Casual Specialist Support Worker

Trident group; Shrewsbury; Sur place; GBP 15 000 - 22 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

Trident Group in Shrewsbury, England is recruiting a Specialist Support Worker for our Mental Health Rehabilitation and Recovery service. The role is on-site in Shropshire and part-time casual hours, focusing on recovery-focused support for adults with complex mental health needs within a 24-hour, CQC-regulated service.

You will help residents with daily living—medication administration, diet, exercise, appointments—and contribute to personalised support plans in partnership with NHS staff,

Qualifications

• Caring, good listener who is proactive. Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Some experience with mental health and other challenging behaviours
• Doesn't mind IT, basic knowledge of Microsoft; training provided
• Flexibility and understanding
• Great sense of humour and a can-do attitude
• Willing to progress with personal development and training
• Understand confidentiality and record keeping
• Good time keeping, reliability and punctuality

Responsabilités

• Assist adults with safe administration of medication
• Support diet, cooking, and shopping
• Encourage exercise, employment, and training
• Support relationships, sleep hygiene, and daily activities
• Accompany to appointments
• Help residents achieve personal goals for independent living

Connaissances

Caring

Active listening

Team player

Independent worker

Mental health experience

IT basics

MS Office basics

Flexible

Humor

Personal development

Confidentiality

Record keeping

Punctuality

Description du poste

Location: On site / Shrewsbury, UK
job type: Casual / Part-time
Sector and subsector: Housing | Housing Association
HourlyFixed salary:£ 13.45

Interviews

Friday 13th November 2026 - The Elms House, Shrewsbury, Sy2 5PE

About the role

We are currently looking to recruit a Specialist Support Worker roles, based at our Mental Health Rehabilitation and Recovery service in Shropshire. The role will be based in Shrewsbury to provide recovery-focused support to individuals with complex and enduring mental health needs, working as part of a 24-hour CQC Regulated service.

In your role you will assist Adults with safe administration of medication, diet, cooking, shopping, exercise, employment, training, relationships, sleep hygiene, daily activities, appointments, and confidence. Our main goal is to support our resident groups daily living goals so they can live independently, whilst living with mental health illness(s) . We work closely with the NHS, adult Mental health social workers, advocates, local support charities, employment agencies and family to ensure that a personal support plan and goals can be reached for everyone.

About you

We are looking for a highly motivated, flexible, enthusiastic team member who would like to join our team to deliver a quality service to vulnerable adults.

Qualities and skills

• Caring, good listener who is proactive. Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Have hobbies or interests that could support our customers in finding their own.
• Some experience with mental health and other challenging behaviours
• Doesn't mind IT, basic knowledge of Microsoft, we can teach you the rest.
• Flexibility and understanding
• Great sense of humour and a can-do attitude
• Someone who wants to progress with they're personal development and training.
• Understand confidentiality and record keeping
• Good time keeping, reliability and punctuality.

Since 1962, Trident has a long and proud history as a unique provider in the West Midlands.

We deliver core general needs housing as well as specialist Care and Support service.

Our services range from access to affordable homes to specialist supported housing, homeless hostels and new-build shared ownership properties.

We help those who have additional care needs. That includes managing homelessness; working with people living with disabilities and mental health issues; and those subject to domestic abuse.

We have been providing support for more than 60 years. We now have one of the highest proportions of supported accommodation among social housing providers.

At Trident Group, you'll have the opportunity to make a real difference to both our colleagues and the communities we serve.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion

We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and are proud to be an inclusive employer. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and able to be their authentic selves. Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the recruitment process and employment journey.

Recruitment Agencies

We do not accept unsolicited CVs or candidate submissions from recruitment agencies. Any CV, profile, or candidate details sent to any employee or mailbox without a pre-agreed, signed Terms of Business agreement with our recruitment team will be deemed a direct application. We reserve the right to contact and hire those candidates directly without any obligation to pay an agency fee or commission.