Compassionate Mental Health Support Worker - Flexible Hours

Rethink Mental Illness; Dawlish; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Inclusive culture

Wellbeing support

PULSE rewards

Flexible leave

Training opportunities

Pension

Season ticket loan

Cycle-to-work

Job summary

Rethink Mental Illness in Dawlish is seeking a Mental Health Support Worker to provide compassionate, person-centred support within Stewart Gardens. You will help individuals on their recovery journey, building trusting relationships and facilitating access to local services and activities.

The role focuses on independence, wellbeing and collaborative care, with duties spanning needs assessments, risk management and maintaining accurate records. Dependency on personal care may be required.

Qualifications

• Experience of providing support to people with a mental illness in a social care setting.
• Transferable life/work experience applicable to this role.
• Experience assessing needs and developing risk and support plans.
• Ability to work with digital systems (Microsoft applications, email, internet).
• Good listener, empathetic, understanding, kind, patient and willing to learn.
• Demonstrates behaviours consistent with the values of the Charity.

Responsibilities

• Providing person-centred support tailored to individual goals and recovery plans.
• Building positive, professional relationships based on trust, respect and encouragement.
• Supporting people to access local services, community opportunities, education, employment and social activities.
• Undertaking needs assessments, support planning and risk management activities.
• Working collaboratively with healthcare professionals, external agencies and community partners.
• Maintaining accurate records and contributing to service quality and outcomes monitoring.
• Promoting wellbeing, independence and self-management skills.
• The role may also involve supporting with personal care where required

Skills

Empathy

Active listening

Digital skills

Communication

Willing to learn

Values alignment

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Rethink Mental Illness in Dawlish is seeking a Mental Health Support Worker to provide compassionate, person-centred support within Stewart Gardens. You will help individuals on their recovery journey, building trusting relationships and facilitating access to local services and activities.

The role focuses on independence, wellbeing and collaborative care, with duties spanning needs assessments, risk management and maintaining accurate records. Dependency on personal care may be required.