Male Recovery Support Worker

Creative Support; Wigan; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

An inclusive care organization in Wigan is seeking Recovery Support Workers to provide practical and emotional support to service users with mental health needs. Responsibilities include visiting service users, building trusting relationships, and supporting their independence. Ideal candidates will have experience in the care sector and a passion for helping others. Benefits include training, a probationary bonus, and 28 days of annual leave.

Benefits

Pension contributions

28 days Annual Leave

Enhanced DBS paid by the company

Probationary bonus

Qualifications

• Experience of working in the Care and Mental Health sector is preferred.
• Full training provided; opportunity to work towards a QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care.

Responsibilities

• Visit service users to provide practical and emotional support.
• Engage with service users and build trusting relationships.
• Support service users to live independently per their support plans.

Skills

Experience in Care and Mental Health

Engagement with autism service users

Building trusting relationships

Education

QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care

Job description

Overview

Are you a caring and proactive individual? Are you looking for a rewarding career in the Mental Health sector? Then this could be the opportunity for you. We are looking for enthusiastic and dedicated Recovery Support Workers to become part of our Supported Accommodation services in Wigan. Our staff play a vital role in ensuring that positive mental health and housing related support is delivered to all of our service users in a personalised way. We want people who will engage with those we care for, including those with autism, and build trusting relationships with them and their wider support networks. We have services in Wigan, Leigh & Atherton and will provide full training and support. We also offer either weekly or monthly pay depending on preference.

As a Recovery Support Worker, your role may include visiting service users in their own home or within other settings and offering them practical and emotional support. We encourage our service users to live as independently as possible, and work towards this in accordance with their individual support plans.

Responsibilities

• Visit service users in their own home or other settings to provide practical and emotional support.
• Engage with service users, including those with autism, and build trusting relationships with them and their wider support networks.
• Support service users to live as independently as possible in accordance with their individual support plans.

Qualifications and experience

• Experience of working in the Care and Mental Health sector is preferred due to some service user’s challenging behaviour, however if you share our drive, passion and values for helping those with mental health needs, then do not hesitate to apply.
• Full training provided; opportunity to work towards a QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care.

Additional information

• Gender is considered to be an occupational requirement – Equality Act 2010.
• Vacancy Reference Number: 87429
• Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number.
• Full training is provided, as is the opportunity to work towards the QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care. Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days Annual Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.
• We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization — Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold award.
• Applications are reviewed as they are received. We do not provide feedback for unsuccessful applications. We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK. This post will not be open to Sponsorship, and we are unable to accept applicants with Skilled Worker Visas.