Mental Health Support Worker

Home Group; Whitehaven; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health support organization is seeking a Mental Health Support Worker to assist individuals in achieving their goals in Whitehaven. You will support daily living activities and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams. A genuine desire to support people through mental health challenges is essential, along with a flexible approach. This position offers a salary of £24,638 to £24,850 per year and excellent benefits.

Benefits

34 days leave including bank holidays

Paid time off for volunteering

Health cash plan covering dental and optical

Career development and training package

Qualifications

• Willingness to learn and grow, with or without formal qualifications.
• Need a vehicle insured for business purposes.

Responsibilities

• Supporting customers with daily living tasks to develop their independence.
• Carrying out risk assessments and support planning.
• Collaborating with colleagues for best customer support.

Skills

Passion for supporting people through mental health challenges

Experience caring for others

Flexible, person-centred approach

Job description

Job Description - Mental Health Support Worker (251513)

Mental Health Support Worker - ( 251513 )

Description

Mental Health Support Worker

Salary £24,638 to £24,850 per year and great benefits including Health Cash Plan

Permanent, Full Time (37.5 hpw), split over shifts covering 24 hours a day

Whitehaven and surrounding areas

We can’t offer a CoS for this role

Home, a place where you belong

We are delighted to be launching a new clinical partnership with Everyturn Mental Health and Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust and we are hiring Support Workers to join Home Group, supporting individuals and communities across Whitehaven and Copeland.

Our new service combines specialist health, social care, and community support, offering a mix of drop-in services, local events and temporary safe spaces for those in crisis. This is a unique opportunity to be part of ground-breaking mental health service and deliver life changing outcomes.

What you’ll do

• Supporting customers with practical, daily living tasks to develop their independence, helping them to achieve the goals, aspirations and outcomes documented in their support plans.
• Supporting and encouraging customers with daily living activities such as making meals, shopping, budgeting, maintaining their tenancy and moving onto independent accommodation if they are able.
• Carrying out risk assessments, support planning, goal setting and regular reviews.
• Working closely with colleagues from other organisations to provide the best support when needed.

Fancy going home each day knowing that you have helped change our customers lives for the better? You’ll do that here, working for one of the Top Ten Great Places to Work in the UK!

You have

• A genuine passion for supporting people through mental health challenges
• Experience caring for others, professionally or personally and willingness to learn and grow, with or without formal qualifications
• A flexible, person-centred approach that adapts to each individual
• To get from A to B, you’ll need a vehicle insured for business purposes. The great news is that we’ll pay your mileage!

The practical bits

Shift patterns- covering 24 hours, 7 days a week

Where we’re flexible with you, we do need to meet the needs of our customers. That may mean adapting your start or finishing times on occasion.

If you are applying for a night role, we will still get together regularly, in the daytime, for training and team meetings.

Able to use technology to update support plans, complete online learning and to collaborate with colleagues.

You’ll need an Enhanced DBS check done and we pay for that.

34 days leave, pro-rated (including bank holidays and a “me day”)

Paid time off for volunteering

Matching Pension contributions (up to 7%, with life assurance of 3x Basic Salary)

Save up to £1140 yearly with our health cash plan, covering dental, optical, and therapies

Career path with development and an excellent training package

Excellent benefits and rewards including supermarket discounts and travel expenses