Support Worker - Mental Health - Warmley

Milestones Trust; Bradley Stoke; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A community support organization in Bradley Stoke, UK is seeking a Mental Health Support Worker to provide vital support for individuals with complex mental health needs. The successful candidate will assist with daily living tasks, encourage independence, and foster relationships. You will work flexible hours, including weekends. In return, the organization offers a variety of benefits including 30 days of annual leave, training for diplomas in health care, and a pension scheme.

Benefits

30 days annual leave including public holidays

Access earnings before payday

Refer a Friend Scheme

Company pension scheme

Generous maternity/paternity pay

Learning and development opportunities

Health cash plan on completion of probation

Qualifications

• Experience of working in Mental Health Services
• Ability to work flexible shifts, including weekends
• Understanding of complex needs and challenging behavior

Responsibilities

• Encourage positive self-image and maintain health and wellbeing
• Assist with decision-making and promote independence
• Support development of connections with family and friends
• Manage household tasks related to support
• Maintain cleanliness in line with infection control

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Caring manner

Basic IT skills

Education

Level 3 or 5 Diploma in Health and Social Care

Job description

Support Worker - Mental Health - Warmley

South Gloucestershire, UK

Job Description

We have a very exciting development opportunity at London Road in Warmley.

We are looking for a Mental Health Support Worker who will play a key role in further development of the new service.

We provide specialist support for up to 7 individuals with complex Mental Health needs in a new Mental Health service. It is a 24hr-service with core support and additional 1:1 hours.

The needs of the individuals are complex. Successful candidates will have experience of working in Mental Health Services and understand the challenges (and rewards) that this brings. Experience of working with individuals with potential to present with behaviours that can challenge is desired. The post includes weekend work and is direct support work with the people we support.

As a Support Worker, you will be a point of contact for those who need the extra help, be it help with maintaining family relationships, managing their medications or supporting someone through a difficult time by supporting their emotional well-being. By doing so, you will learn new skills as well as creating a fairer and more accessible world for those you care for.

The ideal candidate will be flexible and able to work a variety of shifts to meet the needs of the service. Staff are expected to work two weekends out of four in a calendar month, and rotas are compiled fairly to meet the needs of the people we support.

As an unsupervised support worker your responsibilities will include:

• To encourage positive self-image and maintain health and wellbeing in the people we support.
• Assisting with decision-making and promoting independence.
• Support people to develop and maintain positive connections with family and friends.
• House admin when required, this relates the recording information held regarding the people we support and will be communicated to you by the management team within the service as part of your training.
• Daily household cleaning tasks including supporting people to manage their laundry, this is in line with infection control requirements.

The successful Support Worker will:

• Have excellent communication skills.
• Have a caring manner and a tolerant nature.
• Have basic IT skills however training will be provided on specific service requirements.

We are looking for self‑motivated individuals, who can use their initiative and be dynamic in their approach. This role is about support work and enabling the people we support to live more independent lives through skilled work.

In return we offer excellent, high quality learning opportunities, including the opportunity to undertake a level 3 or 5 Diploma in Health and Social Care. Alongside this, other benefits include:

• 30 days Annual Leave Entitlement (including all recognised public holidays)
• Get paid when you want – Access your money as you earn it and request your earnings before payday using Dayforce Wallet.
• Refer a Friend Scheme earning you up to £750
• Company pension scheme, to help grow your retirement pot
• Generous Occupational Maternity/Paternity pay
• Learning and development opportunities for you to build your career
• Health Cash Plan on completion of probation giving you access to a minimum of £695 cash back for health treatments e.g. Dental, Therapies, Optical, Maternity/Paternity, NHS Prescriptions etc.

We pride ourselves with being able to offer staff opportunities to develop and progress their careers within the Trust.

If you would like an informal chat about the post please call Elliott Brooks, Service Manager on 07825280630.

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Please refer to ourRefer a Friend policy for full details of eligibility and terms.

Milestones Trust is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all the individuals that it supports, it expects the same commitment from all employees. If successful at interview an enhanced DBS check will take place. (Formerly CRB) A criminal record is not necessarily a barrier to recruitment. Committed to Equality and Diversity for all. Registered Charity No. 294377.