• Bike 2 Work Scheme
• Discounts on high street and online shops, supermarkets, holidays and events
• Employee Assistance Programme

About you, about the role

You may already have experience of providing care to people with mental health support needs, although full training will be given to enable you to provide recovery focused, person-centred support for our clients to live as independently as possible within the community.

You will already have an understanding of the needs of people living with mental health and its effects, the willingness to learn, have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and have good I.T. skills, including word, databases and e-mails. If you have an NVQ/QCF in Health & Social Care, that’s great! If not, we will support you in obtaining this and beyond.

We believe in equal access to opportunities and create environments where people feel valued and comfortable in being themselves at work. Our commitment to an inclusive community is shown by both our employee engagement and awareness initiatives and in how we empower people to do their best every day. This is reflected in our core values of Caring, Honest, One team, Innovative, Courageous and Equal = CHOICE. These values are firmly embedded in everything we do, guiding our culture and the behaviours we expect from each other so we can confidently move forward with one shared purpose, delivering exceptional care and support.