Full-Time Mental Health Support Worker

Together UK; Sudbury; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Together UK is seeking a Full Time Support Worker at Lucas Road to help residents in our mental health services. You will build trust, assist with daily living, and support residents to set goals and access community opportunities.

You will work in the community and in homes, travelling as needed, with a commitment to safeguarding, confidentiality, and GDPR. DBS clearance is required and 18+ age.

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting vulnerable individuals in paid work and/or voluntary or life experience.
• Lived experience of mental distress desirable.
• Basic competence in the use of email and word processing software.
• NVQ Level II in Health and Social Care or equivalent desirable.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain relationships of trust with service users, to build engagement
• Help service users to set, prioritise and achieve goals, managing their tenancies and move-ons
• Work flexibly with service users in their homes and in the community
• Carry out assessments and determine urgency of service user needs
• Work with professionals from other agencies, and make onward referrals, linking service users into community opportunities
• Carry out risk assessments, in order to keep service users safe and improve the quality of our support
• Attend placement reviews
• Work with service users on a 1:1 basis and in groups
• Assist service users to; deal with financial issues and navigate the benefits and education systems; manage friendships and family relationships; manage their medication, in accordance with Together procedures
• Accompany service users to appointments
• Assist service users to undertake domestic tasks such as cooking and cleaning, ensuring adherence to infection control (training provided)
• Assist service users with personal care as and when required
• Adhere to the Together policy on lone working
• Make timely records which are concise, accurate, written for the service user to understand, using Together computer-based systems
• Write clear word processed and handwritten reports (training provided) and records in English
• Participate in mandatory and job-related courses and learning activities
• Maintain professional boundaries in all aspects of work with service users

Skills

Empathy

Non-judgemental attitude

Boundaries

Safety awareness

Collaboration

Communication

Education

NVQ Level II Health and Social Care

Tools

Email

Word processing

Job description

Together UK is seeking a Full Time Support Worker at Lucas Road to help residents in our mental health services. You will build trust, assist with daily living, and support residents to set goals and access community opportunities.

You will work in the community and in homes, travelling as needed, with a commitment to safeguarding, confidentiality, and GDPR. DBS clearance is required and 18+ age.