Evening Mental Health Support Worker

eSift Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading non-profit organization is looking for experienced Mental Health Support Workers to support individuals visiting their Safe Haven sites in Woking and Guildford. This role focuses on providing assistance during mental health crises, employing techniques like motivational interviewing and risk assessment. Candidates should have experience in mental health and be comfortable working independently and as part of a team. This position offers competitive hourly pay and various employee benefits.

Benefits

26 days annual leave pro rata

Bank holidays

Additional day off on birthday

Pension

Access to Simply Health

Employee discount programme

Qualifications

• Experience working within the mental health field.
• Knowledge of safeguarding legislation.
• Experience delivering person centred interventions relating to mental health.

Responsibilities

• Support those visiting and risk assess those in mental health crisis.
• Utilise motivational interviewing techniques to support individuals.
• Provide a continual assessment of a person's needs regarding their mental health.

Skills

Experience working within the mental health field

Knowledge of safeguarding legislation

Experience delivering person centred interventions relating to mental health

Comfortable at using De-escalation techniques

Confidence to work on own initiative as well as part of a team

Robust professional boundaries

Job description

Our client is a non-profit organisation working with people to support their health and wellbeing. Established for over 30 years, they have provided services alongside a variety of statutory and voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) colleagues in Surrey and its boarders. They believe change is achievable when offered by a flexible, respectful, inclusive and a non-judgemental approach.

They are currently looking for experienced Mental Health Support Workers to work within their Safe Haven sites in Woking and / or Guildford.

Salary: GBP16.23ph

Hours: 5 hour shifts (6pm - 11pm) Monday to Sunday (Ideally looking for 2 shifts per week)

Company Benefits: 26 days annual leave pro rata (rising with service) + bank holidays + 1 extra days leave on your birthday, Pension, Access to Simply Health, Blended working, Employee discount programme and more

Location Woking or Guildford

This is a great opportunity to be part of a fantastic support centre. The Safe Haven provides an alternative for people who are currently attending A&E when they suffer a mental health crisis, both in person and virtually. Additionally is provides a safety net for people who might otherwise get to crisis point.

As part of a team you will support those visiting and risk assess those in mental health crisis. Utilise motivational interviewing techniques and active listening skills in order to support individuals and create safety plans for those experiencing suicidal ideation. You will also provide a continual assessment of a persons needs regarding their mental health and work collaboratively with partner agency staff to ensure continuity of care.

This post is subject to a DBS check. Please note past drug and/or alcohol or criminality history will not necessarily discount you from undertaking this role

Our ideal applicant will have/be;

• Experience working within the mental health field
• Knowledge of safeguarding legislation
• Experience delivering person centred interventions relating to mental health
• Comfortable at using De-escalation techniques
• Confidence to work on own initiative as well as part of a team
• Robust professional boundaries

eSift have been appointed as the resource partner and we are managing this role on behalf of our client. To apply for this position please click on the apply now button below. Your CV will then be held on our central database, if for any reason you do not wish us to retain your details please contact us via (url removed).