Mental Health Support Worker

Mental Health Support Worker

Salary 24638 to 24850 per yearand great benefits including Health Cash Plan

Permanent Full Time (37.5 hpw) split over shifts covering 24 hours a day

Whitehaven and surrounding areas

We cant offer a CoS for this role

Home a place where you belong

We are delighted to be launching a new clinical partnership with Everyturn Mental Health and Cumbria Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust and we are hiring Support Workers to join Home Group supporting individuals and communities across Whitehaven and Copeland.

Our new service combines specialist health social care and community support offering a mix of drop-in services local events and temporary safe spaces for those in crisis. This is a unique opportunity to be part of ground-breaking mental health service and deliver life changing outcomes.

What youll do

• Supporting customers with practical daily living tasks to develop their independence helping them to achieve the goals aspirations and outcomes documented in their support plans.

• Supporting and encouraging customers with daily living activities such as making meals shopping budgeting maintaining their tenancy and moving onto independent accommodation if they are able.

• Carrying out risk assessments support planning goal setting and regular reviews.

• Working closely with colleagues from other organisations to provide the best support when needed.

Why join us

Fancy going home each day knowing that you have helped change our customers lives for the better Youll do that here working for one of the Top Ten Great Places to Work in the UK!

You have

• A genuine passion for supporting people through mental health challenges

• Experience caring for others professionally or personally and willingness to learn and grow with or without formal qualifications

• Calm confident decision-making even under pressure

• A flexible person-centred approach that adapts to each individual

• To get from A to B youll need a vehicle insured for business purposes. The great news is that well pay your mileage!

The practical bits

• Shift patterns- covering 24 hours 7 days a week

• Where were flexible with you we do need to meet the needs of our customers. That may mean adapting your start or finishing times on occasion.

• If you are applying for a night role we will still get together regularly in the daytime for training and team meetings.

• Able to use technology to update support plans complete online learning and to collaborate with colleagues.

• Youll need an Enhanced DBS check done and we pay for that.

Stronger together

We do our best work when were ourselves. Thats why inclusion wellbeing and our diversity networks help make Home Group a great place to work!

Whats in it for you

• 34 days leave pro-rated (including bank holidays and a me day)

• Paid time off for volunteering

• MatchingPension contributions (up to 7% with life assurance of 3x Basic Salary)

• Save up to 1140 yearly with our health cash plan covering dental optical and therapies

• Career path with development and an excellent training package

• Excellent benefits and rewards including supermarket discounts and travel expenses

Find out more

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