Mental Health Support Worker

Accordia Care; Spalding; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Health plan

Cycle to work

Onsite parking

DBS check provided

NVQ training

Overtime pay

Birthday day off

Job summary

Accordia Care Group is seeking a dedicated Mental Health Support Worker to provide person-centred care to adults in Spalding. You will support individuals at home and in their community, delivering compassionate care and maintaining safety during 12-hour shifts across a 48-hour weekly pattern.

Experience with mental health conditions, autism, and challenging behaviours is desirable. The role offers progression, training, and stable employment within a supportive living service.

Qualifications

• Experience with mental health issues, autism, challenging behaviours and learning disabilities.
• Experience with restraint techniques or willingness to be trained to use restraint techniques.
• Ability to work independently while being part of a wider team.
• Strong ethical values and a person-centred approach.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, person-centred care to adults in their own homes and supported living settings.
• Support service users in daily activities and leisure pursuits.
• Collaborate with the care team to ensure consistency and wellbeing of service users.
• Document care activities and communicate any changes or risks to the supervisor.

Skills

Empathy

Teamwork

Flexible shifts

Restraint techniques

Education

NVQ in social care

Care Certificate

Job description

We are looking for a motivated & caring individual who would like a rewarding role as part of a supported living service that really makes a difference.

Pay: £13:21 per hour

Hours 48 hours per week (based on 12-hour shift)

As a Mental Health Support Worker, you will join our team supporting service users in their homes in Spalding, Lincolnshire. Accordia staff benefit from great career progression, sector-leading professional training and great job stability.

We specialise in providing person-centred care for adults with a forensic mental health background, challenging behaviour, learning disabilities and autism to enable them to play a meaningful role within their community. You will be responsible for the delivery of outstanding care to the people we support.

We are looking for motivated individual who wants a rewarding role as part of a service that makes a difference.

• Experience with working with people with mental health issues, autism, challenging behaviours and learning disabilities
• Experience of using restraint techniques or willingness to be trained to use restraint techniques
• Ability to confidently work alone whilst being part of a wider team
• Strong ethical values and a person-centred approach
• Flexibility & ability to work shifts to meet the needs of the service
• Enthusiasm, resilience, confidence, high-energy and a proactive approach to providing exceptional person-centred support & overcoming challenges
• An interest in biking, fishing & swimming and ability to accompany the person they will be supporting in their leisure pursuits
• Enthusiastic and a creative approach to provide the best person-centred support possible
• A commitment to personal and professional development
• Resilience and drive to overcome challenges
• The ability to understand and demonstrate empathy for the people you are supporting
• Be passionate about supporting adults with learning disabilities and autism
• Be prepared to work with people who present with challenging behaviour and in some cases risky behaviours
• Be energetic, active, confident and fun!

Desirable

• Experience working with either forensic mental health, supported living or in a residential setting

• An NVQ qualification in social care or a Care Certificate (training can be provided)

• Knowledge and understanding of diabetes / experience of working with individuals with diabetes (training can be provided)

• Has a full UK valid driving licence

• Lives within a 30-minute commute / drive to Spalding

  • Company pension scheme
  • Fully employer-funded health cash plan
  • Access to 24/7 remote GP service
  • Employee appreciation programme
  • Counselling service
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • EarlyPay - salary advance scheme
  • Blue Light Card
  • Onsite parking
  • Free pre-employment DBS check (you will then need to sign up for the DBS Update Service with a £13 annual subscription)
  • Outstanding training, including training in risk management / care planning and fully funded NVQ qualifications
  • Excellent opportunities for career progression
  • An extra day off on your birthday
  • Enhanced rates of pay for agreed overtime, Christmas Day, Boxing Day & New Year’s Day

Job: Mental Health Support Worker

Pay: £13.21p per hour (Overtime rate of £13.71p per hour);

Hours: 48 hours per week (based on 12-hour shifts)